Shipping to Jordan

Shipping Company from Madinah to Jordan | 0568829975 ◈ Personal Effects and Date Shipping with Car Shipping from Madinah

By Rayyan Shipping guides editorial team at Al Rahwan

Al Rahwan is a Shipping Company from Madinah to Jordan that collects your parcels, personal effects, cartons of dates, household furniture and car from any district in the city, then carries them north in a closed truck through Tabuk to the Al-Haditha crossing, into Jordan at the Al-Omari border centre, on toward Zarqa, Amman and the rest of the governorates. Counting from loading day to handover day, the trip takes three to five days including clearance on both sides, with prices starting at SAR 150 for a carton or suitcase up to 20 kg, SAR 1,300 for one room’s worth of furniture, and SAR 980 for a sedan loaded alongside other cars. Call 0568829975 (the same number takes WhatsApp), staffed every day from 7 am to 11 pm, while the online order form never closes.

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Requests out of Madinah have a character of their own. A long-time resident who has worked in the city for years is offered a job in Amman and wants to bring the whole household along. A Jordanian student finishes a degree at one of the city’s universities and needs books, clothes and room furniture sent home to a family in Irbid. A Jordanian visitor buys cartons of Ajwa dates, prayer rugs and gift copies of the Quran from the central market and would rather not carry the extra weight through an airport. A family ships its car because the breadwinner has already started work in Amman. Each of them needs different handling and pays a different price, and the road that carries them all is the same one: north through Tabuk to the Jordanian border.

Madinah to Jordan in brief

Route: Madinah → Tabuk → Al-Haditha crossing → Al-Omari border centre → Zarqa → Amman.
Days: three to five days to Amman and the rest of the governorates, 24-48 hours by air.
Visit gifts: SAR 150 to start for a carton of dates or a suitcase up to 20 kg.
Housing: one room’s furniture from SAR 1,300, a small two-room flat with a majlis and kitchen from SAR 1,450.
The car: SAR 980 to start for a sedan on a shared carrier, SAR 1,180 for a 4×4.
Consolidation: Yanbu and AlUla shipments are folded into Madinah’s load before it heads north.

The truck’s route from Madinah to Amman and its stages

Al-Haditha tops the list of Saudi land ports, near 36–38 km from Al Qurayyat city, right across from it is Al-Omari, 135 km further is Zarqa, and then just minutes on to Amman.

Shipping Company from Madinah to Jordan - a white closed truck driving along a northern desert highway on its way from Madinah to the Al-Haditha crossing — Road freight from Madinah to Jordan through the Al-Haditha crossing

Stage	What happens
Loading	Inventory, packing and labelling at your home or warehouse in Madinah, then loading into the closed truck, or a short local transfer by pickup first
Heading north	Madinah to Tabuk, where your shipment may be consolidated with another load completing from the city
Toward the border	From Tabuk to Qurayyat governorate and the Al-Haditha crossing
The border	Export filed through Fasah on the Saudi side, clearance and inspection at Al-Omari on the Jordanian side
Inside Jordan	Al-Omari to Zarqa, then Amman or another governorate, with handover at the door

Why does a Madinah shipment take three to five days?

The difference between one city and another on this lane is not the crossing itself, since clearance at Al-Haditha is the same for everyone, but the length of the internal road before reaching it and how the load is consolidated. A Madinah shipment heads north through Tabuk, and a shared truck often waits to complete its load from Tabuk or Madinah itself before setting off for the crossing. Whoever books a dedicated truck for a shipment alone travels without waiting to consolidate, so the time leans toward the lower end; a single carton or a light parcel waits for the load to fill up, which is also why its price is lower.

Delays you can avoid

What most often holds a shipment up in the crossing yard is rarely the road itself; it is a gap in the paperwork — an inventory that just says “household items” instead of listing each piece, an authorisation left unfinished on Fasah, a recipient’s details in Jordan that are incomplete, or a carton carrying an item it never declared. Al Rahwan checks every document and inventory line before loading day rather than at the border, since that early review is exactly what keeps the trip inside its three-to-five-day window.

