Flying to Saudi Arabia With PIA
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Pakistan International Airlines or PIA is the national air carrier of Pakistan and connects Pakistan to many international destinations, out of which Saudi Arabia is one. In Saudi Arabia, PIA has flights to Dammam, Jeddah, Medina, and Riyadh. The flights to Medina are often availed by Haj pilgrims who want to visit the holy lands of Mecca and Medina. With top-class facilities for passengers, PIA is a preferred airline for many. Read on to find out more about its flights to Saudi Arabia.
Guide to Destinations in Saudi Arabia
The most popular destinations from Pakistan to Saudi Arabia are Dammam, Jeddah, Medina, and Riyadh.
Dammam
Dammam, is the capital of the eastern state of Saudi Arabia, and is located near the Arabian Gulf. Dammam is famous for the manmade Coral Island and King Abdullah Park, which has walkways with trees on either side. You can find Stone Age relics and exhibits at the Dammam Regional Museum. Visit the Share Al-Hob market for local products. The Tarout Castle on Tarout Island is also worth a visit.
Jeddah
Near the Red Sea and acting as a gateway for Mecca and Medina pilgrims is Jeddah. It is also a port and a commercial hub. Full of beaches, resorts, and outdoor sculptures, particularly on the Corniche, a sea facing promenade, it is a popular destination for tourists from all over. The Al-Balad district has historic value, hailing from a time as old as the 7th century, and has traditional houses made of coral that you must go and take a look at.
Medina
One of the most famous pilgrimage places of the Islamic religion is Medina. It is located in western Saudi Arabia. The center of the city houses the enormous Al-Masjid an-Nabawi, that is, Prophet”s Mosque and Muslim pilgrims from all over the world come to worship here. The mosque has an eye-catching Green Dome and has the tombs of the Prophet Muhammad as well as the Islamic leaders of early ages, Abu Bakr and Umar. Medina also boasts of The Masjid al-Qiblatain or Qiblatain Mosque, which is purported to be the place where Prophet Muhammad received the divine command to change the prayer direction towards Mecca.
Riyadh
Riyadh is Saudi Arabia’s capital and a major financial center of the country. It is located in the middle of Saudi Arabia and is a desert plateau. Full of towering business buildings like the 302m-high Kingdom Centre, with a sky bridge that connects two towers, and the 267m-high Al Faisaliah Centre, which has a globe summit made of glass, it is a lesson in modern architecture. Riyadh is a city of contrasts, and you can see that in the historical Deira district, there is the Masmak Fort. It was in this place that the Arabs conquered Saudi Arabia in the raids of 1902.
PIA Routes to Saudi Arabia
PIA has many flights from major cities in Pakistan to Saudi Arabia. You can book PIA flights on Cleartrip for some great deals. As per the airline schedule of May 2019, these are some of the flights that operate between the following destinations:
Routes from Pakistan to Dammam
From Karachi to Dammam, PIA has two flights per week, one on Monday and the other on Wednesday. The only flight from Dammam to Karachi in a week is on Tuesday.
From Lahore to Dammam, PIA again has two flights in a week, on Wednesday and Thursday. The flights from Dammam to Lahore are available on Wednesday and Friday.
The Islamabad and Dammam sector operate three flights in a week. Flights from Islamabad to Dammam are on Mondays, Thursdays, and Fridays. Flights from Dammam to Islamabad are on Mondays, Thursdays, and Saturdays.
Routes from Pakistan to Jeddah
PIA has daily flights between Islamabad to Jeddah, and a total of 10 flights per week. There are flights operating from Islamabad to Jeddah and from Jeddah to Islamabad every day of the week.
There are daily flights between Lahore and Jeddah as well, with eight flights plying each week.
Between Karachi and Jeddah, you can fly only on Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. Flights from Karachi to Jeddah leave on Sunday, Tuesday (two flights), Wednesday, and Thursday (two flights). You will get return flights from Jeddah to Karachi on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday.
Routes from Pakistan to Medina
There are two flights per week between Islamabad and Medina. You can fly from Islamabad to Medina on Saturday and Wednesday, and back from Medina to Islamabad on Saturday and Thursday.
Lahore and Medina also have just two flights per week. The flight from Lahore to Medina plies on Monday and Thursday, and the flight from Medina to Lahore plies on the same days of the week.
Again, there are two flights in a week between Karachi and Medina. Sunday and Friday, you can go from Karachi to Medina, and you can go from Medina to Karachi on Tuesday and Friday.
Routes from Pakistan to Riyadh
Islamabad and Riyadh are connected by two flights in a week with PIA as the carrier. Flights from Islamabad to Riyadh fly on Saturday and Tuesday, and the return flights also ply on the same days of the week.
Sundays and Thursdays are the days when you can fly from Lahore to Riyadh, and you can fly from Riyadh to Lahore also on Sundays and Tuesdays.
Karachi and Jeddah are connected by daily flights. There is a total of eight flights that fly between these two busy cities.
Time Duration of Flights
Direct flights from Karachi to Dammam are of three hours duration. Lahore and Dammam are about four and a half hours apart by air, and Dammam and Islamabad flights take a little over four hours.
Direct flights from Karachi to Jeddah take about four hours, and from Islamabad and Lahore to Jeddah take a little over five hours.
Medina to Karachi flights take four hours, Lahore to Medina takes a little over four hours, and Islamabad to Medina is a little over five hours.
Karachi and Riyadh flight duration is only three hours while Lahore to Riyadh is about four hours, twenty minutes, and Islamabad to Riyadh is also almost the same as Lahore to Riyadh.
Airports in Saudi Arabia
- King Fahd International Airport in Dammam
- King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah
- Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport in Medina
- King Khalid International Airport in Saudi Arabia
Plan a trip on PIA to any of the Saudi Arabian destinations, and you will have an experience worth remembering.
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