Shipping Company from Madinah to Libya 0552803439 | Sea Freight for Containers and Household Goods, Car Shipping to Tripoli

Home Safe is a shipping company from Madinah to Libya that moves cars, furniture, goods, dates and parcels from your home in Madinah to Tripoli, Misrata, Khoms, Benghazi and Tobruk. The shipment travels by truck to Jeddah Islamic Port, about 420 km away, or to Yanbu port, about 220 km away, and then sails through the Suez Canal to the Mediterranean. A full container arrives within 14 to 30 days, and air freight within 2 to 7 days. A carton starts from SAR 140, a car from SAR 3,220, and a container from SAR 4,600. To book: 0552803439.

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1. Who ships from Madinah to Libya, and what do they ship?
2. Route and transit time from Madinah to Libya
3. Yanbu or Jeddah: which port does your shipment leave from?
4. Shipping prices from Madinah to Libya
5. What is distinctive about shipping from Madinah?
6. Shipping household and office furniture from Madinah to Libya
7. Full container or part load?
8. Shipping small and large parcels and visitors’ luggage
9. Shipping electrical appliances and electronics
10. Shipping dates, commercial and industrial goods from Madinah to Libya
11. Car shipping from Madinah to Libya
12. Car documents and import conditions in Libya
13. Packing and wrapping for sea freight
14. Documents and customs clearance
15. What cannot be shipped to Libya or needs a permit
16. Destinations in Libya: Tripoli, Misrata, Khoms, Benghazi and Tobruk
17. Our services for individuals, companies, government bodies, embassies and consulates
18. Land freight from Madinah to Libya across Egypt
19. Air freight from Madinah to Libya
20. Collection from Madinah’s districts and governorates, and temporary storage
21. Steps for shipping from Madinah to Libya
22. Tracking and insurance
23. Shipping from Libya to Madinah
24. Tips before shipping from Madinah to Libya
25. How do you choose a shipping company from Madinah to Libya?
26. Common mistakes when shipping from Madinah to Libya
27. Why Home Safe for shipping from Madinah to Libya?
28. Related articles and pages
29. Tags
30. Frequently asked questions about shipping from Madinah to Libya
31. How much does shipping from Madinah to Libya cost?
32. How long does shipping from Madinah to Libya take?
33. Which port does the shipment leave from: Yanbu or Jeddah?
34. Which Libyan port does the shipment arrive at?
35. How is a car shipped from Madinah to Libya?
36. Do I complete the car’s export papers in Madinah or in Jeddah?
37. What is the age condition for a car in Libya?
38. What is the best way to ship furniture from Madinah to Libya?
39. What is the fastest way to deliver parcels to Libya?
40. Is there land freight from Madinah to Libya?
41. Do you ship Libyan visitors’ and pilgrims’ luggage from hotels?
42. Can Madinah dates be shipped to Libya?
43. Do you offer temporary storage before shipping?
44. Who pays Libyan customs?
45. Do you ship from Libya to Madinah?

The container’s journey: your home in Madinah → truck to Jeddah Islamic Port or Yanbu port → northern Red Sea → Suez Canal → the quay at Tripoli, Misrata or Benghazi on the Mediterranean · How long it takes: 14–30 days by ship, 10–20 days by truck across Egypt, and 2–7 days by plane.

Who ships from Madinah to Libya, and what do they ship?

Most of those who ask about this route are Libyans living in Madinah or visiting it. One is a family that has finished its working years and wants to move its whole home; another is a student who has completed his studies and has books and belongings; another is a visitor or pilgrim who bought more than the plane will carry. Others are car buyers who found what suits them in Madinah’s showrooms, and traders who buy dates from its central market. Each of them needs a different shipping method, summarised here:

Shipper	What they ship	Most suitable method
A returning Libyan family	A full home’s furniture, appliances and sometimes a car	A 20ft or 40ft container loaded at the door
A student or an employee whose contract has ended	Books, clothes and personal devices	Part-load sea freight by the carton or cubic metre
A visitor or pilgrim	Excess bags, gifts and cartons of dates	Consolidated freight, or air for what is wanted quickly
A car buyer	A car from a showroom or its owner	A shared container with racks, or RoRo
A dates and foodstuffs trader	Ajwa, Safawi and Sukkari by the pallet	A full container, refrigerated in summer
A company or official body	Equipment, office furniture and documents	Container or air, depending on urgency