Car shipping from Madinah to Jordan

refused if diesel, tinted-glass, or over five years, permanent entry to the Kingdom of Jordan, checked and registered at the Zarqa free zone, the bill goes to the owner, temporary entry stays open three months, renewable once, with a bank guarantee for some situations.

Shipping Company from Madinah to Jordan - sedans wrapped and strapped down on a two-level carrier ready for the trip from Madinah to Jordan — Car shipping from Madinah to Jordan

Method	Suits	From
Sedan on a shared carrier	An ordinary family car	SAR 980
4×4 on a shared carrier	A jeep or large family car	SAR 1,180
A carrier dedicated to your car	Whoever wants a fixed departure date without waiting for a carrier to fill up	SAR 1,450
Closed carrier	Luxury and classic cars	SAR 4,300

Papers the owner prepares before the car leaves Madinah: a valid registration card, the plates, the owner’s ID, a bank letter if the car is financed and the loan is unpaid, settlement of all recorded traffic fines, and a notarised authorisation if the person handing the car over is not its owner. The body is photographed from all four sides before handover, a small amount of fuel is left in the tank, and the odometer reading and any existing scratches are noted on the receiving form, to be compared on arrival.

Furniture and household moving from Madinah to Jordan

the clearing agent receives an electronic Fasah authorisation, belonging to the Zakat, Tax, Customs Authority, to submit the export declaration digitally, prior to the truck leaving Saudi soil, some cartons may be opened there to confirm, Jordanian customs picks up the file once past Al-Omari.

Shipping Company from Madinah to Jordan - workers wrapping a sofa and a dining table inside a Madinah flat before the move to Jordan — Furniture moving from Madinah to Jordan

Packing each piece the way it needs

Fabric sofas: a first layer of cloth or paper so plastic never touches the fabric, a blanket over that, then a loose outer plastic wrap that lets the fabric breathe.
Leather sofas: cotton blankets then plastic, with corners protected by reinforced cardboard.
Glass tables: the glass top is separated and wrapped alone in bubble wrap and cardboard, while the legs are protected with reinforced paper.
Mirrors and paintings: flat, made-to-size cardboard boxes, loaded upright rather than lying flat.
Dishes and glassware: each piece wrapped on its own in paper and stood upright in small cartons marked “fragile”.
Mattresses: sealed mattress bags that keep out dust and damp.

Dismantling kitchens, wardrobes, seating and air conditioners

Work starts with the large wardrobes, broken down into their panels, their screws and handles placed in a bag numbered to match each panel, so the reassembly crew in Jordan is never left guessing. Kitchen units come apart one at a time, each door and drawer wrapped on its own, with extra protection given to the marble or granite worktop for its weight and fragility. Majlis cushions and backrests are folded and bagged, while carpets travel rolled around a tube instead of folded flat. A trained technician handles the wall-mounted air conditioning split unit, drawing its gas back into the outdoor unit before disconnecting the pipework, after which both units are wrapped and put back together on arrival.

Pickup from Madinah’s districts, Yanbu and AlUla

Al Rahwan collects from the door across every district of Madinah, with nothing to deliver to a warehouse yourself. In the older quarters around the central area and Al Qiblatain, where streets are narrower, the household is moved by a smaller pickup from the door to the main truck parked on a nearby main street. In wider residential districts such as Al Aziziyah, Quba, Al Awali, Al Asabah, Shuran, Al Harrah Al Sharqiyah, Al Harrah Al Gharbiyah, Al Uyun, Al Khalidiyah and Al Jarf, the medium truck pulls up directly. In tower-block districts such as Sultanah, Al Difa and Baqdu, the lift is booked ahead and the building management’s permission for loading time is secured. Yanbu and AlUla shipments are gathered and folded into Madinah’s load before it heads north, so no one pays for a full truck for two cartons or a single room.

