Umrah Packages from Windsor

Travel Logistics & Umrah Flight Prices from Windsor

Pilgrims fly from your nearest Canadian international airport to King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah (JED). Direct and one-stop routings are typically operated by Emirates, Qatar Airways, Turkish Airlines.

• Economy return fare
  C$1,200 – C$1,650
• Premium / Business return fare
  C$2,600 – C$4,400

Prices are indicative return fares from Windsor. Peak season (Ramadan, school holidays) and last-minute bookings run higher. Fares are estimated separately from hotel/land packages.

Umrah Package Durations from Windsor

Getting from YYZ to Makkah

Windsor pilgrims fly out of Toronto Pearson International (YYZ), about a 60-minute domestic flight away. Because that transfer sits before a three-hour international check-in, we build the pickup time backwards from the flight rather than from your postcode.

Non-stop service to King Abdulaziz International runs from YYZ on Saudia; expect around 12h 45m in the air. Fewer sectors also means far less risk of luggage going astray before your first Tawaf.

We always price the one-stop alternatives (Royal Air Maroc via Casablanca and Turkish Airlines via Istanbul) beside the non-stop, so you can decide whether the time saved is worth the fare difference.

The realistic window is C$1,020–C$1,725 per person return from YYZ. We do not mark up flights, so the number we show you is the number the airline is charging on that day.

Windsor departures: how we work locally

Families from the Windsor Islamic Association community make up a large share of our Windsor departures. They came from referrals, and referrals stop instantly the first time a hotel is misrepresented — so we verify every property in person.

Households in Windsor Central often travel together, and we handle the logistics as a single booking: one transfer to Toronto Pearson International, one Jeddah pickup, adjacent rooms in both cities.

Our team answers on WhatsApp during Windsor waking hours, not only Saudi office hours, and we stay reachable for the whole journey — not just until the deposit clears.

Where Windsor pilgrims stay in Makkah

Because your flight is non-stop, the ground plan is simple: meet at arrivals, straight to Makkah, check in, rest before Tawaf. Most Windsor guests are at the Haram the same day.

The C$1,000–C$4,000 band spans everything from a Haram-gate tower to an excellent four-star a short walk out. Room standards barely differ across that range — location is what you are paying for.

The properties Windsor pilgrims book most often are Fairmont Clock Royal Tower, Pullman ZamZam Makkah, Conrad Makkah, Swissotel Al Maqam, Makkah Towers and Anjum Hotel Makkah — each page shows live rates, verified gate-to-lobby walking times and real guest feedback.

Whatever tier you choose, we publish the real walking distance to the nearest Haram gate rather than a straight-line figure. The gap between those two numbers is what makes people feel misled on arrival.

The real cost of Umrah from Windsor

There is no single Windsor Umrah price, but there is a reliable range — and knowing where your trip sits in it stops you overpaying.

Number one is airfare: C$1,020–C$1,725 return per person from your local airport. Number two is the land package — Makkah and Madinah hotels, Jeddah transfers, the intercity leg and Ziyarat — at C$1,000 to C$4,000 per person for ten nights, depending on how close to Masjid al-Haram you sleep.

You are effectively buying walking distance. For pilgrims from Windsor travelling with elderly parents that premium is usually justified; for a fit couple staying eleven nights, it rarely is.

No surprise line items appear after you pay. Taxes, Saudi visa processing, airport pickup, the Makkah–Madinah transfer and Ziyarat are all priced in. Cheaper quotes from Canada almost always exclude one of those four things.

Visa, vaccination and documents from Windsor

Canadian passport holders can use the Saudi eVisa, approved online in 24–72 hours and valid for a year of multiple entries. Permanent residents travelling on other passports should confirm eligibility before booking non-refundable flights.

Beyond the visa, the recurring failure points are passport validity under six months, an absent ACWY vaccination record, and single-parent travel without a signed consent letter. Our team audits those before departure rather than at the check-in desk.

There is no visa admin fee on Windsor bookings. Should the application be declined for reasons you did not cause, the ground portion of what you paid comes back in full.

When Windsor families should travel

Canadian pilgrims cluster into the March break, the July–August summer holidays and the December winter break. Late January through February and the second half of September are the value windows despite the cold departure weather.

Across Ontario the same pattern repeats every year, and it is worth planning around rather than fighting. If your dates are fixed by work or school, book early — peak-window fares rise steadily and rarely fall back. If they are flexible, moving ten days in either direction is worth more than any promotion.

Treat Ramadan separately. Rates in the final ten nights bear no relation to the rest of the year, and the good hotels near the Haram are gone long before the month begins — Windsor families should be planning by the previous autumn.