Route and transit time from Madinah to Libya

There is no continuous road between the Kingdom and Libya: the Red Sea and then Egypt lie between them. So most of what is shipped from Madinah travels by sea. The truck leaves Madinah for the port on the Red Sea coast, the ship then heads north to the Suez Canal and enters the Mediterranean, and it berths at the Libyan port nearest the consignee. The time we quote is counted from your door in Madinah to the consignee’s door, not from the moment of sailing. These are its stages:

Stage	What happens	Approximate time
Loading in Madinah	Packing, inventory and loading the container or truck at your door	Usually one day
Haulage to the port	A truck to Jeddah port or Yanbu port	Hours to a day
Export and port entry	Export clearance and waiting for the vessel’s date	2 to 4 days
Sailing	The Red Sea, then the Suez Canal, then the Mediterranean	10 to 20 days
Clearance in Libya	Customs declaration, inspection and payment of duties	Days, depending on the port and how complete the file is
Delivery inside Libya	A truck from the port to the consignee’s city	A day or more, depending on distance

The sea is not the only way. There is a land route on which the truck boards the Red Sea ferry and crosses Egypt, and there is air for what cannot wait. Two methods can be combined in one shipment, for example furniture by sea and documents and medicines by air. All the methods are compared in this table:

Method	Approximate time	Best for
Sea, full container	14–30 days	A whole home’s furniture, cars and commercial containers
Sea, consolidated part load	20–40 days	Cartons and one or two rooms when there is no hurry
RoRo for vehicles	15–30 days	Running cars, trucks and equipment
Land across Egypt	10–20 days	Medium furniture loads, and cargo bound for eastern Libya
Air	2–7 days	Medicines, spare parts, documents and urgent parcels

What lengthens the time?

• Waiting for consolidation: a shared container does not move until it is full.
• The vessel’s date: missing a sailing means waiting for the next, which is why we book before loading.
• Transhipment: some lines move the container to another vessel at an intermediate Mediterranean port.
• An incomplete file: an error in the invoice or the list of contents halts clearance in Libya.
• Madinah’s seasons: Ramadan and Hajj add pressure on trucks, roads and ports.

Yanbu or Jeddah: which port does your shipment leave from?

Everyone who ships from Madinah asks this, because Yanbu is clearly nearer. The answer is that nearness alone is not enough. A port is chosen by the sailing available from it, not by the distance to it. Jeddah Islamic Port is the Kingdom’s largest on the Red Sea, and most container lines and car carriers bound for the Mediterranean call there, so sailing from it to the Libyan ports is the norm. Yanbu has a commercial port and an industrial port, and its container services are regional, linking it with Jeddah and the ports of the northern Red Sea. So we use it when it has a sailing that suits your type of shipment and your date, and we do not promise it before we have checked the schedule.

Comparison	Jeddah Islamic Port	Yanbu port
Distance from Madinah	About 420 km	About 220 km
Sailings to the Mediterranean	Many and regular	Limited, and confirmed for each shipment
Car shipping	Containers and RoRo	When a suitable vessel is available
Inland haulage charge	Higher, as the road is longer	Lower, as the port is near
When we choose it	For most shipments	When it truly saves time or cost

Either way nothing changes for you. We book the space on the vessel before loading day, tell you the name of the port and the expected sailing date, and the inland haulage appears as a clear line in the price. Port details are on the ports and gateways page, and the sea service is in the article international sea freight from Jeddah.

Shipping prices from Madinah to Libya

The price on this route has three parts: haulage from Madinah to the port, then the sea, land or air freight, then the services in Libya if you ask for delivery to the door. The prices below are those from which our services to Libya from the western region start. The inland haulage from Madinah to the port is added to them, and it follows the volume of the shipment and the port chosen:

What you ship	Method	Price starts from
A carton	Consolidated sea or land freight	SAR 140
Per kilogram above 100 kg	Consolidated freight	SAR 5.5 per kilogram
A cubic metre	Part-load sea freight	SAR 415
A small load	Minimum per shipment	SAR 1,380
A bedroom	Part load	SAR 1,650
A small car	Shared container or RoRo	SAR 3,220
20ft container	Full container	SAR 4,600
40ft container	Full container	SAR 5,200
Air freight	From Madinah or Jeddah airport	SAR 28 per kilogram
Documents	Express	SAR 83
Haulage from Madinah to the port	Truck or car transporter	Set on request, by volume and port

Prices circulating in the market for shipping from the Kingdom to Libya are higher than that: a carton between SAR 150 and 350, a kilogram for large loads between SAR 6 and 9, a cubic metre between SAR 450 and 650, a bedroom between SAR 1,800 and 2,500, a small car between SAR 3,500 and 5,000, and a small parcel by express courier between roughly SAR 360 and 630. Higher figures are also quoted for this route from Madinah, such as SAR 1,200 for an air parcel of up to 5 kg, SAR 3,200 for a load of up to 100 kg, between SAR 1,500 and 4,000 for medium furniture loads, SAR 4,500 and above for sea freight, and SAR 6,800 for a car. Container rates move with the shipping lines’ prices, so we fix them for you on the day of booking. They are detailed in the article container shipping prices from Jeddah.

