Al Mellah International Shipping (0580402747) is a shipping company from Riyadh to Oman moving cars, soft furnishings, furniture, goods and parcels from every Riyadh district to Muscat, Sohar, Nizwa, Ibri, Buraimi and Salalah by land through the Empty Quarter → Ramlat Khaylah crossing — the direct route between the two countries with no third country in between. Shipments arrive in 4 to 6 days, with prices starting from SAR 260 per parcel, SAR 1,700 for one room and SAR 2,300 per car.
Until a few years ago, shipping from Riyadh to Muscat meant crossing the whole of the UAE and two extra borders. Today the Empty Quarter road links the Kingdom to Oman directly: the truck leaves Riyadh heading south-east across the desert to the Empty Quarter crossing, enters Oman at Ramlat Khaylah near Ibri, and continues to Muscat and the other governorates. A direct road means clearance on two sides only, a shorter distance and less handling of your belongings.
🗺️ Which route will your shipment take to Oman?
| Criterion | 🛣️ Empty Quarter road (direct) | 🔄 Via the UAE (transit) |
|---|---|---|
| Borders | Empty Quarter → Ramlat Khaylah | Al Batha → Ghuwaifat, then a UAE–Oman crossing |
| Clearances | Two (Saudi and Omani) | Three, plus transit formalities |
| Distance to Muscat | ≈ 1,400 km | Much longer |
| Best for | Most shipments: furniture, cars, goods | Special cases delivering in northern Oman near the UAE |
| Destination in Oman | Usual time from Riyadh | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Ibri & Al Dhahirah | 4 days | Closest governorate to the border |
| Muscat (Al Khuwair, Bawshar, Al Mawaleh, Seeb) | 4–5 days | Most requested destination |
| Sohar & Al Batinah | 4–5 days | And on to Shinas and Suwaiq |
| Nizwa & Al Dakhiliyah | 4–5 days | Via Ibri and Bahla |
| Buraimi | 4–5 days | Near the UAE border |
| Salalah & Dhofar | 5–6 days | Long inland drive south |
🛋️ Moving soft furnishings and furniture from Riyadh to Oman
Soft furnishings — sofas, majlis sets, rugs, curtains and mattresses — suffer most on a long desert trip: dust creeps in, heat builds humidity inside wrapping, and vibration rubs the fabric. So we treat them differently from wooden furniture:
| Item | Protection method |
|---|---|
| Sofas and majlis sets | Fabric blanket then sealed stretch film to keep dust out, legs removed |
| Rugs | Rolled on a tube and wrapped in film, never folded, so fibres do not crack |
| Mattresses | Plastic bags sealed on every side |
| Curtains and bedding | Folded into clean paper-lined cartons, not rubbish bags |
| Bedrooms and wardrobes | Full dismantling, numbered panels, protected corners |
| Glass, mirrors, marble | Wooden crates made to size |
| Home size | Approx. volume | Starts from |
|---|---|---|
| Room or studio | 6–10 m³ | SAR 1,700 |
| 2–3 bedroom apartment | 18–30 m³ | SAR 2,550 |
| Medium villa | 40–60 m³ | SAR 5,100 |
| Large villa | 70 m³ + | Request a quote after the survey |
🚗 Car shipping from Riyadh to Oman
If you will live in Oman and want to register your car there, ship it for export on a carrier. The long desert road makes an enclosed carrier the best choice to protect paint and glass from blowing sand.
Transit 4–6 days to Muscat. An enclosed carrier is recommended for this desert road.
📦 Goods, parcels and appliances
Prices are “starting from” and vary with volume, the Omani governorate and season. Send the details on WhatsApp 0580402747.
Send your district, shipment type and the Omani governorate, and we reply with an initial price within minutes.
📄 Documents and customs clearance
| Document | Furniture & effects | Car | Goods |
|---|---|---|---|
| ID or iqama | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Fasah e-authorisation | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Detailed packing list | ✔ | — | ✔ |
| Receiver’s Oman residency or passport | ✔ | ✔ | — |
| Registration and export plates | — | ✔ | — |
| Commercial invoice & certificate of origin | — | — | ✔ |
🏙️ Delivery in Muscat and the Omani governorates
🏬 Storage, insurance and tracking
🔁 Shipping from Oman to Riyadh
We also ship in reverse for people returning from Muscat or Sohar to Riyadh: dismantling and packing in Oman, clearance at both borders, and delivery and reassembly in Riyadh, with Saudi import data filed through Fasah.
