Family relocation and car shipping from Makkah to Oman is a long journey: about 2,300 kilometres from Makkah to Muscat via Riyadh and the Empty Quarter border, and further to Sur and Salalah. It is not a distance to drive comfortably with children in a day or two, so a family move to Oman is usually built on two tracks: the family flies, while the home and cars travel by road, and they meet at the new home.
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This plan succeeds on timing: the truck arriving a day before the family or on their arrival day, the children’s rooms assembled first, and the first-days bag with them on the plane. This article sets out the full plan, from the children’s room in Makkah to the first night in Oman.
Al Basma Express plans your family’s move from Al Awali, Al Shawqiyah, Al Aziziyah, Al Naseem and every district of Makkah, and from Taif and Al Jumum, to Muscat, Sohar, Nizwa, Sur and Salalah: a survey and timeline, packing for each family member, a closed truck for the long haul, the family car on a flatbed, and a delivery that starts with the children’s rooms.
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A family move from Makkah to Oman in brief
Al Basma Express moves families with their furniture and cars from Makkah, Taif and Al Jumum to every wilayat of Oman, by road via Riyadh and the Empty Quarter border.
Services
- ✔A full family move: survey, timeline, packing, transport and reassembly.
- ✔Children’s things: a box in each child’s name and beds assembled first.
- ✔Family car shipping: carrier, private flatbed or enclosed flatbed.
- ✔Storage: if one parent goes ahead or the home is not ready.
Cost and duration
- ✔A room of furniture with packing (consolidated): from SAR 1,020.
- ✔A three-bedroom apartment: from SAR 3,070.
- ✔A villa: from SAR 6,140.
- ✔A sedan car: from SAR 1,860.
- ✔Transit time: 3 to 4 days for a dedicated truck, 5 to 7 days consolidated.
Required documents
- ✔Copy of national ID or iqama.
- ✔Detailed inventory list.
- ✔Electronic broker authorisation via the Fasah platform.
- ✔Omani ID or residence to claim the used-furniture exemption.
Makkah to Oman in numbers
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About 2,300 km
From Makkah to Muscat
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The family by air
The home and cars by road
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3 – 7 days
Depending on the service
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From SAR 1,020
For a consolidated room
The two-track plan: the family by air, the home by road
| Day | The family | The truck and car |
|---|---|---|
| Day one | Staying with relatives or in a hotel after handing over the home | Loading in Makkah, the car on a flatbed |
| Day two | Final arrangements in Makkah | The road to Riyadh, then towards the Empty Quarter |
| Day three | Flying to Muscat | Crossing the Empty Quarter border and clearance |
| Day four | Receiving the new home | Delivery, with children’s rooms assembled first |
💡 The truck before or with the family
We set the loading date so the truck arrives a day before the family or on their arrival day. If the family arrives first, the first-days bag and a night in a hotel are enough.
What if the family wants to drive?
It is possible, but it is a three-day trip with children: an overnight in Riyadh, an overnight near the Empty Quarter border or Ibri, then arrival. In that case we ship only the second car and time the truck to your arrival.
Children’s things: what is shipped and what travels with them
| Item | Where it goes | Why |
|---|---|---|
| A first-days bag for each person | With the family on the plane | The family may arrive before the truck |
| Favourite toys and blanket | In the child’s bag | Calms them on the trip and the first night |
| Beds and bedding | Loaded last on the truck | Unloaded and assembled first |
| Each child’s toys and books | A box in their name and colour | They open it themselves in the new home |
| Bikes and scooters | Bubble wrap and blankets | Shipped with the furniture |
| School bags and supplies | A marked box opened first | If school starts soon |
| Medicines and baby needs | With the mother | Never shipped with furniture |
Preparing children for the move
- 1Tell them early, with photos of the new home, school and the sea in Oman.
- 2Involve them in packing their toys and writing their names on their boxes.
- 3Keep sleep routines during packing days.
- 4Their room first on arrival.
School in Oman
Register the children before the move, and carry their original and certified certificates and files with you on the plane, not in the truck. Ask the school about certification requirements early, as some take days.
The first-days bag
Each person has a bag on the plane with three days of clothes, personal items, a charger and a light blanket. The family also has a small box at the end of the truck with bed linen, basic breakfast crockery and simple cleaning supplies, unloaded first with the children’s rooms.
Older family members
If a grandparent is moving with the family, flying is far more comfortable for them than three days on the road. We carefully dismantle their medical beds and special chairs and assemble them with the children’s rooms at the start of delivery, while their medicines and daily aids travel with them.