What sets the price	Its effect
Method	Sea is the most economical, air the fastest and dearest, and land in between
Volume or weight	By the cubic metre or container type at sea, and by weight in the air. Work it out with the CBM calculator
Port of departure	Haulage to Yanbu is shorter than haulage to Jeddah
Libyan port	The rate differs between Tripoli, Misrata, Khoms and Benghazi
Scope of service	To the Libyan port, or to the consignee’s door
Added services	Dismantling, packing, storage, insurance and assembly
Season	Ramadan, Hajj and summer see higher demand

How do you reduce the cost?

• Choose a part load if your belongings fill less than half a container.
• If they exceed 15 cubic metres, compare the full-container price with the per-metre price.
• Put the car and the furniture in one 40ft container instead of two shipments.
• Book three weeks before Ramadan and Hajj.
• Choose the Libyan port nearest the consignee’s city, as transport inside Libya is costly over long distances.

The other factors are on the pricing factors page.

What is distinctive about shipping from Madinah?

Madinah is an inland city with no port, yet it is not far from the sea. And it has what Makkah does not: an international airport of its own, Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz Airport. Most of its districts are level and their streets wide, so the container truck reaches the door of the house in most of them. On the other hand, the surroundings of the Prophet’s Mosque are crowded with hotels and pedestrians, and the entry of large trucks to the city centre is regulated by hours set by the traffic department, tighter in the seasons. We confirm the hours in force before loading day.

Madinah is also particular in what leaves it. It is the Kingdom’s third-largest date-producing region, and its central market sells Ajwa, Safawi, Sukkari and Medjool. Dates are a food cargo with their own packing and documents. The city has a station on the Haramain high-speed railway too, but it is a passenger train that carries no freight. So anyone who came by it and has excess luggage hands it to us in Madinah and travels light.

Madinah particular	Its effect on your shipment	What we do
No port in the city	The container and the car first travel by road to Jeddah or Yanbu	The vessel is booked before loading, and haulage to the port is the same day
An international airport in the city	An air shipment may leave from Madinah directly	We hand it over at Madinah airport, or divert it to Jeddah airport if there is no suitable flight
Regulated truck entry to the centre	Loading within set hours	We fix the appointment in advance within the allowed time
Central-area hotels	No room for a truck to stop or for lengthy packing	A small vehicle collects bags and cartons from reception
Dates	A cargo affected by heat and humidity	Ventilated cartons and pallets, and a refrigerated container for quantities in summer
Zamzam water	Its export is restricted	It is not shipped with furniture or parcels

Shipping household and office furniture from Madinah to Libya

Furniture travelling to Libya stays in the container for weeks and goes through at least three handlings: loading in Madinah, lifting onto the vessel, and discharge at the Libyan port. So the work begins, before packing, with a step many skip: the inventory. We bring the pieces out to the courtyard or entrance of the house, number them one by one, and write the list before anything enters the container. That list is what Libyan customs asks for, and it is what you check against on delivery.

• Survey: free, by photos or a home visit, to estimate the volume and choose the container.
• Dismantling: we take apart wardrobes, bedrooms, majlis sets and desks, and each piece’s screws and hinges go into a bag bearing its number and fastened to it, so nothing is missing at assembly in Libya.
• Marine packing: timber is wrapped in blankets, mirrors and glass in layers of bubble wrap, stretch film is then pulled tight over everything to keep sea humidity out, and screens and chandeliers go into wooden crates.
• Numbered inventory: a number on every piece and carton that matches the list of contents.
• Loading: a 20ft or 40ft container stands at the door, is loaded once and sealed in front of you.
• In Libya: unloading and carrying into the home, and assembly if you ask for it.

Office furniture is handled the same way, with particular care for files and devices: each department’s desks are numbered together, and servers and printers travel in their crates. Libya’s electricity is 230 volts, close to the Kingdom’s, but the sockets differ, so your appliances may need a plug adaptor. Service details are on the furniture shipping page.

Full container or part load?

