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Hi all,
The beginning of this month I traveled from Qatar to UAE on motorcycle, transiting via KSA. No problem for me obtaining a transit visa and the check-points at each border crossing were quick and efficient.
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21 Oct 2014
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Nice job, Ben!
Would you share some details?
Where did you get the transit visa? How much did it cost? What country is your bike registered? Do you have a Gulf Coast ID card? Are you Muslim?
If you're around the Middle East, I'm in Oman for the next year or two. No bike here yet, but I have an open bed, plenty of parking, and a liquor license.
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22 Oct 2014
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Originally Posted by DaveSmith
Nice job, Ben!
Would you share some details?
Where did you get the transit visa? How much did it cost? What country is your bike registered? Do you have a Gulf Coast ID card? Are you Muslim?
If you're around the Middle East, I'm in Oman for the next year or two. No bike here yet, but I have an open bed, plenty of parking, and a liquor license.
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I obtained the transit visa in Qatar, a local agency (+974 44929224 / info@durramakkah.com), it took roughly a week and the cost was 150 Qatar Riyals. My bike is registered in Qatar, I have a residency here and non-muslim. The visa was valid for 3 days and roundtrip option. I have had friends who have transited to Jordan, so the final destination would not be an issue.
I had a friend, non-resident who was going to join me (two-up) and it was no problem for him to do obtain a transit visa as well (but only one way for non-gulf residents).
Here is a good link for further information on the transit: http://www.qnhg.org/files/wpro_share...0by%20road.pdf
FYI, I did the transit in the night, some sections of the road weren't that well lit, but otherwise all was good! Now in Greece
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Thanks a lot of the name and email address. I'm contacting this agency. Hope they still exist, and hope transit is still possible (by car). What kind of reason did you give for driving through Saudi instead of flying?
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11 Apr 2015
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Any answer from the agency?
Hi yirara!
Let us know if everything works for you...
we are planning to go overland from europe to sout africa. Your information can really help us.
cheers.
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Nothing new as of yet. Also no answer from the agency above. I guess I need to call them. But I have other things on my mind at the moment.
But anyway, I'm working on friends to convince them to do a car trip to Bahrain or UAE in autumn as they did those trips in the past and have taken passengers along. Thus it seems to be possible after all.
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21 Oct 2014
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bensimpson3
Hi all,
The beginning of this month I traveled from Qatar to UAE on motorcycle, transiting via KSA. No problem for me obtaining a transit visa and the check-points at each border crossing were quick and efficient.
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Loooong time ago (1979 when i lived in Umm Said / Mesaieed) I went from Qatar to UAE in a car and on the visa it was stated (in Arabic) that the visa was only valid for going to UAE and it was only valid for a very short time (a few hours?). Is this still the case?
Edit:
I just found this old map and it reminds me of two factors:
-The border between UAE and Saudi is still disputed
-The distance you cover in Saudi is very short (25km?)
My guess is that it's easier to get the visa if you go from Qatar to UAE because it's a short distance and there is nowhere else to go on the route.
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