Covid-19 Information Centre

Whether you are planning to travel soon or have a booking that was affected by Covid-19, this page may have the additional information you need to help you book confidently and travel safely during this challenging time.

Travel Regulations and Restrictions

Travel Announcements

• All Saudi citizens departing from the kingdom must have received the booster dose of the COVID 19 vaccination for those who have spent 3 months receiving the second dose. This process does not apply to people below the age of 16 and exempted people according to (Tawakkalna) application.
• All passengers including Saudi citizens coming to Saudi Arabia, regardless of their immunization status must hold a valid negative PCR test or COVID antigen test carried out within 48 hours before departure to the Kingdom. Children below the age of 8 are exempted from this requirement.
• Saudi citizens who have tested positive for COVID 19 shall be allowed to enter the Kingdom after a lapse of the periods indicated below, without the need for a re test:
• 7 days from the date of testing positive for those who have received full doses of the approved vaccination in the Kingdom
• 10 days from the date of testing positive for those who have not received full doses of the approved vaccination in the Kingdom

Non-Saudi spouses of Saudi Arabian citizens, their non-Saudi children, parents and accompanying domestic workers traveling to the Kingdom from other countries are exempted from the requirement of mandatory covid-19 (PCR) test before entering the Kingdom.

Home quarantine for 5 days will be applied on citizens coming from all entry-suspended countries:

• South Africa
• Namibia
• Botswana
• Zimbabwe
• Mozambique
• Lesotho
• Estwaini
• Nigeria

Provided (PCR) examinations to be taking on the first day and the fifth, regardless of the immunization status.

• Direct entry from all countries is allowed for passengers who have received one dose of the vaccine inside the kingdom, provided institutional quarantine procedures are applied on them for period of 3 days.

• Indonesia
• Pakistan
• Brazil
• Vietnam
• Egypt
• India

Without the need to stay 14 days outside these countries before entering the Kingdom, Institutional quarantine procedures must be applied for a period of 5 days, regardless of passengers’ immunization status outside the Kingdom, with the continued application of exceptions issued regarding some groups in this regard.

• Passengers of domestic flights are required to be vaccinated with two doses of (Covid-19) vaccine before boarding aircraft.
• The categories exempted from taking doses of (Covid-19) vaccine, according to what appears on “Tawakklna” application, are excluded from these instructions, with the need to adhere to all precautionary preventive measures and approved protocols.

• Reducing period of the institutional quarantine to “5 days” for travelers coming to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from non-restricted countries.

• Suspension of entry to the Kingdom coming from: (United Arab Emirates, Argentina Republic and South Africa Republic) is removed and Saudi citizens are allowed to travel to the countries mentioned previously.

• Domestic travel will be only allowed for passengers who are fully vaccinated with two doses, except for groups that are not obligated to take the vaccine (the age group of less than 12 years) or the excluded health cases according to what is issued by health authorities in the Kingdom.

• Suspension of direct entry of Kingdom's residents to the Kingdom, from countries where direct entry was suspended, is removed only for Kingdom's resident permit holders, who have received two doses of Covid-19 vaccine inside the Kingdom before their departure from the Kingdom, provided they comply with all other precautionary measures and health requirements in the Kingdom.

• Allowing entry to travelers holding a tourist visa coming to the Kingdom, provided they complete receiving doses of one of the approved vaccines for the Corona virus from the Saudi Ministry of Health “MOH”. In addition to completing the registration successfully on the “Arrival Registration” platform.
• Entry to all airport’s terminals in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is limited to passengers whose condition appears in “Tawakkalna” application:
• "Immune, Immune by first dose or Immune by recovery".

• Allowing the transport of Saudi Citizen’s on international flights to the permitted countries with the condition of receiving the full doses for one of the approved vaccines in the Kingdom.

• Children under the age of 12, who will be required to obtain a valid health insurance policy, approved by the Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) to cover the risks of coronavirus (Covid-19).
• Individuals who recovered from the coronavirus provided that they have spent less than 6 months from being infected with the virus.
• Recovered citizens from (COVID-19) and they have received one dose of the approved vaccines in the Kingdom.

• Abide by all precautionary and preventive measures and including maintaining social distancing, wearing a face mask, and sanitizing hands regularly.
• Travelers should observe procedures and restrictions set by other countries and should keep alert in high-risk countries witnessing a high number of infections.

Travel Guidelines

• Web Check-in for all passengers travelling with flynas.
• You can carry only 1 piece of carry-on luggage (Max 7kg).
• Face Masks should be worn by all passengers from entry into the airport until arrival at your destination airport.
• We apologize for not accepting any passenger if their temperature is above 38 Degree Centigrade. Full amount of the ticket value will be saved as a credit for one year.
• Children less than 15 years are not allowed to travel without accompanying.
• For more information about travel guide during the Corona pandemic, click here

Passenger Self Declaration

• I have not been diagnosed with COVID-19 at any time during the 14 days prior to my flight departure.
• I have not had any COVID-19 relevant symptoms (fever; newly developed cough; loss of taste or smell; shortness of breath) at any time during the 8 days prior to my flight.
• I have not been in close contact (i.e. less than 2 meters for more than 15 minutes) with any persons who has been diagnosed with COVID-19 in the 14 days prior to my flight.
• I understand that it is required by local and national regulations to be in quarantine for reasons related to COVID-19 for a period that includes the flight date.
• I understand that any of these circumstances will results in refusal to proceed with my travel if I do not disclose this information to flynas and my circumstances are identified on site at the airport or prior to the start of the flight.