Cartons, luggage and personal items from Madinah

A whole household is far from every Madinah shipment; plenty of requests are nothing more than a carton or a suitcase or two, which Al Rahwan simply folds into the shared load. Pricing opens at SAR 40 for a small parcel up to 2 kg, SAR 120 up to 10 kg, and SAR 150 for a carton or suitcase up to 20 kg. Each carton is labelled with the recipient’s name in Jordan, their phone number, governorate, city and district, plus a note describing what’s inside.

Online sellers based in Madinah, whether they trade in dates, clothing, books or gifts, can move their Jordanian customers’ orders either as a single carton or as a partial load priced from SAR 1,100, or by the bulk per-kilo road rate starting at SAR 7. A seller who ships on a regular basis gains a fixed weekly departure that their own customers learn to rely on.

If you are sending just one carton, do not let it sit half empty, because a box that feels light inside will buckle once others are stacked on top of it. Pack it close to the top, within a weight two hands can still lift, set the heaviest item at the base, and close it with wide tape run in an H shape.

Commercial cargo and equipment from Madinah

A merchant shipping from Madinah has three routes to pick from, depending on quantity: a shared-truck partial load (LTL) for a handful of pallets or cartons, from SAR 1,100 and then priced further by weight or volume; a dedicated full truckload (FTL) reserved for one shipment alone, from SAR 2,450 for transport; or a single commercial pallet from SAR 600. Heavy machinery and equipment wait for a quote until their weight and dimensions are confirmed, after which an itemised price is given.

A trader is asked for what an individual is not: a copy of the commercial registration, a sales invoice, a packing list describing the contents of each parcel, the Jordanian importer’s details, and a certificate of origin when customs requires one. Sea containers are for commercial goods only, and the nearest loading point for a Madinah trader is Jeddah Islamic Port, since sea transport here is a limited secondary option offered only for very large containers by prior arrangement, while road through Al-Haditha remains the main route for everything else. A 20-foot container starts at SAR 4,800, and a 40-foot container at SAR 8,100.

Air freight from Madinah to Jordan

Air freight suits what cannot wait days on the road: official papers, certified student transcripts, prescription medicine, or a device needed right away at a new job. The parcel reaches Queen Alia International Airport near Amman in 24 to 48 hours, flown from the nearest airport with an available route, which may be Prince Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Airport in Madinah itself or another airport depending on the flight line. The air rate starts at SAR 30 per kilo on chargeable weight, the higher of actual and volumetric weight. Volumetric weight is found by multiplying the three dimensions in centimetres and dividing by 6000; a carton measuring 50 × 40 × 30 cm comes to 10 kg volumetric, and if its actual weight is less than that, the charge is based on the volumetric figure.

Shipping Company from Madinah to Jordan - wrapped parcels on an air cargo pallet beside a freighter aircraft ready for the flight to Amman — Air freight from Madinah to Jordan

For this reason, a large, light carton is better sent by road than flown; leave air freight for the small, heavy and urgent. Anything needing refrigeration or any liquid is accepted by air only under the carrier’s own conditions.

Prices for shipping from Madinah to Jordan

Wondering what shipping from Madinah to Jordan actually costs? The table that follows pulls together every opening price by shipment type, with each number acting only as a starting point — the quote you are finally given hinges on the real inventory, the destination governorate, and the level of service requested.

Shipment type	From
Small parcel up to 2 kg	SAR 40
Parcel up to 10 kg	SAR 120
Carton or suitcase up to 20 kg	SAR 150
Per kilo by road (bulk)	SAR 7
Per kilo by air (chargeable)	SAR 30
One room’s furniture	SAR 1,300
Small flat (two rooms, majlis and kitchen)	SAR 1,450
Three-room flat with appliances	SAR 2,400
Villa or full house	SAR 3,900
Partial load on a shared truck	SAR 1,100
Dedicated closed truck (transport only)	SAR 2,450
Sedan on a shared carrier	SAR 980
4×4 on a shared carrier	SAR 1,180
Car on a dedicated carrier	SAR 1,450
Luxury car in a closed carrier	SAR 4,300
Commercial pallet	SAR 600
20-foot container	SAR 4,800
40-foot container	SAR 8,100

Anything without a fixed price, such as a wooden crate, dismantling an AC unit, storage, insurance, heavy equipment or a single large appliance, is quoted after a free survey. Al Rahwan runs offers most of the time, so ask when you book.