Volume settles the question. Someone moving a whole home takes a container to himself, loaded at his door, sealed, and not opened until Libya. Someone shipping cartons or one room pays only for the space he occupies, and his belongings are carried to the consolidation warehouse and travel with other people’s shipments. The two options differ in price, time and the number of handlings:

Comparison	Full container	Consolidated part load
You pay for	The whole container	What you occupy, by the cubic metre
Time	14–30 days	20–40 days
Loading	At your door in Madinah, sealed in front of you	At the consolidation warehouse with other shipments
Best for	A whole home or more than 15 cubic metres	Cartons and one or two rooms
Price starts from	SAR 4,600 for a 20ft container	SAR 415 per cubic metre

Capacity decides between the two sizes: roughly 28 cubic metres in a 20ft container, enough for a family moving a flat of two or three rooms out of Madinah, and roughly 58 cubic metres in a 40ft, which takes the contents of an entire house or a car with furniture loaded beside it. The measurements are set out on the container sizes page, and how the service works on the sea freight page.

Shipping small and large parcels and visitors’ luggage

A Libyan visitor leaves Madinah with more than he arrived with: dates, prayer rugs, gifts and clothes. A resident sends cartons to his family in the seasons. These do not need a container. They are shipped by the carton or the kilogram in consolidated freight if you are not in a hurry, and by air if you want them within days. We collect them from the home or the hotel reception against a receipt showing the number of pieces and their weight.

• Carton: from SAR 140 by consolidated freight, double-walled, and no more than 30 kg.
• Per kilogram: from SAR 5.5 above 100 kg.
• By air: from SAR 28 per kilogram, on the greater of actual and volumetric weight.
• Large parcels: fixed on a pallet and wrapped in stretch film so that they stay together.
• Consignee details: full name, city, district and a Libyan mobile number.
• Declaration: an honest description of the contents and their value, and no prohibited items however small.

Details are on the parcel shipping page.

Shipping electrical appliances and electronics

Appliances are the first to suffer on a long sea voyage if they are packed the way wood is packed. A fridge’s compressor is damaged if it is carried tilted, a screen breaks from pressure in the wrong place, and computer boards are spoilt by the humidity that condenses inside the container. Our rule is simple: the valuable and light travels by air, and the heavy and large travels by sea in packing that allows for both shock and humidity.

• Fridges, washing machines and air conditioners: emptied and dried a day before, their moving parts secured, and loaded upright.
• Screens: in the original carton if available, or in a wooden crate with foam padding.
• Computers and phones: usually by air, with a statement of their number and models.
• Desiccant bags: inside the carton of every appliance that travels by sea.
• Commercial quantities: a detailed invoice with models and serial numbers.

Shipping dates, commercial and industrial goods from Madinah to Libya

Madinah’s best-known export is its dates, and demand for them in Libya rises before Ramadan. Other goods leave with them, bought by Libyan traders from Madinah’s markets or from the factories of nearby Yanbu Industrial City. We collect directly from the supplier, combine purchases from several suppliers in one container, and prepare the documents before the goods leave Madinah. Heavy cargo is secured inside the container with straps and timber that stop it moving as the vessel rolls.

Item	Shipping method	What it needs
Dates	Pallets in a dry container, refrigerated in summer	Health certificate, certificate of origin and a visible expiry date
Packaged foodstuffs	Dry or refrigerated container	A clear product label and a health certificate
Perfumes, incense and gifts	Sea with special packing	A statement of contents; restricted by air
Clothes, carpets and fabrics	Bales and cartons in consolidated freight	A packing list with count and weight
Building materials and industrial products	Strapped pallets in a full container	Planned weight distribution, and safety data sheets for chemicals
Spare parts and equipment	Sea for quantities, air for urgent items	Part numbers on the invoice

A regular importer gets a fixed monthly schedule and a price agreed for the season. Details are on the commercial shipping page.

Car shipping from Madinah to Libya

A car is not driven to Libya; it is shipped by sea. A car transporter collects it from your home or the showroom in Madinah and carries it to the port, where it is photographed and handed over for shipping. The most requested option on this route is the shared container with racks. Sloping steel racks are fixed inside it, so one car stands on the floor and another above it, and a 40ft container carries three or four cars. Each car is strapped by its wheels, and the freight is divided among the owners.

Method	How it works	Suits
Shared container with racks	Three or four cars for different customers in a 40ft container, on steel racks and straps	Ordinary cars, showroom traders, and anyone wanting the lowest price
Dedicated container	A 20ft container for one car, or a 40ft for two. Secured with straps and wooden chocks, and sealed	Luxury and new cars, and anyone shipping furniture with the car
RoRo	The car is driven up the vessel’s ramp and driven off at the Libyan port	Running cars, trucks and buses

The price starts from SAR 3,220 for a small car, and the transporter’s charge from Madinah to the port is added. A shared container waits until its number of cars is complete. RoRo requires the car to run and to be completely empty, with no bag or carton inside. A dedicated container gives the most protection at the highest price. The comparison is on the container car shipping and RoRo car shipping pages, and in the article car shipping from Saudi Arabia.