🧭 Before asking for a price, decide
🔧 Home pieces that need a technician on the Empty Quarter trip
The Empty Quarter road is long, hot and dusty, which makes some pieces more vulnerable than others. Each has a specialist technician who travels with the crew:
❄️ Air conditioners
The refrigeration technician traps the gas in the outdoor unit before disconnecting it, seals the copper pipe ends so dust cannot enter, and loads the unit upright. In Muscat or Sohar he reinstalls and runs it in front of you — important in an Omani summer that does not wait.
🍳 Kitchens and IKEA kitchens
We dismantle the kitchen in reverse order of assembly, keep door hinges and connectors in bags numbered by cabinet, and protect marble tops in a wooden frame. IKEA kitchens get a technician who knows their plastic fixing points, which break when removed carelessly.
🏢 Office furniture
For companies opening a branch in Muscat or industrial Sohar: desks and filing units are dismantled and numbered by department, computers and printers wrapped in anti-static covers, and delivered and reassembled on a schedule that minimises downtime.
💎 Glass, antiques and chandeliers
We build padded wooden crates to size, because hours of vibration on the desert road are enough to break anything packed in cardboard alone.
🚛 The right fleet for the Empty Quarter and mountainous Oman
| Vehicle | Use |
|---|---|
| Closed 13–15 m trailer | The long trip from Riyadh via the Empty Quarter — best value per cubic metre |
| Closed lorry | Medium apartments |
| Closed dyna | Last-mile delivery in mountain towns such as Nizwa, Bahla and Rustaq where roads narrow |
| Enclosed carrier / hydraulic flatbed | Cars, including electric and luxury |
| Reefer truck | Foods and dates via a licensed carrier |
The crew brings suitable lifting equipment: dollies and lifting straps, ramps for appliances, a stair-climber when a building has no lift, and load straps that stop the cargo moving on the long road.
❄️ Refrigerated transport to Oman
The length and heat of the Empty Quarter road make refrigeration essential for some shipments: packaged foods, dairy, premium dates and some cosmetics. We arrange a licensed reefer truck with a temperature logger and product certificates, delivering direct to the importer’s warehouse in Muscat or Sohar. This type is quoted separately.
💵 Price matrix from Riyadh to Oman
| Shipment | 🛣️ Land — from | ✈️ Air | 🚢 Sea |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parcel or suitcase | SAR 260 | By chargeable weight | — |
| Appliance | SAR 320 | — | — |
| One room | SAR 1,700 | Not suitable | — |
| Apartment | SAR 2,550 | Not suitable | Shared container: request a quote |
| Medium villa | SAR 5,100 | — | 40 ft container: request a quote |
| Sedan car | SAR 2,300 | — | Request a quote |
| Consolidated goods | SAR 16/kg | By weight | 20/40 ft container: request a quote |
✈️ Land, air or sea to Oman?
| Method | Route | Transit | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Land | Riyadh → Empty Quarter → Ramlat Khaylah → destination | 4–6 days | Furniture, cars and goods |
| Air | King Khalid Airport → Muscat Airport | 1–3 days | Documents and small urgent items |
| Sea | Dammam port → Sohar port | 8–14 days door to door | Heavy containers |
🧳 Suitcases and cartons for travellers to Oman
For students and employees moving to Muscat or Sohar: ship suitcases and cartons by road instead of paying excess baggage. Each suitcase is sealed in film and arrives with the consolidation run, from SAR 260 per piece.
🛒 Online stores and the Omani market
For Riyadh stores selling to customers in Oman: regular consolidated shipping to a warehouse in Muscat, with the commercial invoice and GCC certificate of origin, at a contract rate based on monthly volume.
🛡️ Our written guarantees for shipping to Oman
🧾 Omani customs: the Bayan system and duties
The import declaration in Oman is filed electronically through the Bayan customs system, and we submit it before the truck reaches Ramlat Khaylah. Oman applies a general 5% customs duty and 5% VAT on taxable imports, but used furniture and belongings of residents and returning citizens are usually exempt on proof of residency. Saudi national products are exempt from customs duty with a GCC certificate of origin. In the reverse direction into the Kingdom, many goods need a conformity certificate through the SABER platform.
