Home Removals Company from Saudi Arabia to Qatar | 0568829975 ◈ Whole-Home Moves and Family Car Shipping

For families relocating, Al Rahwan acts as the home removals company from Saudi Arabia to Qatar, moving an entire household from any city in the Kingdom to the door of your new home in Doha, Lusail, Al Wakrah and the rest of Qatar, by road in closed trucks that clear Salwa on the Saudi border and enter Qatar at Abu Samra, facing it – the single road link joining the Kingdom to Qatar. A household loaded in Khobar, Dammam or Al-Ahsa is unpacked in Qatar a day or two later; Riyadh moves take two to three days, while Jeddah, Makkah and Madinah need between three and five, and the service covers dismantling, packing and numbering, then reassembly in the new home. Costs begin at SAR 740 when only one room is moving, rise to SAR 2,780 for a three-room house or flat, and to SAR 6,350 when an entire villa relocates. For your no-charge survey and a line-by-line quotation, call 0568829975.

This guide is written for people who are genuinely getting ready to move house: an engineer or teacher whose new contract starts in Doha, a household choosing Qatar as its next home, or a resident finishing their years in the Kingdom who would rather take their furniture with them than sell it for less than it is worth. It covers the transit time from every Saudi region, move sizes from a single room to a villa, the prices Al Rahwan starts from with worked examples, a day-by-day moving plan, how each item is dismantled and packed, what happens at Salwa and Abu Samra, the documents needed for each type of consignment, delivery and reassembly in Qatari cities, moving a car alongside the furniture, and air freight for anything that cannot wait.

Which Road Your Household Takes to Qatar, and How Long Each Saudi City Needs

Whichever city your furniture leaves from, the road ends at a single point: Salwa, which lies in Al-Udayd governorate on the far side of the Eastern Province. Departure from the Kingdom is stamped at Salwa; a short distance on, Abu Samra receives the truck and processes its entry into Qatar, and then roughly 90 kilometres separate it from Doha. Salwa never closes for the night or the weekend, so what decides your departure is not the border timetable but when the furniture is ready, when the paperwork is complete and when you can take delivery in Qatar.

Riyadh and Doha are about 574 kilometres apart, some 460 kilometres of which lie before the truck reaches Salwa, with the rest beyond the border. From Jeddah the distance is about 1,519 kilometres, the longest run on this route. A move is not measured by road length alone: the real duration includes the loading day, a laden truck travelling at a safe speed, time spent on formalities at both crossings, and then arranging an unloading slot with the building or compound management in Qatar.

Sea freight has no real place in household moves on this route; businesses use it for commercial containers bound for Hamad Port, while road remains the quickest and simplest option for any family, because the same truck that is loaded outside your home in the Kingdom pulls up outside your home in Qatar; nothing is handled at a quayside along the way.

From Which Moment Is the Journey Counted?

Al Rahwan counts the duration of a move from the moment the truck doors are closed after loading, and it ends when the last piece is in place inside the new home. The survey day and the days spent preparing paperwork are therefore not part of it, while time spent on formalities at the two crossings is. If your home in Qatar has not been handed over yet, storage until the delivery day is agreed rather than leaving a loaded truck waiting. Counting it this way tells you from the outset when to ask for the keys to your Qatar home, and when to warn the building management about the unloading slot and the lift booking.

Household Move Sizes to Qatar: From a Single Room to a Villa

The first thing Al Rahwan asks when you call is not only the city but the size of what is moving; moving a bedroom for a single employee is entirely different from moving a villa with its majlis rooms, annexe and large kitchen. The table below sets out the usual sizes, what each one typically includes, the right way to transport it and the price it starts from.

Some customers are surprised that a dedicated truck costs less than moving a 3-room house. The reason is that the dedicated truck is a transport-only price for a ready load: the owner has packed their belongings themselves or elsewhere and wants a whole truck that nobody else shares. The house price, on the other hand, covers the whole crew’s work: dismantling by carpenters, packing materials, numbering, loading, unloading and then reassembly in the new home.

How Can You Estimate the Size of Your Home Before the Survey?

The number of rooms alone is not enough to judge volume. A 3-room flat with a large majlis of heavy sofas and wide fitted wardrobes may need more space than a sparsely furnished small villa. So Al Rahwan works from a list of the bulky items, a video tour of the home, or, where the city allows, a survey visit in person. The things that most often change the volume after the first estimate are the storeroom, roof and courtyard furniture, air-conditioning units the owner decides to take at the last minute, and cartons added by family members without telling anyone.

