Plan your own Umrah, on real numbers
We track what Makkah and Madinah hotels actually cost, measure how far they really are from the Haram, and keep the entry rules current. We don’t sell packages. We publish what we can verify, and we date every figure.
What we maintain
Logged weekly
Tracked hotel prices
We log nightly rates across fixed future date windows, every week. That is how we can tell you whether today’s price is high or low — not just what it is.
Measured, not guessed
Real walking distances
Every hotel is mapped to its actual walking route and its gate at Masjid al-Haram. Not the straight line a booking site reports.
Checked monthly
Current entry rules
Saudi entry requirements changed three times between October 2025 and July 2026. Every rules page carries the date we last checked it.
Start here
Do you need an Umrah visa in 2026?
Since October 2025 you almost certainly don’t. Here is what actually changed, and the permit that catches people out instead.
What Umrah costs from the UK
Every line, priced. Where DIY beats a package, where it doesn’t, and the three decisions that move the total most.
The Haramain train, end to end
Fares, luggage limits, the airport connection, and where the miqat falls seven minutes out of Madinah.
How we verify
Where every number here comes from, how often we recheck it, and what we will not claim.
We don’t sell Umrah packages, and we’re not a travel agency. Umrah Index earns a commission when readers book hotels and services through our links, at no extra cost. That never changes which hotel we rank first — our ordering is set by distance, price and verified policy, and we say so on every page. Our methodology · Affiliate disclosure