• Before handover: a quarter tank of fuel or less, a clean and empty car, and a photo of the odometer.
• Documentation: inspection and photographs from every angle on collection in Madinah, and a condition report of which you take a copy.
• Protection: a cover for the car inside the container on request, against dust and scratches.
• Trucks and equipment: on RoRo or a flat-rack container after the dimensions and weight are studied. Details are on the heavy equipment shipping page.
• Insurance: we advise it for every car; it is calculated as a percentage of the declared value.

Car documents and import conditions in Libya

Before you pay a riyal at a showroom in Madinah, make sure Libya will accept the car. If it is refused on arrival, or duties you had not budgeted for are imposed on it, your loss exceeds the entire freight charge. The export formalities, for their part, are finished in Madinah itself, and there is no need to travel to Jeddah to complete them.

Item	Detail
Proof of ownership	The registration or a notarised sale contract, and a stamped purchase invoice if from a showroom
Export certificate	From the Madinah traffic department after fines are settled and the plates surrendered
Details of both parties	The sender’s ID, and the Libyan consignee’s name, national number or passport, and address
Bill of lading	Issued after loading; the car is collected with it at the Libyan port
Age of the car	Not fixed: Libyan decisions revise it from time to time. The limit currently applied is around 10 years counted from the year of manufacture, and certain categories are exempted. We check it for you before you buy
Steering and condition	Left-hand drive only, and cars with serious accident damage may be refused
Libyan duties	Calculated on value, engine capacity and year of manufacture, and paid by the consignee

The safest course is to ask us before closing the deal: we need only three details, the model, the year of manufacture and the engine capacity, and we answer with two things: whether Libya will accept the car, and roughly what you will have paid in total by the time you receive it. For more, see the car shipping guide.

Packing and wrapping for sea freight

A container at sea is exposed to two things that transport within a city never meets: humidity that condenses on its walls as the temperature changes between night and day, and constant rolling that shifts anything not secured. A Madinah shipment adds hundreds of kilometres of road before the port. So we assess every shipment before packing it and choose for each piece what suits its material and size.

• Against humidity: tight stretch film, and desiccant bags inside appliance cartons and inside the container.
• Against shock: multi-layer bubble wrap, double-walled corrugated cartons, corner protectors, and wooden crates for valuables.
• Stowage: heavy items at the bottom, gaps filled, and the load strapped to the container’s lashing rings.
• Labels: a number on every piece with the consignee’s name and city, to make sorting in Libya easy.

Packing methods are in the packing guide, and securing inside the container is on the packing and lashing page.

Documents and customs clearance

We go through the shipment’s papers one by one while the container is still in Madinah, that is, before it sets out on the road to the port. An error found with us is corrected within an hour; the same error surfacing at the Libyan port costs days of waiting with storage charges on top. Once the vessel berths, the file passes to our broker there, who files the customs declaration, attends the inspection, coordinates the assessment and payment of duties with the consignee, and then obtains the release order.

Type of shipment	Documents	Note
Furniture and personal effects	The bill of lading, the numbered inventory list drawn up in Madinah, the sender’s ID, and the consignee’s national number or passport	Describing them as the used effects of someone returning for good usually earns easier treatment
Commercial goods	The importer’s registration in Libya, the supplier’s commercial invoice, the certificate of origin, the packing list and the bill of lading	Foodstuffs and dates need a health certificate
A car	Registration, purchase invoice, export certificate and bill of lading	Duties on value, engine capacity and year of manufacture
Parcels and a visitor’s luggage	A description of the contents and their value, a passport copy, and the consignee’s details	Within the limits of personal use

The documents are explained on the shipping documents page, and the procedures on the customs clearance page.

What cannot be shipped to Libya or needs a permit

Restrictions are of two kinds: items that are not accepted at all, and items accepted with a document. The second kind is what causes people delays, because the owner assumes it is allowed without condition. So tell us everything in your shipment before packing, not after.

Item	Status
Narcotics and alcohol	Prohibited
Weapons, ammunition, explosives and flammable materials	Prohibited
Counterfeit goods and forged currency	Confiscated
Undeclared cash and gold	Not shipped in cartons or containers
Medicines and supplements	With a prescription for personal use, and the health authority’s approval for commercial quantities
Foodstuffs and dates in quantity	With health certificates and an expiry date
Plants and agricultural products	With a phytosanitary certificate
Wireless communication devices	With a prior permit
Zamzam water	Not shipped; its export from the Kingdom is restricted
Batteries, perfumes and liquids	Subject to special conditions in air freight

The general list is on the prohibited items page.