Preparing the home’s furniture for a 2,300-kilometre trip
| Item | Preparation |
|---|---|
| Bedrooms and wardrobes | Fully dismantled with panels and screws numbered |
| Majlis sets and sofas | Thick blanket then film, pieces numbered |
| Appliances | Emptied and dried the day before, moving parts secured |
| Electronics | Dedicated boxes; sensitive ones travel with you |
| Glass and marble | Padded wooden crates |
| Candles, medicines and cosmetics | Carried with you, as desert heat spoils them |
What moves and what is sold
| Item | The usual decision | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Children’s rooms and valuable furniture | Shipped | Familiar to the children and hard to replace |
| Cheap bulky furniture | Sold in Makkah | Moving it 2,300 kilometres may cost more than it is worth |
| Old appliances | Usually sold | Replacing them in Oman is cheaper |
| Split air conditioners | Compared with new | Removal and refitting need a technician at both ends |
Collection from Makkah, Taif and Al Jumum
| Area | What we plan for |
|---|---|
| The central area around the Grand Mosque | Rules on trucks entering; smaller vehicles to a staging yard outside the city |
| Al Awali, Al Shawqiyah and Wali Al Ahd | Villas and family homes; the truck outside the home |
| Al Aziziyah, Al Naseem and Al Rusaifah | Buildings with lifts; loading at quieter hours |
| Taif, Al Hada and Al Shafa | A mountain road with sharp bends; a suitable vehicle and daytime timing |
⚠️ Hajj, Ramadan and the summer holiday
During Hajj, rules apply to vehicles entering Makkah, and in summer the Al-Hada road is crowded with holidaymakers. We plan the move away from the peak.
Shipping the family car to Oman
| Method | Price from | Suits |
|---|---|---|
| Sedan on a multi-car carrier | SAR 1,860 | Family and economy cars |
| Private flatbed | SAR 2,840 | A family van or a set date |
| Enclosed flatbed | SAR 3,530 | Luxury cars, and protection from sun and dust |
- ✔Saudi side: export plates, Absher authorisation, clearance of fines and liens, and the istimara.
- ✔In Oman: customs clearance, advance disclosure of the used car’s value, a minimum importer age of 18 for personal imports, then registration with the Royal Oman Police.
- ✔Child seats: unfixed seats are packed with the furniture, as the shipped car is handed over empty.
The road from Makkah to Oman
| Stage | Approximate distance |
|---|---|
| Makkah to Riyadh | About 870 km |
| Riyadh to the Empty Quarter border | About 1,000 km |
| The border to Ibri | About 150 km |
| Ibri to Muscat | About 300 km |
| Total to Muscat | About 2,300 km |
| Destination in Oman | Usually the better road |
|---|---|
| Muscat, Al Batinah and Al Dakhiliyah | Empty Quarter |
| Sur and Al Sharqiyah | Empty Quarter then the coastal road |
| Salalah and Dhofar | Empty Quarter then south |
| Al Buraimi and Musandam | Via the UAE |
📌 A truck with two drivers
Over this distance we staff the truck with two drivers who take turns, check the load at stops, and avoid peak midday heat in the desert.
Documents for a family move to Oman
| Shipment | Saudi side | In Oman |
|---|---|---|
| Household furniture | ID or iqama, inventory list, Fasah authorisation, and final exit visa for residents | Omani ID or residence to claim the exemption |
| Car | Export plates, Absher authorisation, clearance and istimara | Clearance and advance value disclosure, then registration |
| The children’s file | Original and certified school certificates | For school registration |
📌 The used-furniture exemption
Used household furniture is exempt within the GCC customs union for returning citizens and people moving to reside, under conditions set by Oman Customs. Details in our guide to shipping from Saudi Arabia to Oman.
Family relocation prices from Makkah to Oman
| Service | Price from |
|---|---|
| A box of personal items | SAR 140 |
| A room of furniture with packing (consolidated) | SAR 1,020 |
| A bedroom as a dedicated load | SAR 2,420 |
| A three-bedroom apartment | SAR 3,070 |
| A villa | SAR 6,140 |
| Sedan on a multi-car carrier | SAR 1,860 |
| Car on a private flatbed | SAR 2,840 |
| Luxury car on an enclosed flatbed | SAR 3,530 |
What determines your family’s move cost?
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Home size after sorting
Every metre travels 2,300 kilometres.
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Number of cars
And the type of each.
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The wilayat
Sur and Salalah are further than Muscat.
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The season
End of the school year is busiest.
📌 The longer distance
Starting from Makkah is about 870 kilometres further than Riyadh, so a full home is priced after the survey by volume, distance and wilayat.
Send your moving date, photos of your home and your wilayat in Oman
How long does a family move to Oman take?
| Move type | Usual duration |
|---|---|
| Dedicated truck | 3 to 4 days |
| Consolidated move | 5 to 7 days |
| Sur and Salalah | An extra day or more |
Arrival day: children’s rooms first
- 1Children’s rooms: beds, bedding and toy boxes.
- 2The master bedroom.
- 3The kitchen: enough for the first dinner.
- 4The majlis, living room and remaining boxes.
| Wilayat | What we plan for |
|---|---|
| Muscat | Villas and apartments, sometimes sloping streets near the mountains |
| Sohar and Al Batinah | Spacious family villas |
| Sur and Al Sharqiyah | Coastal humidity; we open and air boxes quickly |
| Salalah | Extra distance and khareef-season humidity |
The family move timeline
| When | What to do |
|---|---|
| Six weeks before | Contact and survey, and register the children at school |
| Four weeks before | Book the loading date, and book flights around the truck’s arrival |
| Three weeks before | Sell what will not move, and the cars’ export plates |
| A week before | Prepare the children and a first-days bag for each person |
| Two days before | Empty the fridge, the list and Fasah authorisation |
| Loading day | Dismantling and packing, with the children at relatives |
Mistakes that disrupt a family move to Oman
- ✔Booking flights before setting the truck date: the family arrives to an empty home for days.