• List the large pieces room by room: beds, wardrobes, sofas, tables and appliances.
• Decide what will not come with you: old furniture and worn-out appliances can cost more to move than they are worth.
• Ask the management of your new building in Qatar about the lift size and permitted unloading times before fixing the arrival day.
• Tell the crew in advance about valuable or very heavy pieces such as marble tables, pianos and steel safes.

Home Removal Prices from Saudi Arabia to Qatar

How much will moving my home from Saudi Arabia to Qatar cost? The smallest job, a shared economy part-load, starts at SAR 650; a lone bedroom or sitting room is from SAR 740, a three-room house or flat at SAR 2,780 and a whole villa at SAR 6,350, while a dedicated truck for a ready load begins at SAR 2,300. All of these prices are in Saudi riyals for road transport via Salwa, and the final price is set after the free survey, once the volume, floors and Qatari city are known.

What Raises or Lowers the Cost of a Move?

Al Rahwan builds its quotes from clear line items, and any difference between two moves of the same size usually comes down to one of the factors below, so it is worth knowing them before you compare figures:

• Floor and lift: a high-floor flat without a lift big enough for large pieces needs more time and hands, and perhaps an external furniture hoist.
• Distance from the collection city to Salwa: a move from Jeddah or Tabuk covers several times the distance of one from Khobar.
• Pieces that need wooden crates: marble, large glass and valuable chandeliers get crates built to size.
• Air conditioners and kitchens: dismantling and refitting a split AC unit or a wooden kitchen is technical work priced as a separate item.
• Shared or dedicated truck: shared is cheaper; dedicated is quicker and better suited to villas and tight dates.
• Delivery city in Qatar: Doha, Lusail and Al Rayyan are close at hand, while more distant towns such as Al Khor and Dukhan add mileage after Abu Samra.
• Storage: if you need the furniture stored before or after the journey, that item is added once agreed.

Worked Examples from the Starting Prices

These are approximate examples built from the prices Al Rahwan starts from, so you can see how a cost is put together. The actual figure appears in the itemised quote after the survey:

Note that the last example is above the minimum weight; if the belongings weighed only 3 kg, they would be charged as 5 kg, that is SAR 37.5. If you want the lowest cost, pack small items into sturdy cartons rather than bags, get rid of heavy old appliances before the survey, and choose a shared truck if your arrival date is not tight.

Moving Your Home to Qatar Day by Day

An international move does not succeed on loading day alone, but on the preparation before it and the follow-up after it. This is the sequence Al Rahwan follows on most household moves from the Kingdom to Qatar, together with what is asked of you at each stage:

Before the Journey: Survey and Inventory

Everything starts with the survey. An Al Rahwan supervisor goes through the rooms one by one, records the large pieces and measures anything that needs measuring, checks which floor the home is on, the lift and the parking space for the truck, and then proposes the type of truck, the number of crew and the packing materials needed. In cities where a visit is difficult, a detailed video walk-through takes its place. After the survey you receive an itemised quote listing every service with its price, so no item you did not agree to appears on loading day.

Days Before Loading: Paperwork and the Contents List

The contents list is prepared alongside the survey: each carton has a number and a short description of its contents, and each piece of furniture has a number matching its entry in the list. At this stage you give Al Rahwan an authorisation on the Fasah platform so that it can handle the Saudi customs formalities in your name, and you send the recipient’s name, address and contact number in Qatar. The earlier this paperwork is complete, the smoother the passage through both crossings.

Loading Day: From Dismantling to Closing the Truck

The crew arrives in the morning with packing materials and tools. The carpenters start by dismantling bedrooms and wardrobes, the packing team works in rooms that have been cleared, and the technician disconnects the appliances and AC units agreed for the move. Each wrapped item is tagged with its serial and its destination room in the Qatari home. Loading then follows a deliberate order: heavy appliances and rigid pieces at the bottom and along the sides of the box body, sofas and mattresses above them, light cartons and delicate pieces on top, with the load secured by straps and dividers so that nothing shifts. Before the doors close, you or your representative sign the list with the number of pieces.

On the Road: From Salwa to Abu Samra

The truck drives to Salwa and completes Saudi exit formalities, then crosses to Abu Samra, where Qatari entry formalities are completed through the Al Nadeeb system; the truck may be opened and the load checked against the list. During the journey you receive updates on departure, on arrival at the crossing, on entry into Qatar, and again shortly before the truck reaches your address, with enough time to prepare the building.