Destinations in Libya: Tripoli, Misrata, Khoms, Benghazi and Tobruk

The Libyan coast runs for about 1,800 km, and Tripoli and Benghazi are more than 1,000 km apart by road. So choosing the wrong port means a long and costly road haul after arrival. That is why we ask about the consignee’s city first and then choose the port. When the vessel berths, clearance begins, and after release the shipment leaves on a truck for the consignee’s address, or he collects it from the port if he prefers.

Port	Region	Cities it serves
Tripoli	West	Tripoli, Zawiya, Sabratha, Gharyan
Misrata	West and centre	Misrata, Zliten, Sirte, and the southern cities
Khoms	West	Khoms and Tarhuna, and an alternative to Tripoli when it is congested
Benghazi	East	Benghazi, Marj, Bayda, Ajdabiya
Tobruk	Far east	Tobruk, Derna, with the Musaid land border post nearby

The southern cities, such as Sabha, are served by road from Misrata or Tripoli on request. If your shipment is for more than one city, say furniture for Tripoli and cartons for Misrata, it is sorted in the inventory in Madinah and distributed after clearance. Times for each destination are on the transit times page.

Our services for individuals, companies, government bodies, embassies and consulates

Everyone shipping from Madinah to Libya follows the same road, yet their requests are not alike. The head of a family cares about knowing the price in advance and having someone handle the paperwork for him. A trader asks about dates that do not shift and proper invoices. A government department or a diplomatic mission, for its part, requires every stage documented and a handover recorded in a signed report. The table shows what we arrange for each group:

Customer	What they usually ship	What we arrange
Individuals and families	Furniture, luggage, a car and cartons	Survey, packing, an itemised price and delivery to the door
Visitors and pilgrims	Bags, gifts and dates	Collection from the hotel and delivery in the owner’s city
Traders and companies	Goods, containers and equipment	A regular schedule, a tax invoice and document follow-up
Government bodies	Devices, printed matter and office furniture	Full documentation, a timetable and delivery against a receipt record
Embassies and consulates	Transferred staff’s effects and the mission’s supplies	Coordination with the receiving party in Libya, and documents as the mission requires

Sensitive technical devices are shipped in sealed crates, and by air if time matters more than cost. We do not promise any party a customs exemption of our own; an exemption is granted by the Libyan authorities on its documents, and our role is to prepare the file in full.

Land freight from Madinah to Libya across Egypt

The land route starts from Madinah in the right direction. The truck heads north to Duba port on the Red Sea, boards the ferry with its load as it is, and comes off at Safaga port on the Egyptian coast, where inspection and customs procedures take place. It then crosses Egypt westwards to the Salloum border post and enters Libya at the Musaid post. It reaches Tobruk first and then Benghazi, and continues along the coastal road to Sirte, Misrata and Tripoli.

• Its advantage: the shipment stays in the same truck from Madinah to Libya, so handling is reduced.
• Time: 10 to 20 days, depending on procedures at the three border points.
• Best for: medium furniture loads, goods bound for the cities of eastern Libya, and foodstuffs in refrigerated trucks.
• What it needs: transit papers allowing the truck through Egyptian territory, and a precise list of contents, because it is reviewed at Safaga and again at Salloum and Musaid.
• When it does not suit: for cars, for very small loads, and for shipments bound for the far west.

Details are on the land freight page.

Air freight from Madinah to Libya

Some shipments cannot wait for a ship: medicine for a patient, a spare part on which a workshop or factory depends, an official document with a deadline. These travel by air. Madinah has an advantage here, as Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport is in the city. There are no direct flights from it to the Libyan airports, so the shipment travels through a transit hub. If Madinah airport has no flight that suits its size, we carry it to King Abdulaziz Airport in Jeddah. It reaches Mitiga airport in Tripoli, Benina in Benghazi or Misrata airport within 2 to 7 days including clearance.

• For whom: medicines, spare parts, documents, commercial samples and valuable electronics.
• Medicines: with a prescription or medical report for personal use, and in temperature-holding packing for what needs cooling.
• Calculation: the airline weighs the parcel and measures its size, then charges you on whichever figure is higher. Try your numbers beforehand in the volumetric weight calculator.
• Price: air freight starts from SAR 28 per kilogram, and express documents from SAR 83.
• What it does not suit: furniture, building materials and bulky goods.
• Restricted by air: liquids, perfumes and batteries board the aircraft only under conditions, so ask us about them before you close the carton.

