Al Mellah International Shipping (0580402747) is a shipping company from Riyadh to Bahrain moving cars, parcels, appliances, furniture and goods from any Riyadh district to Manama, Muharraq, Riffa, Isa Town and Hamad Town by land over the King Fahd Causeway. The distance is only about 460 km, so most shipments arrive in one to three days. Prices start from SAR 190 per parcel, SAR 790 for a part-load, SAR 1,550 for one room and SAR 1,700 per car.
Bahrain is the closest Gulf country to Riyadh, and the causeway linking it to the Kingdom makes shipping there unlike any other destination: no long desert and no borders halfway, just a highway to Khobar and then twenty-five kilometres over the sea. But that proximity has its own challenges: weekend congestion on the causeway, truck-lane rules, and narrow districts in Muharraq and old Manama. This guide explains all of that, with prices, documents and shipping methods.
🏆 How to choose the best shipping company from Riyadh to Bahrain
Over a distance this short, the difference between companies shows in the details, not speed alone. Test any company with these questions:
| Question | A reassuring answer |
|---|---|
| Do you file the declaration before departure? | Yes — advance data cuts the stop on the causeway |
| Is Bahraini clearance included in the price? | Yes, listed as an item |
| What about narrow lanes in Muharraq? | Last-mile delivery by small dyna with no surprise charges |
| When do you cross the causeway? | Mid-week to avoid Thursday and Friday traffic |
| Is there insurance? | Optional, with written terms |
🌉 The route over the King Fahd Causeway
| Destination in Bahrain | Approx. distance from Riyadh | Door-to-door time |
|---|---|---|
| Manama, Seef & Juffair | ≈ 460 km | 1–2 days |
| Muharraq, Amwaj & Diyar Al Muharraq | ≈ 470 km | 1–2 days |
| Riffa & Isa Town | ≈ 470 km | 1–3 days |
| Hamad Town & Zallaq | ≈ 480 km | 2–3 days |
| Budaiya, Saar & Janabiya | ≈ 465 km | 1–2 days |
🚗 Car shipping from Riyadh to Bahrain
If you will live in Bahrain and want to register your car there, ship it for export on a carrier, then clear and register it with Bahrain’s General Directorate of Traffic. For short visits you can drive it across the causeway on Saudi plates with insurance covering Bahrain.
Luxury cars travel on an enclosed hydraulic flatbed. Transit 1–3 days.
🛋️ Furniture moving from Riyadh to Bahrain
| Home size | Approx. volume | Starts from |
|---|---|---|
| Room or studio | 6–10 m³ | SAR 1,550 |
| 2–3 bedroom apartment | 18–30 m³ | SAR 1,950 |
| Medium villa | 40–60 m³ | SAR 3,500 |
| Large villa | 70 m³ + | Request a quote after the survey |
🧰 Special items and how we protect them
| Item | What we do |
|---|---|
| Split ACs | A technician keeps the gas in the outdoor unit before removal and reinstalls in Bahrain |
| Kitchens and IKEA kitchens | Reverse-order dismantling, connectors kept per cabinet, wooden frame for marble |
| Glass, chandeliers, antiques | Padded wooden crates made to each piece’s size |
| Rugs and soft furnishings | Rolled with an absorber against coastal humidity |
| Office furniture | Numbered by department, equipment in anti-static wrapping |
| Appliances | Double cartons, fridge shipped upright |
🚛 Trucks and equipment
| Vehicle | Use |
|---|---|
| Closed dyna | Parcels, rooms and delivery in Muharraq and old Manama |
| Closed lorry | Medium apartments |
| Closed trailer | Villas, goods and consolidated loads |
| Car carrier / hydraulic flatbed | Cars |
| Reefer | Foods and dates via a licensed carrier |
The crew brings lifting and load straps, dollies, ramps for appliances, a stair-climber for buildings without a lift, and power tools.
❄️ Refrigerated shipping to Bahrain
Bahrain’s proximity makes it a daily market for Saudi foods: dates, dairy, bakery goods and packaged products. We arrange a licensed reefer truck with a temperature logger and product certificates, delivering directly to warehouses in Manama and Sitra. This type is quoted separately.
📦 Commercial goods and parcels
Riyadh–Bahrain is one of the busiest trade lanes: foodstuffs, building materials, spare parts and store goods. Saudi national products cross duty-free with a GCC certificate of origin, and we prepare the commercial invoice and packing list with you.
| Service | Starts from | Transit |
|---|---|---|
| Parcel or carton | SAR 190 | 1–3 days |
| Appliance | SAR 230 | 1–3 days |
| Part-load | SAR 790 | 1–2 days |
| Consolidated goods | SAR 12/kg | 1–3 days |
| Full truck | Request a quote | 1–2 days |
💵 Price matrix by method
| Shipment | 🛣️ Land via the causeway — from | ✈️ Air | 🚢 Sea |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parcel or suitcase | SAR 190 | By chargeable weight | — |
| One room | SAR 1,550 | Not suitable | — |
| Apartment | SAR 1,950 | Not suitable | Usually not worthwhile |
| Medium villa | SAR 3,500 | — | 40 ft container: request a quote |
| Sedan car | SAR 1,700 | — | — |
| Goods | SAR 12/kg | By weight | 20/40 ft container: request a quote |
🚢 When is sea an option?
