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Where to stay in Makkah for Umrah

Pick the gate you will use and see how many minutes each hotel really is from it on foot. Distances on booking sites are straight lines; ours follow the streets, tunnels and plazas.

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Choose a gate. Hotels are sorted by walking time to it.

Walk to

  1. 1

    Al Marwa Rayhaan by Rotana - Makkah

    4-star · Clock Tower (Abraj Al Bait)

    Tower hotel: add lift time from your floor

    2 min

    159 m

  2. 2

    Makkah Clock Royal Tower, A Fairmont Hotel

    5-star · Clock Tower (Abraj Al Bait)

    Tower hotel: add lift time from your floor

    2 min

    153 m

  3. 3

    Movenpick Hotel & Residences Hajar Tower Makkah

    4-star · Clock Tower (Abraj Al Bait)

    Tower hotel: add lift time from your floor

    2 min

    156 m

  4. 4

    Raffles Makkah Palace

    5-star · Clock Tower (Abraj Al Bait)

    Tower hotel: add lift time from your floor

    2 min

    160 m

  5. 5

    Swissotel Al Maqam Makkah

    4-star · Clock Tower (Abraj Al Bait)

    Tower hotel: add lift time from your floor

    2 min

    136 m

  6. 6

    Swissotel Makkah

    5-star · Clock Tower (Abraj Al Bait)

    Tower hotel: add lift time from your floor

    2 min

    156 m

  7. 7

    Zamzam Pullman Makkah

    4-star · Clock Tower (Abraj Al Bait)

    Tower hotel: add lift time from your floor

    2 min

    155 m

  8. 8

    Al Ghufran Safwah Hotel Makkah

    5-star · Clock Tower (Abraj Al Bait)

    3 min

    251 m

  9. 9

    InterContinental Dar Al Tawhid Makkah

    5-star · Clock Tower (Abraj Al Bait)

    3 min

    215 m

  10. 10

    Jabal Omar Hyatt Regency Makkah

    5-star · Jabal Omar

    3 min

    199 m

Walking minutes follow the OpenStreetMap street and footpath network at an easy pace of about 5 km/h, from the hotel entrance to the Haram's gates or the mosque's doors. They do not include lifts, security checks or prayer-time crowds. Typical prices from Booking.com for December 2026, not live rates. Ramadan and the last ten nights cost much more. Booking through our links costs you nothing extra and may earn us a commission. Learn more · © OpenStreetMap contributors

The areas, closest first

Walking minutes are from the hotels we list in each area. Prices are for a double room outside Ramadan.

  • Clock Tower (Abraj Al Bait)

    2–3 min walk · $400–$690 a night

    The towers facing King Abdulaziz Gate. You come down through the mall and the Haram is in front of you. The catch is the lifts: at prayer times getting down from a high floor can take longer than the walk.

    Older pilgrims, short stays, praying every salah in the Haram

  • Jabal Omar

    3–9 min walk · $225–$445 a night

    Newer towers on the hill west of the Haram, closest to King Fahd Gate. Big international brands for less than the Clock Tower. The way there is downhill, so the way back is uphill.

    Families, couples, good hotels for less

  • Ajyad

    5–11 min walk · $110–$325 a night

    The streets south-east of the Clock Tower along Ajyad Street. Older mid-range hotels 5 to 11 minutes from King Abdulaziz Gate: the best value you can still walk from.

    Mid-range budgets who want to walk

  • Umm Al Qura Road and Jarwal

    11–23 min walk · $40–$95 a night

    Budget hotels on the west side, 10 to 25 minutes from the Umrah Gate and King Abdullah Gate. Simple rooms, some with a free shuttle.

    Tight budgets, groups

  • Misfalah

    24 min walk · From $80 a night

    South along Ibrahim Al Khalil Street, with local restaurants and lower prices. It is around 25 minutes on foot, so most people take a taxi or the bus at night.

    Longer stays on a budget

  • Kudai

    28–30 min walk · $65–$110 a night

    About 2 km south, half an hour on foot. Most hotels here run a free shuttle to the Haram, and you get a good four-star room for the price of a basic one near the gates.

    Value, if you don't mind the shuttle

Before you book: check your visa

Umrah visa: since June 2025 the hotel has to be booked through Nusuk Masar, on the Nusuk platform or through an approved agent. A Booking.com reservation cannot be used to get this visa.

Tourist eVisa, GCC residents and people living in Saudi Arabia: you can stay in any licensed hotel and book it wherever you like, including through the links on this page. You still need a free Umrah permit in the Nusuk app.

The rules change often. Check nusuk.sa before you pay.

Questions

Which hotels are closest to the Haram?

On our walking times: Makkah Clock Royal Tower, A Fairmont Hotel (2 min), Raffles Makkah Palace (2 min), Swissotel Makkah (2 min).

Which gate should I use?

King Abdulaziz Gate faces the Clock Tower, King Fahd Gate serves Jabal Omar and King Abdullah Gate leads into the northern expansion. Use the gate nearest your hotel every time, so you always come out where you went in.

Is it worth staying further out?

It saves a lot: rooms in Umm Al Qura Road and Jarwal start around $40 a night against about $400 in Clock Tower (Abraj Al Bait). The cost is time: 20 to 30 minutes each way, five times a day, or a wait for the shuttle.

How accurate are the walking times?

They follow the mapped streets and footpaths at an easy pace and stop at the gate. Add time for lifts in tower hotels, crowds before prayer, and a slower pace with elderly parents or children.

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