🗓️ Steps of the trip from Riyadh to Muscat
🚙 A car from Oman to Riyadh
Cars imported into the Kingdom have conditions to check before buying: the used-car age limit (usually 5 years for light vehicles) under current regulations, compliance with Saudi standards, and no flood or fire damage.
🏜️ What does the Empty Quarter road mean for your belongings?
The direct route to Oman crosses one of the largest sand deserts in the world, with long distances between service stations and summer heat above forty degrees. That does not put your shipment at risk, but it calls for three precautions we follow:
🗺️ Delivery across Oman’s governorates in detail
| Governorate | Cities | Time from Riyadh | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muscat | Muscat, Muttrah, Seeb, Bawshar, Al Amerat, Quriyat | 4–5 days | Al Khuwair and Al Mawaleh towers need a lift booking |
| Al Dhahirah | Ibri, Yanqul | 4 days | Closest governorate to Ramlat Khaylah |
| North & South Al Batinah | Sohar, Shinas, Suwaiq, Barka, Rustaq | 4–5 days | Sohar is an industrial and port hub |
| Al Dakhiliyah | Nizwa, Bahla, Izki, Adam | 4–5 days | Some old quarters need a dyna |
| Al Sharqiyah | Sur, Ibra, Al Mudhaibi, Bidiyah | 5–6 days | Trips by prior arrangement |
| Al Buraimi | Buraimi, Mahdah | 4–5 days | Near the UAE border |
| Dhofar | Salalah | 5–6 days | Long inland drive south |
⚖️ How to choose a shipping company from Riyadh to Oman
🧭 Stages of the trip from Riyadh to Muscat
| Stage | What happens | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Riyadh → Haradh | Heading south-east via Khurais | The last major service towns before the desert |
| Haradh → Empty Quarter crossing | The longest desert stretch of the trip | Crossed in cooler hours with the truck’s position logged |
| Empty Quarter crossing | Exit formalities and declaration matching | The seal is checked against the truck number |
| Ramlat Khaylah | Import declaration via Bayan and release | A sample of cartons may be opened |
| Ibri → Muscat | About 280 km via Al Dhahirah and Al Dakhiliyah | Then distribution to the other governorates |
📋 Documents by customer type
| Customer | What is needed to ship to Oman |
|---|---|
| Returning Omani citizen | ID card or passport, contents list, e-authorisation, proof of prior residence in the Kingdom |
| Resident moving to work in Oman | Saudi iqama, Omani residence card or work visa, contents list, authorisation |
| Saudi citizen settling in Oman | National ID, a work or housing contract in Oman, contents list, authorisation |
| Company or store | Commercial registration, invoice, GCC certificate of origin, Omani importer’s registration |
✅ Before you close the first carton
❓ Other questions about shipping from Riyadh to Oman
❓ Is the Empty Quarter road safe for furniture?
Yes, provided the packing is dust-tight and the load well secured — which we commit to on every trip.
❓ Do you ship from Riyadh to Salalah directly?
Yes, by land through the Omani interior, in about 5–6 days.
❓ Can a car and furniture go in one truck?
Usually the car goes on a carrier and the furniture in a trailer on the same trip, or in one container for sea freight.
❓ Do you move furniture to Musandam?
Yes, by special arrangement, as access passes through UAE territory.
❓ Frequently asked questions about shipping from Riyadh to Oman
❓ How much does shipping from Riyadh to Oman cost?
From SAR 260 per parcel, SAR 1,700 for one room, SAR 2,550 for an apartment and SAR 2,300 per car.
❓ How long does shipping from Riyadh to Muscat take?
4 to 6 days via the Empty Quarter crossing, and about one extra day to Salalah.
❓ Is there a direct land road between Saudi Arabia and Oman?
Yes — the Empty Quarter road via the Saudi Empty Quarter crossing and the Omani Ramlat Khaylah crossing, without passing through the UAE.
❓ Is shipping via the UAE still possible?
Yes for special cases, but it is longer and needs extra clearance; the direct road suits most shipments.
❓ Is used furniture exempt from customs in Oman?
Usually yes for residents and returning citizens if it is used and for personal use.
❓ Do you ship to Salalah?
Yes, by land through the Omani interior, or by sea for large containers.
❓ Do you ship from Oman to Riyadh?
Yes, both ways.
The direct Empty Quarter route and a clear price before you book.
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