Sample calculations for shipments leaving Madinah

A visitor carrying gifts: three cartons of dates and gifts, each under 20 kg: 3 × SAR 150 = from SAR 450.
A student finishing university housing: one room’s furniture plus a carton of books: SAR 1,300 + SAR 150 = SAR 1,450.
A resident family moving a small flat and a 4×4: SAR 1,450 + SAR 1,180 = SAR 2,630.
A date trader sending a partial load on a shared truck: from SAR 1,100.

Treat every figure above as an opening number taken from the price table, not the final word; the actual quote is shaped by the real inventory, lift access on both the Madinah side and the Jordanian side, the destination governorate, and any need for dismantling, reassembly, wooden crating or storage. Request a shipping quote directly for a breakdown by item.

Documents needed for shipping from Madinah to Jordan

Shipment type	Documents
Personal effects and household furniture	for individuals: a passport, plus ID or residency, a two-language inventory, an electronic Fasah authorisation, and the recipient’s details in Jordan.
Cartons and gifts for personal use	Your residency or ID, a note of each carton’s contents, and the recipient’s name and Jordanian number
Commercial goods	Commercial registration, a commercial invoice, a packing list, a certificate of origin on request, and the Jordanian importer’s details
A car	The registration card, the plates, the owner’s ID, a bank letter if financed, settled traffic fines, and an authorisation if the sender is not the owner

Customs on both sides: from Fasah to the Al-Haditha crossing

the clearing agent obtains a digital Fasah authorisation, run by the Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority, and file the export declaration through it, ahead of the truck’s exit from the Kingdom, a handful of cartons could be opened there, the file then passes to Jordanian customs at Al-Omari.

a minimum of one year’s residency abroad applies, brought to an end with an official document, capped at one lifetime use, five years pass before a new one, six months later, 10 dinars finish the partial waiver.

What is not allowed from Madinah and what needs declaring

no drugs, weapons or ammunition are accepted, and counterfeit goods or censored publications are turned away, CB radios and the like need advance clearance, only a simple personal quantity of alcohol is allowed, an agri permit covers fresh meat, dairy, vegetables, and customs on both sides has the final say.

Insurance, tracking and storage from Madinah

Insurance on the declared value

Insurance is offered, never forced on anyone; you request it at the time of booking, and its value tracks whatever you declare for your belongings alongside the photographed inventory. Take photos of anything valuable before it is packed and jot down its approximate value on the list.

Four tracking updates

Four notifications reach you by phone and WhatsApp: on loading in Madinah, when the truck reaches the Al-Haditha crossing, once it has entered Jordan, and at final handover.

Storage before or after the trip

Should your departure from Madinah fall before your new place in Jordan is ready, storage fills that gap comfortably — arranged either before you travel within the Kingdom or once you have arrived in Jordan, with its price set after a survey of volume and the length of stay.

Booking steps with Al Rahwan from Madinah

Get in touch: call 0568829975 or message on WhatsApp, or place an online order, mentioning your district in Madinah, the Jordanian governorate and what you are shipping.
Survey: free, in person or by video, followed by an initial inventory.
Quote: itemised by transport, packing, dismantling and reassembly, and any extra service.
Paperwork: preparing the Fasah authorisation and the recipient’s Jordanian details.
Payment: a deposit to lock the date, with the balance due after loading.
Loading: packing, labelling and stacking, then signing off on the inventory.
Transit and tracking: updates at every stage up to the border and inside Jordan.
Delivery: unloading, placing, reassembly and checking the inventory before you sign.