- ✔Children’s beds at the back of the truck: the last things unloaded.
- ✔Children’s certificates in the truck: they always travel on the plane.
- ✔Shipping cheap bulky furniture: you pay to move it 2,300 kilometres.
- ✔Child seats inside the shipped car: delay it at the border.
- ✔Forgetting coastal humidity: boxes closed for long in Sur need airing.
Moving in two stages and storage
If the father goes ahead to Oman for work, we ship his things first as a consolidated load and keep the rest of the home in an air-conditioned warehouse until the end of the school year. Details on our temporary storage page.
Insurance and follow-up
On a 2,300-kilometre trip we recommend insuring the furniture, based on the estimated values on the list. We message you at loading, passing Riyadh, crossing the border, and then the delivery time, so you can time the family’s arrival around it.
What is not shipped with the family’s furniture?
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Always with you
Medicines, baby needs, certificates and documents.
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Flammable
Gas and large quantities of alcohol-based perfume.
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Pets
Their own travel procedures.
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Heat-sensitive
Candles and cosmetics.
See our prohibited items page.
Steps for a family move from Makkah to Oman
- 1Contact: the wilayat and moving date.
- 2Survey and sorting.
- 3The two-track plan: the truck date and the flight date.
- 4Documents: the list, Fasah, cars and the children’s file.
- 5Packing, children’s boxes and loading.
- 6The trip: Riyadh then the Empty Quarter.
- 7Delivery: children’s rooms first.
Examples of family moves to Oman
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A family with three children from Al Awali to Sur
A villa and a family van. The plan: a dedicated truck, the van on a flatbed, the family flying to Muscat then driving to Sur, and children’s rooms first.
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A family from Taif to Muscat
A three-bedroom apartment and a car. The plan: daytime loading on the Al-Hada road, a consolidated move and the car on a carrier.
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A two-stage move to Sohar
The father goes ahead for work. The plan: a consolidated load of his things, and the home from storage after the school year.
Why Al Basma Express for family moves to Oman?
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The two-track plan
The family by air, the home by road.
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Children’s things first
A box per child and beds assembled first.
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The family car
On a private or enclosed flatbed.
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Packing for a long haul
Desert heat and coastal humidity.
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Storage between stages
When one parent goes ahead.
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Clear prices
A starting figure for every service.
For moving to Oman from other regions: from Madinah, from Dammam and from Qassim. If your destination is Kuwait, see furniture shipping from Makkah to Kuwait.
FAQ: family moves from Makkah to Oman
How much does moving a family’s furniture from Makkah to Oman cost?
A consolidated room starts from SAR 1,020, a three-bedroom apartment from SAR 3,070 and a villa from SAR 6,140; the price is set after the survey.
How much does it cost to ship a car from Makkah to Oman?
From SAR 1,860 for a sedan on a carrier, SAR 2,840 on a private flatbed and SAR 3,530 on an enclosed flatbed.
How long does a family move to Oman take?
3 to 4 days for a dedicated truck, and 5 to 7 days for a consolidated move.
How far is Makkah from Muscat?
About 2,300 kilometres via Riyadh, the Empty Quarter border and Ibri.
Is it better for the family to drive or fly?
Usually it is best for the family to fly while the home and cars go by road, as driving with children takes three days.
How do we coordinate the family’s arrival with the truck’s?
We set the loading date first, then you book flights to arrive a day before the truck or on its arrival day.
What is assembled first on arrival day?
The children’s rooms, then the master bedroom, then the kitchen and majlis.
What do the children carry with them?
The first-days bag, favourite toys, medicines and baby needs, and school certificates.
Do you collect from Taif?
Yes, from Taif, Al Hada and Al Shafa, with daytime loading on the mountain road.
Do you collect from near the Grand Mosque?
Yes, with smaller vehicles to a staging yard outside the central area.
Is used furniture exempt from Omani customs?
It is exempt within the GCC customs union for returning citizens and people moving to reside, under conditions set by Oman Customs.
Are child seats left in the shipped car?
No; the car is handed over empty, and seats are packed with the furniture.
Can we move in two stages?
Yes, with a consolidated load for the father first, then the home from storage after the school year.
What documents are required?
A copy of ID or iqama, an inventory list, Fasah authorisation, car documents and the children’s school file.
How do you move older relatives’ things?
We carefully dismantle medical beds and special chairs and assemble them first with the children’s rooms, while their medicines and daily aids travel with them.
How do I find out the cost of my family’s move?
Send your moving date, photos of your home and your wilayat in Oman on WhatsApp or call +966553923364.
From Makkah to Oman, with the family at home from the first night
A family move to Oman succeeds when it is planned on two tracks that meet on one date: the home and cars by road in a closed truck with two drivers, and the family by air with their first-days bags. Then the children’s rooms are assembled first, and the family sleeps in its new home from the first night.
Contact Al Basma Express on +966553923364.
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