Day trip
Jeddah city tour, 5 hours by car from your hotel
- Journey time5 hrs
- FromSAR 500Whole vehicle, return included
Overview
A Jeddah city tour by car takes you from your Jeddah hotel to four well known sights and back, all within 5 hours. You see Al Balad, the old town, then Al Rahma Mosque, the Corniche and King Fahd’s Fountain. One driver takes you from stop to stop and waits at each one. This Jeddah sightseeing tour is in a private vehicle, and you choose the order.
A 5 hour Jeddah city tour by car costs from SAR 500 for the whole vehicle. The driver collects you at your Jeddah hotel and takes you to Al Balad, Al Rahma Mosque, the Corniche and King Fahd’s Fountain. He waits at each stop. You are back at your hotel within 5 hours of pick-up.
The four stops on the tour
The tour joins the old town of Jeddah to its sea front.
Al Balad, with Nasseef House
Al Balad is the old town of Jeddah. UNESCO lists it as a World Heritage Site, with the name Historic Jeddah, the Gate to Makkah. For centuries, people who came to Makkah by sea landed here first. Its tall old houses are built of coral stone, with carved wooden windows called rawashin. Nasseef House stands inside Al Balad and dates from the 1870s. King Abdulaziz, the founder of Saudi Arabia, lived in it for about ten years from 1925.
Al Rahma Mosque
It is also known as the Floating Mosque. It was built in 1985 on the surface of the sea, in the Al Shati district on the Red Sea shore. A walkway with low walls joins it to the land. Its white minaret has a turquoise dome on top.
The Corniche
This is the long road beside the Red Sea, with walks, parks and beaches. Its biggest seaside walk is the Jeddah Waterfront, now called the ROSHN Waterfront, about 4.5 km long. A Jeddah Corniche tour here is on foot, by the sea, while the driver waits.
King Fahd’s Fountain
It stands on the Red Sea coast, near the Jeddah Waterfront. King Fahd gave it to the city, and its water first ran in 1985. Guinness World Records lists it as the tallest fountain of its kind in the world, with water up to 312 m high.
Jeddah city tour fares by vehicle
Each fare is for the whole vehicle, in Saudi Riyal. It covers 5 hours from pick-up: the drives between the four stops, the driver’s wait at each one and the ride back to your hotel.
| Vehicle | Seats and bags | Fare | Choose |
|---|---|---|---|
 SedanToyota Camry | 4 seats2 large cases plus 2 hand bags | SAR 500Whole vehicle, return included | Too small for your party |
 SedanHyundai Sonata | 4 seats2 large cases plus 2 hand bags | SAR 500Whole vehicle, return included | Too small for your party |
 VanHyundai Staria9 seat Staria carrying up to 7 passengers | 7 seats6 large cases plus 4 hand bags | SAR 600Whole vehicle, return included | Too small for your party |
 SUVGMC Yukon XLYukon XL or similar | 7 seats6 large cases plus 4 hand bags | SAR 1,000Whole vehicle, return included | Too small for your party |
 VanToyota Hiace | 11 seats10 large cases plus 10 hand bags | SAR 800Whole vehicle, return included | Too small for your party |
 MinibusToyota Coaster | 19 seats15 large cases plus 19 hand bags | SAR 1,100Whole vehicle, return included | Too small for your party |
 CoachCoach | 44 seats44 large cases plus 44 hand bags | SAR 1,350Whole vehicle, return included | Too small for your party |
Whole vehicle, one direction unless return is marked. Pay the driver at the end, cash in SAR or bank transfer. No deposit, no card, no booking fee. Journey time: 5 hrs.
Choosing a car for a day in the city
A Camry or a Sonata seats four. A family of up to seven sits in the Hyundai Staria or the GMC Yukon XL. The Yukon sits higher.
Up to eleven people can share one Toyota Hiace. A larger party can fill the 19 seat Coaster or the 44 seat Coach. The Staria and the Hiace can carry a folding wheelchair in the boot.