Arrival Day: Unloading and Reassembly

In Qatar the furniture is unloaded in the reverse order of loading, and each piece goes into the room written on its label. The carpenters reassemble the bedrooms and wardrobes, sofas and tables are placed where you direct, and the plastic and empty cartons are cleared away. To finish, you and the supervisor tick through the inventory together, and anything you want noted is written down there and then, while the crew is still on site.

Dismantling, Packing and Numbering Furniture for the Road to Qatar

The road from the Kingdom to Qatar is long from most cities, and heat, dust and constant vibration test the quality of packing far more than a move within the same city. That is why Al Rahwan does not settle for a single layer of plastic wrap: the packing method is chosen according to the type and material of each piece, and dismantling is done by specialist carpenters, not loaders alone.

Bedrooms and Wardrobes

A wardrobe is taken down into its doors, panels and shelves, and its screws and hinges go into numbered clear bags taped to one of its panels, so that not a single screw goes missing on the way. The panels are wrapped in moving blankets and then stretch film, corners are protected with cardboard or plastic guards, and mirrors go into a dedicated reinforced carton. A bed is taken apart into headboard, base and side rails, and the mattress goes into a thick bag that protects it from dust and humidity.

Sofas and Majlis Seating

Sofas are first wrapped in a layer that protects fabric or leather from abrasion, then in stretch film, with extra protection for wooden legs and edges. Arabic majlis seating, with its floor cushions, back rests and bolsters, is bundled set by set and wrapped in clean covers, and each set is given a single number so that it can be laid out again in Qatar in the arrangement the household is used to. Natural leather is never left pressed directly against plastic on a long road; a breathable fabric layer separates the two.

Kitchens and Electrical Appliances

A wooden kitchen is dismantled unit by unit, with each unit numbered by its position, while the stone worktop, marble or granite, comes off in one piece and rides on its edge in a wooden frame. The fridge is unplugged at least a day ahead, dried and transported upright; the washing machine has its drum locked and its water drained; the oven and microwave are wrapped in bubble wrap inside a carton. Large screens travel in a reinforced carton or a wooden frame and are never loaded flat beneath other items.

Air Conditioners, Water Heaters and Chandeliers

Removing a split AC unit is technical work that should not be left to an untrained hand: the indoor and outdoor units are separated, the pipes and connections are protected, and each part is packed on its own. Water heaters are drained completely before they travel. Chandeliers are taken down by the electrician, their crystal pieces are wrapped one by one, and they are placed in cartons divided inside.

Glass, Marble and Antiques

Tables with glass or marble tops, large mirrors and valuable paintings get wooden crates built to their size, padded inside, with the piece fixed in place so it cannot move. Glassware and china are wrapped piece by piece in packing paper and then bubble wrap, stood upright in double-wall cartons, and each carton is marked as fragile with the right way up.

Numbering and the Contents List

Numbering is what turns reassembly in Qatar from a draining task into organised work. Pieces and cartons alike carry a running serial and a room name, and that serial is repeated on the inventory beside a short description of the item. On arrival the crew unloads and reads off the numbers, so you know at once that everything that left your home in the Kingdom has entered your home in Qatar, and the same list is the document customs uses to check the load at both crossings.

Trucks and Loading: How Does Your Furniture Make the Journey to Qatar?

Al Rahwan moves furniture to Qatar in closed trucks divided inside with partitions and lashing straps, which protect the load from direct sun, dust and humidity and stop pieces rubbing against each other as the road vibrates. Within Saudi cities, dyna and pick-up vehicles may be used to collect belongings from several addresses or from narrow streets the large truck cannot enter, and the load is then transferred to the main truck before it heads for Salwa.

In towers and apartment blocks where the lift cannot take large pieces, an external furniture hoist is used, lowering each wrapped piece from a balcony or window directly onto the truck, well clear of the stairwell walls. The trucks are driven by drivers who know this route well and understand that the load is a family’s home rather than ordinary cargo, so they drive at a safe speed with planned stops.

Customs at Salwa and Abu Samra: What Happens to Your Furniture?

Furniture goes through two customs stages. At Salwa the Saudi paperwork is handled on Fasah, the online platform run by ZATCA, the Saudi customs authority, and your part is simply to authorise Al Rahwan, or the customs broker it works with, on the platform, so you do not have to travel with the truck. Once the truck is in Abu Samra, its entry is declared electronically through Al Nadeeb, the automated clearance platform used by Qatar Customs, and tracked there until release.