Details are on the air freight page, and in the article air freight office in Jeddah.

Collection from Madinah’s districts and governorates, and temporary storage

Our crew comes to your door wherever you live in Madinah, whether in Quba, Awali or Khalidiyah, in Aziziyah, Difa and King Fahd, or in Salam, Aqool and Shuran, and packs and loads on the spot. Collection does not stop at the city limits either: the region’s governorates are covered too, and what we collect there joins the truck going to the port:

Place	Distance from Madinah	Note
Central-area hotels	Within the city	Bags and cartons collected from reception by a small vehicle
Yanbu	About 220 km	On the coast, and added to the shipment on its way to the port
Badr	About 150 km	On the coast road, collected before departure day
Khaybar	About 170 km	Collected before departure day and gathered in Madinah
Al-Hanakiyah	About 110 km	Collected before departure day and gathered in Madinah

If you are gathering purchases from more than one supplier, or your home in Libya is not ready yet, or your date falls in the visiting season, we store your shipment in our warehouse, packed and inventoried. The warehouse is closed and monitored by cameras, and you can ask for photos of your shipment while it is there. The storage period and its charge are set on request. Details are on the storage page.

Steps for shipping from Madinah to Libya

1. Contact: you send photos of what you want shipped, together with the name of your district in Madinah and the Libyan city where the consignee is waiting.
2. Method and price: we propose the method, the port of departure and the Libyan port, and you receive an itemised price.
3. Booking: we book the space on the vessel or aircraft and set the loading day within the allowed hours.
4. Inventory and packing: at your address, with a numbered list of contents and photos of every piece.
5. Haulage to the port: the sealed container or the car moves to Jeddah or Yanbu the same day.
6. Documents and export: a complete file reviewed before port entry, after which the bill of lading is issued.
7. Sailing and tracking: the container or bill of lading number, and an update at every stage.
8. Clearance and delivery: our agent at the Libyan port handles the customs formalities, after which the owner collects from the quay or we bring the shipment to his door.

Tracking and insurance

Weeks lie between Madinah and the consignee’s door in Libya, and we do not leave you without news during them. You get a reference number the day we collect the shipment, then the container and bill of lading numbers the day the vessel sails, and with those you can watch its position whenever you like. A message from us reaches you at each move: the shipment left Madinah, then entered the port, sailed, passed the canal, berthed in Libya, and then the release was issued and it went out for delivery.

• Tracking: enter the bill of lading or container number on the shipping line’s website and the vessel’s position appears. The method is explained on the track your shipment page.
• Documentation: photos of every piece before packing and after loading, the basis of any claim.
• Insurance: not compulsory, and its premium is a percentage of the value you declare. Our view is that no car, whole-home furniture load or electronics should travel without it. It is explained on the cargo insurance page.
• On receipt: check the pieces against the list and note any remark before signing.

Shipping from Libya to Madinah

We serve the opposite direction as well. Our agents at the Libyan ports take in your shipment there and load it on a vessel for Jeddah Islamic Port. Once it is released it completes the journey by truck to Madinah and reaches your address within the hours when trucks are permitted to enter. If you are a Saudi returning from work in Libya, your used personal effects are exempt and a list of contents is enough for them. The Kingdom’s duties and tax are charged on commercial goods, and the amount varies with the type.

Tips before shipping from Madinah to Libya

• Plan early and book three weeks before Ramadan and Hajj, as loading within the season is harder and dearer.
• Name the consignee’s city precisely from the first call, as the Libyan port is chosen by it.
• Measure your belongings or photograph them all; an accurate volume gives you a price that does not change on loading day.
• Write an honest description for every carton; an accurate description shortens inspection in Libya.
• Ask about the car’s conditions in Libya before buying it, not after.
• Do not put Zamzam water, cash or gold in the cartons.
• Give the consignee the bill of lading number and the broker’s name, and stay in touch with us until delivery day.

