Recent announcement by the Ministry for Hajj packages
The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has fixed charges for various packages of local Hajj 2019 services offered by local Hajj companies and establishments.
New names were adopted for 2019 packages before adding the value added tax (VAT).
Allocation of Hajj tents starting from Thursday
In the meantime, the ministry will start allocating tents for the local pilgrims (Saudi expats and Saudi citizens) on Thursday (May 09, 2019). Read more: Launching of Hajj portal to view local hajj 2019 packages
Category and Charges of Hajj packages
We have enlisted below the category of different Hajj packages along with their respective charges.
Procedure to apply for local hajj 2019
We have already written an article related to procedure to apply for local hajj. Read more: Procedure to apply online local Hajj from Saudi Arabia
Economic Category
The economy category is the cheapest one among all the Hajj packages announced by the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah. The charges of economic category amounts to SR.4,297.
A1 Category
The A1 category is above economic category. The rate for category A1 will reach up to SR4,547 in accordance with the availability of the train service.
A2 Category
The charges of A2 category for Hajj will range between SR.4,235 to SR.4,485.
B Category
The charges for B category for Hajj is between SR.4,172 to SR.4,422.
C Category
The range for category C is between SR.4,047 to SR.4,297.
D Category
Under the category of D for Hajj, there are 2 sub-categories D1 and D2.
The range of D1 category is between SR.4,172 to SR.4,922. While for the category D2 the range will be SR.3,947 to SR.4,047.
E Category
The range is from SR.3,697 to SR.4,047.
Economic package 2 Category
The charges will be for this category SR. 3,465.
Guest Packages
Guest 1 Package
| Package Name | Package Amount |
|---|---|
| Guest A1 | SR.8,161 |
| Guest A2 | SR.8,099 |
| Guest B | SR.8,036 |
| Guest C | SR.7,911 |
| Guest D1 | SR.7,786 |
| Guest D2 | SR.7,661 |
| Guest E |
SR.7,561 |
Guest 2 Package
| Package Name | Package Amount |
|---|---|
| Guest A1 | SR.7,910 |
| Guest A2 | SR.7,848 |
| Guest B | SR.7,785 |
| Guest C | SR.7,660 |
| Guest D1 | SR.7,535 |
| Guest D2 | SR.7,410 |
| Guest E | SR.7,310 |
Guest 3 Package
| Package Name | Package Amount |
|---|---|
| Guest A1 | SR.7,108 |
| Guest A2 | SR.7,046 |
| Guest B | SR.6,983 |
| Guest C | SR.6,858 |
| Guest D1 | SR.6,733 |
| Guest D2 | SR.6,608 |
| Guest E | SR.6,508 |
Guest 4 Package
| Package Name | Package Amount |
|---|---|
| Guest A1 | SR.6,308 |
| Guest A2 | SR.6,246 |
| Guest B | SR.6,183 |
| Guest C | SR.6,058 |
| Guest D1 | SR.5,933 |
| Guest D2 | SR.5,808 |
| Guest E | SR.5,708 |
The charge for a Hajj pilgrim at Mina tower has been fixed at SR.11,905.
The ministry will allocate tents for Hajj service providers in the economic packages of 1 and 2 on Thursday while allocation of tents for the categories in the Guest Package will be made on Sunday.
Source: Saudi Gazette
