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Updated June 2023
A land of iconic landmarks, major cities whose mere mention evokes countless cultural, culinary, and leisure references, millions of kilometres of impeccably maintained highways cutting through arid deserts, ancient redwood forests and golden wheat fields spanning the horizon, a trip to the United States is no less than a captivating and adventurous getaway.
Here are the latest entry requirements and flight schedules you should be aware of if you’re looking to travel from Saudi Arabia to the United States in 2023.
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Can I travel to the US from Saudi Arabia?
Yes, you can.
Currently, there are no countries barred from entering the US. The US has also lifted the COVID-19 testing and vaccination requirements, meaning travelers will not need to present a negative test report or proof of vaccination.
Furthermore, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has scrapped the COVID-19 immunization requirements for KSA citizens to travel outside the country.
Flights from Saudi Arabia to the US
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Given below are the flight schedules and ticket prices for airways covering the Saudi-US routes for the month of January 2023.
Please note: All prices are accurate at the time of writing
Saudi Airlines
According to their website, Saudia has multiple daily flights available departing from Jeddah, Riyadh, Dammam, and Madinah to cities in the United States such as New York, Washington DC, and Dallas
- Riyadh – New York JFK: up to one direct flight available three days a week. Ticket prices starting from SAR 3860
- Riyadh – Washington: up to one direct flight available three days a week. Ticket prices starting from SAR 4486
- Riyadh – Dallas: several connecting flights available seven days a week. Ticket prices starting from SAR 5137
- Jeddah – New York JFK: up to one direct flight available four days a week. Ticket prices starting from SAR 3432
- Jeddah – Washington: up to one direct flight available four days a week. Ticket prices starting from SAR 4130
- Jeddah – Dallas: several connecting flights available seven days a week. Ticket prices starting from SAR 5006
- Madinah – New York JFK: one to two connecting flights available seven days a week. Ticket prices starting from SAR 3387
- Madinah – Washington: one to two connecting flights available seven days a week. Ticket prices starting from SAR 4751
- Dammam – New York JFK: up to two connecting flights available seven days a week. Ticket prices starting from SAR 3402
- Dammam – Washington: one to two connecting flights available seven days a week. Ticket prices starting from SAR 4765
Please visit Wego for Saudia’s full schedule
Etihad Airways
According to their website, Etihad has multiple daily flights available departing from Jeddah, Riyadh, and Dammam, to cities in the United States such as New York, Washington DC, and Dallas
- Riyadh – New York JFK: several connecting flights available seven days a week. Ticket prices starting from SAR 4118
- Riyadh – Washington DC: several connecting flights available seven days a week. Ticket prices starting from SAR 4028
- Riyadh – Dallas: four to five connecting flights available seven days a week. Ticket prices starting from SAR 4717
- Jeddah – New York JFK: several connecting flights available seven days a week. Ticket prices starting from SAR 2503
- Jeddah – Washington DC: several connecting flights available seven days a week. Ticket prices starting from SAR 3065
- Jeddah – Dallas: several connecting flights available seven days a week. Ticket prices starting from SAR 4138
- Dammam – New York: four to five connecting flights available seven days a week. Ticket prices starting from SAR 4057
- Dammam – Washington DC: several connecting flights available seven days a week. Ticket prices starting from SAR 3998
Please visit Wego for Etihad Airways full schedule
The US entry requirements
Vaccination criteria
The United States currently only allows fully vaccinated arrivals to enter the country, provided they do not meet the following exception criteria under the Proclamation and CDC’s Amended Order:
- Persons on diplomatic or official foreign government travel
- Children under 18 years of age
- Persons with documented medical contraindications to receiving a COVID-19 vaccine
- Participants in certain COVID-19 vaccine trials
- Persons issued a humanitarian or emergency exception
- Persons with valid visas, excluding B-1 (business) or B-2 (tourism) visas, who are citizens of a foreign country with limited COVID-19 vaccine availability
- Members of the U.S. Armed Forces or their spouses or children (under 18 years of age)
- Sea crew members travelling with a C-1 and D nonimmigrant visa
- Persons whose entry would be in the national interest, as determined by the Secretary of State, Secretary of Transportation, or Secretary of Homeland Security (or their designees)
Thus, travellers, apart from the exception categories, are required to show proof of being fully vaccinated against COVID-19 before boarding a flight to the United States from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
The United States approves any FDA-authorized vaccine or a vaccine authorized for emergency use by the World Health Organization for entry to the country. The following are the approved vaccines for travel:
- Moderna
- Pfizer/BioNTech
- Janssen
- Novavax
- Convidecia (CanSinoBIO)
- AstraZeneca/Vaxzevria
- Covaxin
- Covishield
- BIBP/Sinopharm
- CoronaVac (Sinovac)
- Covovax
Testing requirements
Fully vaccinated arrivals
Travellers from Saudi Arabia are not required to take a COVID test before travelling to the US.
Nevertheless, you are still advised to consider going through the following requirements:
- if travelling from locations where the U.S. does not require proof of a negative COVID-19 test result before travel:
- consider getting tested with a viral test no more than 3 days before travel.
- if you already had COVID-19 within the past 90 days, see specific testing recommendations.
- make sure you know your test results before travelling.
- don’t travel if your test result is positive.
Unvaccinated arrivals
Unvaccinated travellers travelling to the US under one of the exception categories will be required to attest that they are excepted from the requirement to present Proof of Being Fully Vaccinated Against COVID-19 based on one of the exceptions mentioned above.
Based on the category of the exception, travellers may further be required to attest that:
- travellers will be tested with a COVID-19 viral test 3 to 5 days after arrival in the United States unless they have documentation of having recovered from COVID-19 in the past 90 days; and
- travellers will self-isolate if the result of the post-arrival test is positive or if they develop COVID-19 symptoms.
You can visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) page for more details.
Alternatively, you can also visit our article below for more details regarding the US PCR test entry requirements.
Quarantine requirements
Currently, the United States does not impose any quarantine requirements for fully vaccinated arrivals into the country.
However, unvaccinated travellers who are arriving in the US under the exception categories will be required to self-isolate if the result of the post-arrival test is positive or if they develop COVID-19 symptoms.
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