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

Do not judge by price alone. Ask these six questions and hear the answer before you hand over your belongings:

What to ask about	A reassuring sign	A warning sign
Registration	A commercial registration and a contract in the establishment’s name	An anonymous account and only a mobile number
Port of departure	Names the port and the vessel’s date before loading	“From Yanbu tomorrow” with no confirmed booking
Libyan port	Asks about the consignee’s city, then proposes the port	One port for the whole of Libya
Time	A door-to-door time with a realistic margin	“One week by sea”
Price	Itemised: inland haulage, sea, clearance, delivery	A single figure with no idea what it covers
In Libya	A known clearing agent at the port of arrival	Its role ends at the Saudi quay

Common mistakes when shipping from Madinah to Libya

• Insisting on Yanbu port because it is near, then waiting for a vessel with no date.
• Paying for the car before making sure its age and engine are accepted in Libya.
• Leaving personal belongings in a car shipped by RoRo.
• Loading the container without a numbered inventory, so clearance is delayed.
• Ordinary packing for a sea shipment, with no protection against humidity.
• Comparing a “to the port” price with a “to the door” price as if they were the same.
• Forgetting the haulage from Madinah to the port when comparing offers.

Why Home Safe for shipping from Madinah to Libya?

To book: 0552803439 by phone or WhatsApp, from 7 am to 11 pm. Or from the request a quote page.

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Frequently asked questions about shipping from Madinah to Libya

How much does shipping from Madinah to Libya cost?

Truck haulage from Madinah to the port is worked out by volume, and the freight itself comes on top: from SAR 140 for a carton, from SAR 415 for a cubic metre of part-load sea freight, from SAR 1,650 for a bedroom, from SAR 3,220 for a small car, from SAR 4,600 for a 20ft container and from SAR 5,200 for a 40ft. To book, call 0552803439.

How long does shipping from Madinah to Libya take?

We count it from your door in Madinah, not from the port: a plane needs 2 to 7 days, a truck across Egypt 10 to 20 days, a full container by sea 14 to 30 days, and part-load sea freight 20 to 40 days because it waits for consolidation.

Which port does the shipment leave from: Yanbu or Jeddah?

Usually Jeddah Islamic Port, because most lines bound for the Mediterranean call there. Yanbu is about 200 km nearer to Madinah, so we use it when it has a sailing that suits your shipment and your date.

Which Libyan port does the shipment arrive at?

That depends on where the consignee is. A shipment for someone in the east is routed to Benghazi or Tobruk, and for someone in the west to Tripoli, Misrata or Khoms; the rule is to keep the road leg after berthing as short as possible.

How is a car shipped from Madinah to Libya?

A car transporter takes it from Madinah to the port, and it is then shipped on racks in a shared container with other cars, in a dedicated container, or on a RoRo vessel if it runs. The price starts from SAR 3,220 for a small car.

Do I complete the car’s export papers in Madinah or in Jeddah?

In Madinah. The export certificate is issued by the traffic department once fines are settled and the plates are surrendered; we follow the paperwork and then carry the car to the port with a complete file.

What is the age condition for a car in Libya?

The limit is not fixed, because Libya revises it through successive decisions. What applies at present is around 10 years counted from the year of manufacture, and some categories are exempted by decision. So tell us the car’s year before you buy it in Madinah, and we will check the limit in force for you.

What is the best way to ship furniture from Madinah to Libya?

For a whole home, a 20ft or 40ft sea container loaded at your door. For one or two rooms, part-load sea freight by the cubic metre. For a few urgent pieces, air freight, which is faster and dearer.

What is the fastest way to deliver parcels to Libya?

Air freight, which arrives in 2 to 7 days including clearance. It leaves from Madinah airport or Jeddah airport depending on the flight available, and starts from SAR 28 per kilogram.

Is there land freight from Madinah to Libya?

Yes, and it takes 10 to 20 days. The truck leaves Madinah northwards for Duba, crosses the Red Sea on the ferry to the Egyptian coast, then drives west as far as Salloum and from there to Musaid, the first Libyan border post.

Do you ship Libyan visitors’ and pilgrims’ luggage from hotels?

Yes. You leave your bags and cartons at your hotel’s reception in the central area, our small vehicle comes and takes them against a receipt, and they then reach your address in Libya. Consolidated freight starts from SAR 140 per carton.

Can Madinah dates be shipped to Libya?

Yes. A few cartons for family travel with the luggage, and commercial quantities go on pallets with a health certificate, a certificate of origin and a visible expiry date. Zamzam water, however, is not shipped.

Do you offer temporary storage before shipping?

Yes. We store your shipment packed and inventoried in our warehouse until it is fully gathered or your home in Libya is ready. The storage period and its charge are set on request.

Who pays Libyan customs?

They are settled in Libya and borne by the consignee. Our broker at the port of arrival files the customs declaration and attends the inspection, then tells the consignee the amount of the duties so that he pays knowing it in advance.

Do you ship from Libya to Madinah?

Yes, through our agents at the Libyan ports. The shipment sails to Jeddah port, is then carried by road and delivered in Madinah within the hours allowed for trucks.