What the two crossings need from the owner of the furniture is simple at heart: that what is on the truck matches what is on the list, and that the sender’s and recipient’s details are correct. Any duty that may be due depends on Qatar’s regulations as they stand when you ship, which differ with the nature and condition of the goods (used or new) and the status of their owner; that is why Al Rahwan reviews your file before loading and tells you what may be asked for, rather than leaving a question to surprise you at the crossing.

• Keep new furniture with its invoices separate from used furniture, and never mix goods for sale in with household belongings.
• Write a clear description for each carton on the list; “miscellaneous items” slows inspection rather than speeding it up.
• Keep the invoices for recent appliances and valuable pieces, as their value may be queried.
• Make sure the recipient’s name in Qatar matches their Qatari ID or residence permit.

Documents Required to Move Furniture to Qatar

What paperwork does a household need for Qatar? For home contents, a copy of your ID card or iqama, a serial-numbered inventory, a Fasah authorisation and the receiving person’s name and Qatari address normally cover it. More paperwork is needed if a car or commercial goods travel with the furniture, as the table shows:

If you will not be present on loading day or delivery day, prepare an authorisation for the person acting for you to receive the goods and sign the list. Your official documents themselves, such as passports, employment contracts and original certificates, do not go on the truck; carry them with you or send them by air freight if your own travel will come after the furniture.

Delivery and Reassembly in Doha and the Rest of Qatar

After Abu Samra the truck heads to the agreed address. Al Rahwan delivers across Doha’s districts and to other Qatari towns, and the arrival service includes unloading, reassembly and placing pieces where they belong, not simply leaving belongings at the door.

Residential Towers and Compounds in Qatar

Many towers in Doha and Lusail only allow unloading at set times, require the service lift to be booked and its walls covered, and may ask for a permit from building management in the resident’s name. That is why the Al Rahwan crew asks you the day before arrival for the building name, flat number and the reception contact, so that it arrives within the permitted slot. In gated compounds, the truck’s entry is arranged with the gate security in advance so that it is not kept waiting.

Reassembly and Placing the Pieces

The carpenters reassemble beds and wardrobes with the very screws that left your home, kept in their numbered bags. The technician refits the air conditioners if that has been agreed, connects the appliances in their places and hangs the chandeliers. Sofas, rugs and tables are placed wherever you want them. Before leaving, the cartons and plastic are cleared from the home, so you take over a place ready to live in rather than a storeroom of boxes.

Moving Your Car with the Furniture to Qatar

Few families relocate to Qatar without their car, so it makes sense to add it to the furniture booking. With Al Rahwan the car rides on one deck of a long carrier, dressed in a white dust cover with taut straps holding all four wheels, and it arrives in two to four days according to where it was collected.

Before it goes up the ramp, the car is photographed all the way round, its odometer reading and fuel are noted, and its papers are gathered as listed in the documents table above. No personal belongings or cartons are left inside the car; they travel on the furniture truck with everything else, because a car on a carrier is treated as a vehicle, not a storeroom.

Cartons, Bags and Personal Belongings

Not everyone moving to Qatar needs a full furniture move. Many employees take only their clothes, books and a few kitchen items, and carton and weight prices suit them best. A carton weighing no more than 30 kg is priced from SAR 120, while a closed travel case costs from SAR 140; if you would rather pay by weight, the rate begins at SAR 7.5 a kilo, though nothing is billed below a 5 kg minimum. From Riyadh, such cartons arrive in 48 to 72 hours.

• Use strong new cartons, because a second-hand carton weakens in the heat on the road.
• Keep each carton under 30 kg, and fill the gaps so the contents cannot shift.
• Write the recipient’s name and number on two sides of the carton, along with the carton number from the list.
• Tape the lids of any liquids and seal them in bags before they go into the carton.

Moving Office Furniture and Commercial Goods to Qatar

Al Rahwan’s services are not limited to homes; it also moves the furniture of companies, offices, schools, restaurants, hotels, mosques and showrooms from the Kingdom to Qatar, dismantling desks, cabinets and shelving and packing equipment and screens. Business goods charged by volume begin at SAR 415 per cubic metre and a truck of your own at SAR 2,300; palletised loads are quoted line by line once their count and weight are known.

Where a business shipment really parts company with a household move is the paperwork: the firm presents its CR, the invoice for the goods and their packing list, adds a certificate of origin whenever customs ask for one, and names the importer in Qatar. For very large volumes, Al Rahwan can compare the road option with sea containers to Hamad Port, with containers priced through an itemised quote, while road remains the quickest choice for ordinary shipments.

