Al Mellah International Shipping (0580402747) is a shipping company from Makkah to Qatar moving household furniture, cars, luggage, parcels and cargo from every Makkah district to Doha, Al Rayyan, Al Wakrah, Lusail and Al Khor, by road via Riyadh and Hofuf to the Salwa → Abu Samra crossing in 3 to 5 days, or by sea from Jeddah Islamic Port to Hamad Port for full containers. Prices start from SAR 240 per parcel, SAR 1,950 for a room of furniture, SAR 2,450 for a flat and SAR 2,100 for a car.
From Makkah to Doha is a trip across the whole Kingdom, from the Hijaz mountains to the Gulf coast. Even so, many people ship this route every month: hospitality and hotel staff who’ve moved to Doha, resident families joining their breadwinner in Qatar, and teachers and doctors starting new contracts there. The secret to affordable shipping over this distance isn’t the road itself, but having your shipment join scheduled runs instead of paying for a truck to cover fifteen hundred kilometres for you alone.
🚗 Shipping your car from Makkah to Qatar
If you’ll live in Qatar and want to register your car with Qatari plates, ship it as an export on a carrier; it’s then cleared at Abu Samra and registered with Qatari traffic. We collect it from your Makkah home on a hydraulic flatbed and it joins the Riyadh carrier heading to Salwa.
| Car | Method | Starts from | Transit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sedan | Road carrier | SAR 2,100 | 3–5 days |
| SUV or pickup | Closed or open carrier | SAR 2,400 | 3–5 days |
| Luxury or lowered | Closed hydraulic flatbed | Request a quote | 3–4 days |
| Several cars | Sea container from Jeddah to Hamad Port | Request a quote | 14–22 days |
| Step | Where | What’s needed |
|---|---|---|
| Export plates | Makkah traffic department | Fines settled and lien released |
| Loading | Your home in Makkah | Photos of the car’s condition and odometer reading |
| Export declaration | Salwa crossing | Fasah authorisation |
| Clearance | Abu Samra crossing | Receiver’s Qatari residence |
| Registration | Qatari traffic | Customs certificate and technical inspection |
🛣️ The road from Makkah to Doha
| Stage | Approx. distance | Timing |
|---|---|---|
| Makkah → Riyadh | ≈ 870 km | Day one |
| Riyadh → Hofuf | ≈ 330 km | Day two |
| Hofuf → Salwa crossing | ≈ 150 km | Day two or three |
| Salwa → Abu Samra → Doha | ≈ 95 km after the border | Day three or four |
| Delivery in Al Khor and the north | Depends on the address | Usually an extra day |
Sea requires trucking the container from Makkah to Jeddah port, then a long voyage around the peninsula to Hamad Port. So sea only makes sense for a full FCL container of heavy goods or several cars; sea LCL consolidation doesn’t suit household goods on this route.
How is your Makkah shipment combined with the Riyadh runs?
🛋️ Moving household furniture from Makkah to Qatar
Furniture from Makkah to Qatar covers the longest road distance between the Kingdom and Qatar, so we pack it in layers that protect against friction and heat, and number every piece so it’s reassembled in Doha exactly as it was:
| Item | What we do |
|---|---|
| Bedrooms and wardrobes | Beds and wardrobes dismantled, panels and screws numbered |
| Majlis and sofas | Blankets then film, tables dismantled |
| Kitchen and IKEA kitchens | Cabinets dismantled after photographing, dishes packed in divided boxes |
| Air conditioners | A refrigeration technician recovers the gas before removal |
| Antiques, marble and paintings | Made-to-measure wooden crates |
| Carpets | Rolled without folding and tied firmly |
| Office furniture | Equipment wrapped against static, numbered by desk |
| Home size | Approx. volume | Starts from |
|---|---|---|
| A room or studio | 6–10 m³ | SAR 1,950 |
| A 2–3 bedroom flat | 18–30 m³ | SAR 2,450 |
| A medium villa | 40–60 m³ | SAR 4,800 |
| A large villa | 70 m³ or more | Request a quote |
🕋 Loading inside Makkah
Entry to Makkah is restricted to Muslims, and our crews inside work under the regulations. Heavy truck movement is limited in the central area and at peak times, with tighter restrictions in Ramadan and Hajj season. So we load from narrow districts such as Al Zaher and Jarwal with small vehicles and transfer to the large truck, and load directly in wide districts such as Al Awali, Al Sharaie and Al Naseem.
🧳 Luggage for hospitality and healthcare workers
Doha’s hospitality sector attracts many who worked in Makkah’s hotels, and its healthcare sector attracts doctors and nurses. They usually ship suitcases, boxes and one or two appliances, and consolidated shipping is best value for them: from SAR 240 per parcel and SAR 280 per electrical appliance, with collection at times that fit work shifts.
📦 Commercial cargo from Makkah to Qatar
For shop owners and suppliers in Makkah and its region, we ship goods by consolidation or full truck, and prepare the GCC certificate of origin so the exemption applies to national products, with a commercial invoice and the importer’s registration in Qatar. Online stores get periodic consolidated shipping, and sensitive food travels with a refrigerated carrier.
💰 Price summary from Makkah to Qatar
Starting prices per tier, finalised after the survey by volume, district and season.
How to get the cheapest price from Makkah to Qatar
Send your Makkah district, your area in Qatar and the shipment size, and we’ll send you a price.