Send your district, shipment type and the Bahraini city, and we reply with an initial price within minutes.
💡 How to get the cheapest price to Bahrain
📄 Documents and customs clearance
| Document | Furniture | Car | Goods |
|---|---|---|---|
| ID or iqama | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Fasah authorisation | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Packing list | ✔ | — | ✔ |
| Receiver’s Bahrain residency or CPR card | ✔ | ✔ | — |
| Export plates & registration | — | ✔ | — |
| Invoice & certificate of origin | — | — | ✔ |
Bahrain applies the general GCC customs duty of 5%, and its VAT is 10% on taxable imports — the highest in the Gulf — but used furniture and belongings of residents and returning citizens are usually exempt. Saudi national products are exempt from customs duty with a certificate of origin. In the reverse direction into the Kingdom, many goods need a conformity certificate through the SABER platform.
🚫 Prohibited items
🏙️ Delivery in Bahrain
| Governorate | Areas | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Capital | Manama, Juffair, Seef, Adliya, Hoora | Towers need a lift booking |
| Muharraq | Old Muharraq, Busaiteen, Amwaj, Diyar Al Muharraq | Narrow lanes need a dyna |
| Southern | Riffa, Isa Town, Awali, Zallaq | Villas and direct delivery |
| Northern | Hamad Town, Budaiya, Saar, Janabiya | Regular trips |
🏬 Storage, insurance and tracking
🧳 Suitcases, cartons and online stores
For travellers: suitcases and cartons wrapped in heat film instead of excess baggage, from SAR 190 per piece. For Riyadh stores selling to customers in Bahrain: regular consolidated shipping to a warehouse in Manama at a contract rate.
🗓️ Your shipment day by day
| Day | What happens |
|---|---|
| 1 | Dismantling, packing, loading and sealing; export declaration filed. |
| 1–2 | Riyadh → Khobar → King Fahd Causeway and clearance. |
| 2–3 | Distribution, delivery and reassembly in Bahrain. |
🌉 Inside the King Fahd Causeway: what happens to your truck
The causeway is no ordinary road: trucks use dedicated commercial lanes and stop in the customs area on the middle island, where both sides’ formalities sit close together. There the truck is weighed, its advance data matched, and it may pass through an X-ray scanner. The earlier the data arrives before the truck, the shorter the stop — which is why we file the export and import data before leaving Riyadh.
🏠 Housing in Bahrain and delivery
🧮 Factors that set the shipping price to Bahrain
| Factor | How it affects the price |
|---|---|
| Volume in cubic metres | The basis for pricing furniture |
| Weight | The basis for heavy goods |
| Building type | Towers and narrow lanes need more time and labour |
| Crossing day | Mid-week is faster than the weekend |
| Dismantling and reassembly | Kitchens and wardrobes need technicians |
| Special packing | Wooden crates for valuables |
📋 Documents by customer type
| Customer | Required |
|---|---|
| Returning Bahraini citizen | Smart card or passport, contents list, authorisation, proof of residence in the Kingdom |
| Resident moving to work in Bahrain | Saudi iqama, Bahraini residence permit or visa, contents list |
| Company or store | Commercial registration, invoice, certificate of origin, Bahraini importer’s registration |
👨👩👧 A family move plan from Riyadh to Bahrain
🛡️ If an item arrives damaged
Check the numbered cartons before signing, open glass and appliances first, and write any remark on the delivery receipt with a photo. Then report it within the written window in the contract, and we inspect and compensate or repair under the optional insurance policy.
🔁 From Bahrain to Riyadh
We ship in reverse for people returning from Bahrain. Anyone buying a car in Bahrain should check the Saudi used-car import conditions: the age limit (usually 5 years for light vehicles) under current regulations, standards compliance, and no flood or fire damage.
❓ Frequently asked questions about shipping from Riyadh to Bahrain
❓ How much does shipping from Riyadh to Bahrain cost?
From SAR 190 per parcel, SAR 790 for a part-load, SAR 1,550 for one room and SAR 1,700 per car.
❓ How long does shipping from Riyadh to Bahrain take?
One to three days via the King Fahd Causeway.
❓ What is the crossing between Saudi Arabia and Bahrain?
The King Fahd Causeway, the only land crossing between the two countries.
❓ Is VAT in Bahrain 10%?
Yes on taxable imports, with used belongings of residents and returning citizens usually exempt.
❓ Do you deliver to old Muharraq?
Yes, using a small dyna for narrow lanes.
❓ Can I ship from Riyadh to Bahrain the same day?
Full loads loaded in the morning can cross the causeway the same evening, depending on traffic and formalities.
❓ Do you move furniture to upper floors in Juffair towers?
Yes, after booking the service lift with tower management.
❓ Do you ship from Bahrain to Riyadh?
Yes, both ways.
Mid-week crossings and a clear price before you book.
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