Which vehicle fits?
5 of 7 vehicle classes take 4 people and 4 large cases, Jeddah city tour.
- VanHyundai Staria7 seats, 6 large cases, 4 hand bagsSAR 600
- SUVGMC Yukon XL7 seats, 6 large cases, 4 hand bagsSAR 1,000
- VanToyota Hiace11 seats, 10 large cases, 10 hand bagsSAR 800
- MinibusToyota Coaster19 seats, 15 large cases, 19 hand bagsSAR 1,100
- CoachCoach44 seats, 44 large cases, 44 hand bagsSAR 1,350
Too small for this party: Toyota Camry, Hyundai Sonata.
Pick-up at your Jeddah hotel
At the hour you pick, the driver is waiting in your hotel lobby in Jeddah. The 5 hours start from that pick-up time.
Landing at Jeddah Airport first? Book the Jeddah Airport to Jeddah hotel taxi for that ride, and the tour for later.
How to book the city tour
- Choose a start time. Tell us your hotel in Jeddah, the date and a start hour.
- Count your party. Tell us how many people are coming, with the ages of any children.
- Get the price. The fare arrives in writing, on WhatsApp.
- Plan the order. Tell the driver at pick-up which stop you want first.
Message us on WhatsApp, at any hour.
How the 5 hours run
- Hotel lobby. The driver meets you, and the 5 hours start at pick-up.
- Your order. Tell the driver the order of the four stops you want.
- A wait at every stop. He parks as close as he can and waits while you look around.
- Home to the hotel. The ride back to your hotel falls inside the 5 hours.
If you want to stay out longer, each extra hour is paid at the hourly rate. The driver names the cost first, and you decide (how extras are charged).
A set tour, or a car by the hour
This tour has four set stops inside 5 hours. Hourly hire gives you a car and driver for three hours or more, to go where you like in Jeddah.
Going on to Makkah after your days in Jeddah? The Jeddah city to Makkah taxi collects you at your hotel. Ziyarat, the visits to historic places in Makkah and Madinah, have their own Makkah and Madinah tours.
What the tour fare includes
- Pick-up at your Jeddah hotel, and the ride back there
- The drives between the four stops
- The driver waiting at each stop
- 5 hours from pick-up, in the order you choose
- Fuel, tolls and parking
Entry tickets, food and shopping are yours to pay. The driver drives and waits; he is not a licensed tour guide. You pay him at the end of the tour (how to pay). Bring the children’s ages to the booking, and we add a child seat at no charge (child seats).
Tips for the Jeddah city tour
Shoes for Al Balad
The lanes of Al Balad are best seen on foot. Wear shoes you can walk in for an hour or more.
The fountain after dark
Saudipedia, the national encyclopedia, says King Fahd’s Fountain runs from the evening. To see the water rise, plan to reach the fountain in the evening.
Praying on the tour
If you want to pray at Al Rahma Mosque, plan the order of stops around that prayer.
Questions about the Jeddah city tour
The whole vehicle starts at SAR 500 for the 5 hour tour, from your hotel and back.
Al Balad is in the old centre, and the other three are on the coast to the north. The driver takes you from each stop to the next.
5 hours, from pick-up at your hotel to drop-off back there. Any time past that goes on the hourly rate.
No. He drives you and waits at each stop. He is not a licensed tour guide.
No. You pay for tickets, meals and shopping yourself.
Yes. Al Rahma Mosque, the Floating Mosque, is one of the four stops.
Yes. Al Balad, with Nasseef House, is one of the four stops. The driver waits while you walk its lanes.
Still have a question?
Ask on WhatsApp in Arabic, English, Urdu, Punjabi or Saraiki, at any hour. Voice notes are fine.
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Book your Jeddah city tour
Send your Jeddah hotel, the date, the start time and how many of you are going. A WhatsApp reply brings the fare for your vehicle.