Air Freight for Urgent Belongings to Qatar

The truck carries the household, yet its owner sometimes needs something before the truck can deliver it: a folder of official papers its owner needs in the first week at work, a laptop, or essential belongings for the first days in the new home before the truck arrives. For those, Al Rahwan can fly items to Qatar in one to two days, billed on chargeable weight.

Airlines bill whichever is heavier: what the carton weighs on the scale, or its volumetric weight, found by taking length, width and height in centimetres, multiplying them, then dividing by 6000. Take a 60 x 50 x 40 cm box that tips the scale at 12 kg: it has a volumetric weight of 60 x 50 x 40 / 6000 = 20 kg, and the bill uses that 20 kg figure rather than the 12 on the scale. This is why a small, well-filled carton saves more than a large, half-empty one.

Request an itemised quote for air freight once the cartons have been measured and weighed, and do not send by air anything that can wait two or three days for the truck. Air freight is the answer for a handful of light, urgent items; furniture and large appliances belong on the road.

Prohibited and Restricted Items When Moving Furniture to Qatar

Certain things are never loaded on a removals truck, and others can only cross with a licence; in both cases the deciding rules are those that apply in the Kingdom and in Qatar on the day you ship. Al Rahwan reviews your list of belongings before loading to point out anything that must be taken out:

• Strictly prohibited: weapons and ammunition, narcotics and banned substances, and anything the law prohibits in Saudi Arabia or Qatar.
• Flammable materials: gas cylinders, fuel, thinners and paints, fireworks, and pressurised aerosols in large quantities.
• Perishable food: fresh and frozen food, as the truck is not refrigerated and the road is long.
• Things to carry by hand: cash, gold, jewellery and original documents; these do not go on the truck.
• Items needing a permit: medicines in quantities beyond personal use, plants and seeds, and any item for which the authorities require a licence.

Insurance and Compensation for Your Furniture

The best insurance is correct packing, but a long road deserves extra protection. Al Rahwan can insure the move against the value you put on your belongings, and the itemised quote sets out what the cover includes and excludes. Valuable pieces are photographed before packing, and the number of pieces is stated on the list you sign, so that any claim rests on a clear document. If a scratch or breakage shows up at unloading, record it straight away with the supervisor before the crew leaves, because a remark made on the spot is the strongest evidence.

Following Your Move All the Way to Your Door

Knowing where your furniture is should not mean chasing the driver with phone calls. The Al Rahwan crew sends updates at the key points: when the truck is closed and moves off, on arrival at the Salwa crossing, on crossing into Abu Samra, and again with enough notice before reaching your address. You can ask at any time during the daily working hours of 7 am to 11 pm by calling or messaging on WhatsApp at 0568829975, quoting your booking number.

Storing Furniture Before or After the Move

Not every travel date lines up with the date you get the keys. Sometimes the flat in the Kingdom has to be handed back before the home in Qatar is ready, and sometimes the owner arrives before the new lease is signed. For these cases Al Rahwan offers furniture storage on request, priced once the volume and duration are known. The warehouses are clean and secure, with CCTV and fire extinguishers, are regularly treated against pests, and your furniture stays there in its packing and with its numbers, just as it left your home.

Steps to Book a Home Move to Qatar

1. Ring or message Al Rahwan on 0568829975 with where you are moving from, where in Qatar you are going, and roughly how big the home is.
2. Arrange the free survey or a video walk-through.
3. Receive the itemised quote and check what it covers: dismantling, packing, assembly, AC units, insurance and storage if needed.
4. Confirm the loading date and have your ID or iqama copy ready, along with who will receive the goods in Qatar.
5. Grant the authorisation on the Fasah platform and review the contents list.
6. Attend on loading day or appoint someone to attend, and sign the list before the truck is closed.
7. Follow the updates as far as Abu Samra, and arrange the building permit and lift in Qatar.
8. Receive the furniture and check the pieces with the supervisor after reassembly.

Common Mistakes That Delay a Furniture Move to Qatar

• Estimating volume by word of mouth: forgetting the storeroom or roof furniture changes the truck type on loading day.
• A vague contents list: cartons without descriptions slow down checks at both crossings.
• An incomplete address in Qatar: the building name, flat number and recipient’s number must be correct before departure.
• Overlooking the building permit: arriving at a tower in Doha or Lusail without a lift booking means a waiting truck.
• Not drying the fridge: leftover water damages what is around it and leaves a smell on the road.
• Putting documents and gold in cartons: anything irreplaceable is carried by hand.
• Mixing goods for sale with household items: it turns a personal consignment into one that needs commercial paperwork.
• Leaving carton weights until the last minute: a carton over 30 kg has to be repacked, and time is lost.