Does loading day require your presence? Being there to approve the inventory and watch the packing is the better option, though if that is not possible, authorising a stand-in is perfectly workable. When your belongings are split across more than one address — say, the family home and a student’s room in another district — collection from several addresses can be arranged within the same quote.

Delivery across Jordan’s twelve governorates from Madinah

Al Rahwan delivers to every governorate in Jordan, with handover at the door rather than a distant warehouse.

Governorate	Note
Amman	The capital and the most requested destination
Zarqa	The first major city after the Al-Omari centre
Irbid	In the north, relatively close to the crossing route
Balqa (Salt)	Close to Amman
Madaba	South of Amman
Karak	Further south, usually adding a day to handover
Tafilah	Further south still
Ma’an	Far to the south
Aqaba	The furthest governorate south
Mafraq	Close to the northern crossing route
Jerash	North of Amman
Ajloun	Northwest Jordan

Transit time from every Saudi city to Jordan

The duration is not the same across the Kingdom; the city you ship from decides how long the internal road is before reaching the Al-Haditha crossing. The table below places Madinah among the Kingdom’s other cities, for anyone wondering why the timings differ:

City of origin	Duration to Amman and the rest of Jordan
Tabuk	One to two days
Riyadh and Qassim	3-4 days
Madinah, Jeddah, Makkah and Taif	3-5 days
Dammam and Al Ahsa	4-5 days
Khamis Mushait	5-7 days
A car from any city	Roughly the same as that city’s own duration
Air freight from any city	24-48 hours

Notice that Madinah sits closer to the border than Jeddah, Makkah and Taif, thanks to a route that runs straight north through Tabuk, while the south-western cities need a longer internal road before reaching the crossing itself.

Road or air from Madinah?

Method	Duration from Madinah	Suits	Does not suit
Road via the Al-Haditha crossing	3-5 days to Amman	Furniture, cars, cartons and commercial goods	Urgent paperwork
Air	24-48 hours	Light, urgent parcels and documents	Furniture, heavy quantities and liquids
Sea by container	Per the shipping schedule from Jeddah	Full-container commercial goods only	Household furniture and small shipments

How is the real cost of your shipment worked out?

The final price is never one fixed figure; it is a sum of elements: actual versus volumetric weight for air freight, the size of a piece rather than its weight for furniture since a large sofa takes up more truck space than its weight suggests, the target Jordanian governorate, extra services such as wooden crates and AC dismantling, and a dedicated truck instead of a shared one. It is lowered by clearing out old pieces before the survey, accepting a shared truck’s schedule, and consolidating small items into equal-sized cartons instead of loose bags. Request a detailed shipping quote to get the exact figure after a survey.

The cheapest way to ship from Madinah to Jordan

Road freight on a shared truck, with a flexible date that lets your load combine with others, is always the lowest-cost route. With cartons, pack each one up to 20 kg rather than shipping half-filled boxes. With furniture, sell or give away anything you no longer need before the survey, since every piece shipped adds to the space and the count. With a car, a shared carrier beats a dedicated one by a clear margin whenever you are not in a rush. Keep air freight reserved for whatever is small and genuinely urgent.

Common mistakes when shipping from Madinah to Jordan

A vague inventory: writing “household items” instead of describing each piece delays clearance on both sides.
Items left inside the car: the car ships empty, and anything left inside it can hold it up at the border.
Forgetting the lift: not booking a building lift in Amman stretches out delivery day.
A promise with no margin: never tie the start of a new job in Jordan to the shortest possible transit time.
Putting off traffic fines: a car with unpaid fines gets delayed in its export paperwork.
Food in open bags: dates and foodstuffs should travel in sealed packaging with the product clearly labelled.

How do you choose a shipping company from Madinah to Jordan?