📄 Documents and clearance at Salwa and Abu Samra
We file the export declaration via Fasah with your authorisation and attach the detailed packing list, and our agent at Abu Samra handles Qatari clearance. Used furniture and belongings are usually exempt for Qatar residents on presenting their residence, while new appliances in their boxes and commercial quantities are treated as goods.
| Document | Furniture & luggage | Car | Cargo |
|---|---|---|---|
| ID or iqama | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Packing list | ✔ | — | ✔ |
| Fasah authorisation | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Receiver’s Qatari residence | ✔ for exemption | ✔ | — |
| Export plates and lien release | — | ✔ | — |
| Invoice, certificate of origin and importer registration | — | — | ✔ |
| Prohibited | Status |
|---|---|
| Flammables and gas | Prohibited |
| Weapons | Prohibited |
| Controlled medicines without a permit | Prohibited |
| Fresh food and plants | Not allowed in ordinary shipping |
🏙️ Delivery in Qatar
| Area | Districts | What we arrange |
|---|---|---|
| Doha | Al Dafna, West Bay, Al Sadd, Al Mansoura | Lift booking and security permit in towers |
| Al Rayyan | Muaither, Al Waab, Al Gharrafa, Ain Khalid | Direct delivery to villas and compounds |
| Lusail and The Pearl | Marina, Fox Hills, The Pearl islands | Advance truck entry permit |
| Al Wakrah and Mesaieed | Al Wukair, old Al Wakrah | Close to the border road |
| Al Khor and the north | Al Khor, Al Thakhira | Usually an extra day |
✈️ Urgent air freight from Jeddah
For documents and small valuable devices, air freight from King Abdulaziz Airport in Jeddah reaches Hamad International Airport in one to two days, charged by actual or volumetric weight, whichever is higher. It doesn’t suit furniture or many boxes.
🗓️ A moving plan from Makkah to Doha
| Before travel | Your task | Our task |
|---|---|---|
| 3 weeks | Decide what to ship and book the survey | Survey, quote and space on the Riyadh run |
| 2 weeks | Car papers and export plates | Reviewing Qatar’s registration conditions |
| 1 week | Your Qatar tenancy or the receiver’s residence | Packing list and Fasah authorisation |
| Loading day | Be present to sign | Dismantling, packing and loading |
| After 3–5 days | Receive the shipment | Delivery and reassembly in Qatar |
📆 Shipping seasons from Makkah to Qatar
| Period | Situation | Our advice |
|---|---|---|
| Ramadan | Crowding in Makkah and road restrictions | Load before it or after Eid |
| Hajj season | Truck movement stopped or restricted | Avoid the two weeks before and after |
| End of the school year | Pressure on Gulf runs | Book three weeks ahead |
| Weekends | Congestion at the Salwa crossing | Mid-week loading is faster |
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🏢 Delivery to Doha and Lusail towers
Many people moving from Makkah live in tower flats in Al Dafna, West Bay and Lusail. These buildings usually require a permit from building management, a service-lift booking at a set time, and insurance or an undertaking from the moving company. We arrange this before the truck arrives and protect corridors and lifts during the move, so the shipment doesn’t wait at the tower entrance.
🎁 Umrah gifts for Qatar residents
Many Qatar residents come to Makkah for Umrah and return with dates, Qur’ans, prayer rugs and gifts beyond their airline allowance. They can hand them to us in Makkah before returning; we add them to consolidated road shipping and they reach their Qatar addresses within days, from SAR 240 per parcel.
🛡️ Insurance and compensation
We recommend insuring valuable furniture, appliances and cars on this long trip. We record the truck’s seal number in your file after loading, and on delivery you match the numbered boxes against the list and write your remarks before signing, so any claim is clear.
💭 Ship your furniture from Makkah or buy in Doha?
The length of the road from Makkah makes this question important: every cubic metre travels about fifteen hundred kilometres. The practical rule is to ship what’s hard to replace or worth more than its space, and sell the rest before the survey:
| Item | Usually the better-value decision |
|---|---|
| A good wooden bedroom in excellent condition | Ship it |
| A made-to-measure majlis | Ship it |
| A recent fridge and washer | Ship them with appliance packing |
| An old sofa and light tables | Sell them in Makkah |
| Worn mattresses and appliances that keep breaking | Don’t ship them |
📍 From Makkah or from Jeddah: is the price different?
Makkah and Taif prices to Qatar are the same as Jeddah’s, because shipments are gathered in the western region and head east together. The only occasional difference is arranging loading inside Makkah with a small vehicle in narrow districts or the central area, which we state in the quote from the start if you need it.
🔁 From Qatar to Makkah
We also move shipments from Qatar to Makkah for returnees and traders, taking into account SABER platform requirements for regulated products, 15% Saudi VAT and the Kingdom’s used-car import rules.
❓ FAQ: shipping from Makkah to Qatar
❓ How much does shipping from Makkah to Qatar cost?
From SAR 240 per parcel, SAR 1,950 for a room, SAR 2,450 for a flat and SAR 2,100 for a car.
❓ How long does shipping from Makkah to Doha take?
3 to 5 days by road via Riyadh, Hofuf and the Salwa crossing.
❓ Is there sea shipping from Makkah to Qatar?
Yes, from Jeddah port to Hamad Port for full containers, taking 14 to 22 days.
❓ Do you collect from the central area?
Yes, in line with the rules and permitted times, using small vehicles.
❓ Do you deliver to Lusail and The Pearl?
Yes, after arranging a truck entry permit in advance.
❓ Are my used belongings exempt in Qatar?
Usually yes for a Qatar resident presenting their residence and a clear packing list.
❓ Can I ship just suitcases?
Yes, by consolidated shipping, from SAR 240 per parcel.
Scheduled runs via Salwa and delivery in Doha and across Qatar.
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