Why Do Customers Choose Al Rahwan to Move Their Homes to Qatar?

Because Al Rahwan treats a move to Qatar as a single project with a beginning and an end, not just a truck journey. Its crews include carpenters who specialise in dismantling and reassembling furniture, technicians for AC units, chandeliers and water heaters, and packers who know the difference between what needs a blanket and what needs a wooden crate. Al Rahwan moves furniture in closed trucks divided inside, in sizes to suit every move, from a pick-up for a few pieces to a dedicated truck for a villa.

If your home is ready to move, or you are planning a date soon, start with the survey: ring 0568829975, which is answered every day from 7 am until 11 pm, tell us your city and the Qatari town you are heading to, and a line-by-line quotation follows with a dated moving plan.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What will moving my whole home from Saudi Arabia to Qatar cost?

Expect from SAR 740 for one room and from SAR 650 for a shared economy part-load; a three-room home is priced from SAR 2,780 and a villa, furniture and all, from SAR 6,350; the exact figure follows a free survey.

How many days does furniture take to reach Qatar from the Kingdom?

Khobar, Dammam and Al-Ahsa: 1-2 days. Riyadh: 2-3. Qassim: 3-4. Jeddah, Makkah, Madinah or Taif: 3-5. Tabuk or Khamis Mushait: 4-6. Timing runs from the moment the loaded truck leaves your door.

Which border post does a removals truck use to enter Qatar?

Just one: trucks leave the Kingdom at Salwa and come into Qatar at Abu Samra opposite, a crossing open day and night; once through Abu Samra, Doha is roughly 90 km further on.

What is the price of relocating a villa to Qatar?

SAR 6,350 is where a full villa move starts, covering carpenters to dismantle, wrapping, serial numbers, loading and rebuilding in Qatar; more majlis rooms or items needing timber crates push the figure up.

Are dismantling and reassembly included in a home move to Qatar?

Yes; a one-room move from SAR 740 already includes taking apart, wrapping and putting back together, and Al Rahwan carpenters rebuild beds and wardrobes in Qatar with the original screws kept in numbered bags.

What paperwork do I need to relocate my household to Qatar?

Four core items: your ID card or iqama, a serial-numbered inventory, a Fasah authorisation and the receiving person’s name and Qatari address, plus purchase invoices for anything bought new.

Must I ride with the truck to get my furniture cleared?

No; with a Fasah authorisation Al Rahwan deals with the Saudi side at Salwa, and Qatari entry is declared through Al Nadeeb at Abu Samra, with you or a nominee reachable by phone for any question.

What does it cost to take my car along with the furniture to Qatar?

Saloons go from SAR 1,100, family four-wheel drives from SAR 1,390, and prestige models, carried fully enclosed, from SAR 1,850; the journey lasts two to four days, under a dust cover with every wheel lashed.

How much is one carton or suitcase sent with a home move to Qatar?

Each carton (30 kg maximum) costs from SAR 120 and a packed travel case from SAR 140; paying by weight starts at SAR 7.5 a kilo, 5 kg being the least charged, and Riyadh cartons arrive in 48 to 72 hours.

Can I fly essential belongings ahead of the removals truck?

Yes, in 24 to 48 hours; the box is billed on the heavier of its scale weight and its volumetric weight (length x width x height in cm, over 6000), which suits papers and a few light items only.

Does the furniture go to Lusail, Al Wakrah and Al Khor, or only Doha?

All of them; Al Rahwan unloads and reassembles in Doha, Lusail, Al Khor, Al Wakrah, Mesaieed, Al Rayyan, Umm Salal, Dukhan, Al Daayen and Al Shahaniya, and books tower slots and service lifts beforehand.

What must not be packed in a household move to Qatar?

Five groups stay off the truck: gas cylinders and fuel, paints and solvents, weapons, banned substances and perishable food; cash, gold and original documents travel with you, as the rules of both countries require on the day of shipping.

Can my furniture be stored until my Qatar home is ready?

Yes; storage is arranged when you ask for it and quoted once volume and duration are clear, in clean warehouses with CCTV and fire extinguishers, where everything keeps its wrapping and numbers until you are ready.

Is my furniture insured on the way to Qatar?

Cover can be taken out against the value you declare, and the itemised quote states what is included; valuable items are photographed before wrapping and the piece count goes on the signed inventory to support any claim.