Before committing to pay, put three specific questions to any company: which route will carry my shipment and why, who manages clearance on Fasah and at the Al-Omari centre, and who puts the furniture back together in Jordan? A clear, detailed answer on the crossing, the timeframe and the paperwork, backed by an itemised quote after an actual survey and a signed inventory, marks a company that genuinely knows this lane. One that fires off a phone quote without asking about floor access or piece count, or dangles an unrealistic timeframe, is usually the one that hits you with a surprise difference later.

The reverse direction: from Jordan to Madinah

Al Rahwan also ships from Jordan to Madinah along the same route, for someone returning from a job in Amman, or a Jordanian family sending a student’s belongings to their accommodation in the city. The paperwork reverses: export from Jordan and clearance on the Saudi side.

Why do people in Madinah choose Al Rahwan for shipping to Jordan?

A known route: Al Rahwan runs your shipment north through Tabuk to the Al-Haditha crossing with repeated experience on this lane.
Door pickup: from any district in Madinah, with Yanbu and AlUla consolidated in.
Paperwork before the border: the authorisation, the inventory and the recipient’s details are checked before loading day.
Reassembly in Jordan: unloading, placing, reassembly and arranging are part of moving a home.
Clear starting prices: from SAR 40 for a small parcel to SAR 3,900 for a villa, with an itemised quote for anything without a fixed price.
Daily contact: from 7 am to 11 pm, with online ordering at any hour.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does shipping from Madinah to Jordan cost?

Prices start at SAR 40 for a light parcel up to 2 kg and reach SAR 2,400 for moving a three-room flat; in between, SAR 150 covers a carton up to 20 kg and SAR 1,300 covers one room, while a sedan starts at SAR 980.

How many days does shipping from Madinah to Amman take?

Three to five days from loading to handover including clearance, and 24-48 hours by air.

Which crossing does a Madinah shipment use into Jordan?

It travels north through Tabuk to the Al-Haditha crossing, entering Jordan at the Al-Omari border centre before Zarqa and Amman.

How much does it cost to ship a car from Madinah to Jordan?

It starts at SAR 980 for a sedan on a shared carrier, SAR 1,180 for a 4×4, SAR 1,450 for a carrier dedicated to one car, and SAR 4,300 for a luxury car in a closed carrier.

Are all cars accepted for shipping to Jordan?

No; diesel-powered cars are not accepted for permanent entry, nor cars older than five years, nor cars with tinted glass, and final inspection and registration happen in the Zarqa free zone.

Can Madinah dates be shipped to Jordan?

Yes, in sealed packaging with the product clearly labelled, and a carton up to 20 kg starts at SAR 150.

What documents are needed to ship personal items from Madinah to Jordan?

A copy of your passport or residency, a bilingual Arabic-English inventory, the Fasah authorisation for the clearing agent, and a recipient in Jordan with their full name, phone number and address.

Does Jordan customs set conditions for waiving fees on returning residents’ furniture?

Yes: a year or more spent living abroad and genuinely ending that residency, proof of housing inside Jordan, an original packing list, a power of attorney to the clearing agent, and attendance by the person concerned or a delegate, and this treatment is granted once in a lifetime.

Does the price include customs clearance?

Clearance on both sides is arranged as part of the Al Rahwan service and shown as a clear line item in the quote, while any government fee, if one applies, is set by customs under its own rules.

Do you collect from Yanbu and AlUla?

Yes, shipments from Yanbu and AlUla are gathered and folded into Madinah’s load heading to Jordan.

Can a single carton be shipped on its own?

Yes, from SAR 150 for a carton or suitcase up to 20 kg, and from SAR 40 for a lighter parcel up to 2 kg.

How do I track my shipment to Jordan?

Four phone or WhatsApp messages reach you: on loading in Madinah, when the truck reaches the Al-Haditha crossing, once it has entered Jordan, and on delivery.

How is payment handled?

A deposit locks the date, with the balance due after loading.

How do I book shipping from Madinah to Jordan?

Call or message 0568829975 on WhatsApp, answered daily between 7 am and 11 pm, with the online order form open at any hour; mention your district in Madinah and the Jordanian governorate.