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Leaving Makkah after Umrah or a business stay usually comes with one last logistical headache. Getting to Jeddah or the airport without wasting the last few hours of the trip stuck negotiating with a random driver outside your hotel is difficult.  The GMC has quietly...

Landing at King Abdulaziz International after a long flight is not the moment anyone wants to start negotiating over a taxi fare. The drive to Makkah is only around 90 kilometres. But doing it in a cramped car after 12 hours in the air makes the whole trip feel longer...

If you are arriving at Makkah Train Station and heading straight to Voco Hotel, the first thing you want sorted is your taxi. It is a short transfer compared to intercity routes. But short does not mean simple when you step off the Haramain High Speed Railway and get...

Traveling from Makkah to Jeddah with a group is one of those things that sounds simple until you are actually trying to arrange it. Suddenly everyone has a different checkout time, the luggage is more than expected, and the shared van option looks less appealing by...

Finding a reliable ride between Makkah and Madinah is not as easy as it sounds. You either end up in a shared van waiting for strangers to show up, or you pay way more than you should have.  Fater Transport runs private Staria trips on this route daily, and right now...

Rabi ul Awwal is the month the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, was born, and that fact alone pulls people toward Makkah and Madinah. If you are one of the many planning to be there this year, or you are already sorting out logistics for a trip during this blessed...