On 3, 4 August 2021, SkyUp started its first flights to Saudi Arabia with the Kyiv — Dammam — Kyiv and Kyiv — Riyadh — Kyiv routes. We'll operate flights from the capital to Dammam every Tuesday, and back on Wednesdays, to Riyadh — on Wednesdays and Saturdays, and back to Kyiv — on Thursdays and Sundays.
A large-scale flight programme for this destination is scheduled. In addition to the already launched routes, Lviv — Dammam — Lviv starts on 5 August, and Kyiv — Jeddah — Kyiv begins on 8 August. We'll fly to Dammam from Lviv on Thursdays, and back on Fridays, to Jeddah from Kyiv — on Thursdays and Sundays, and back on Fridays and Mondays, respectively.
Tickets are available on the airline's website skyup.aero. Ticket price on routes from Kyiv starts from $324*, from Lviv — starts from $323*. For any of the routes from Saudi Arabia to Ukraine — from $307*.
The new destination is the result of joint efforts of the two countries
Establishing direct regular flights between Ukraine and Saudi Arabia is not only a new opportunity for tourists from both countries to see a new corner of the world, but also an important step towards strengthening cooperation between the countries.
"The opening of Saudi Arabia to international tourists is a historic moment not only for the country itself, but for Ukraine as well. For the first time, a Ukrainian airline has launched direct flights to one of the most mysterious and closed countries in the world. We are proud that SkyUp has been given the opportunity to represent Ukraine in a completely new and little-known corner of the world to the general public and to help open Ukraine for Saudi Arabia”, says Dmytro Seroukhov, CEO of SkyUp Airlines.
We’re sincerely grateful to the Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Ukraine and the Embassy of Ukraine in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, as well as to the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and State Aviation Services of both countries for actively promoting the implementation of the tourist potential and deepening partnerships between Saudi Arabia and Ukraine, including for the efforts made to organize regular SkyUp flights.
Information on entering Saudi Arabia as of 04.08.21
Vaccinated and unvaccinated Ukrainians can travel to Saudi Arabia, but under different conditions.
Vaccinated travelers must: have a certificate of complete vaccination (Pfizer/BioNTech, Oxford-AstraZeneca, Moderna — 2 doses of vaccine, Johnson & Johnson — 1 dose, Sinopharm and Sinovac — 2 doses of vaccine + 1 dose of Pfizer/BioNTech, Oxford-AstraZeneca, Moderna, Johnson & Johnson), register on the online platform 72 hours before departure and provide a negative PCR test taken within 72 hours prior to border crossing (does not apply to children under 8 years of age).
Unvaccinated travelers need to: register on the online platform 72 hours before departure, provide a negative PCR test taken within 72 hours before crossing the border (does not apply to children under the age of 8), purchase before departure quarantine package, which includes insurance against COVID-19 disease, the place of quarantine, and taking PCR tests on the 1st and 7th days of quarantine, and mandatory self-isolate/go quarantine for 7 days and retake the PCR test on the 1st and 7th days of being in quarantine.
The airline is obliged to check that the passenger has the quarantine package.
Details on the rules for entering Saudi Arabia and the conditions for serving self-isolation/quarantine can be found on the official website of the KSA Health Administration (Weqaya). Also, the conditions of entry can be specified on the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine "Tips for travelers from the consular service of Ukraine".
For a comfortable trip, we recommend that you check the current entry and stay rules before departure. Take care of yourself and discover the world with SkyUp.
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*The price is as of the day of news publication