Ten to twelve people, or maybe a big family with grandparents, parents, and children all travelling together for Umrah. The sedan is too small. You are not going to shoehorn twelve people into two Camrys and coordinate them across every transfer. The Hiace or Hiroof is needed here and Makkah Cab runs both on every major route.
Hiace and Hiroof are names people use interchangeably for the Toyota 12-seater minibus. Good legroom, decent luggage space, full AC, and one driver managing the whole group instead of two drivers charging two fares going to the same place.
Why Groups Need the Hiace and Not Two Sedans?
Two sedans on the Makkah to Madinah route cost you double the sedan fare. One Hiace on the same route covers twelve people for one fare. Not per person. One fare total. Split that across ten or twelve people and the per-head cost drops to something most people find surprisingly low.
Beyond the money, there is the practical side. When your group is in one vehicle, nobody gets left behind and nobody’s car gets separated in traffic. No one arrives ten minutes later and cannot find the hotel entrance. Families with elderly parents especially appreciate this. Everyone together, one vehicle, one driver who knows the route.
Hiace for Umrah Group in Makkah
Inside Makkah, the Hiace covers hotel pickups, Haram transfers, and full Ziyarat days across the city. For a group doing Makkah Ziyarat together, the Hiace keeps everyone moving as a unit. Cave Hira, Jabal Thawr, Jannat al-Mualla, the Miqat, all of it in one vehicle that waits at each stop.
The Makkah train station to hotel Hiace transfer is SAR 200. A lot of Umrah groups arrive on the Haramain High Speed Railway and need a direct pickup to their hotel. The Hiace handles that cleanly. Everyone loads up at the station and goes straight to the hotel without the chaos of sorting multiple taxis outside the terminal.
Makkah to Madinah Hiace or Hiroof
SAR 530 for the Hiace or Hiroof from Makkah to Madinah. That is the full vehicle, all twelve seats, one fare. For ten people, that is SAR 53 each for a private five-hour intercity transfer. Nobody is sharing with strangers, nobody is making detour stops, and your group stays together the entire drive.
Most Umrah groups doing this route leave after Fajr from Makkah. By midday to early afternoon, they are in Madinah, settled in the hotel, and heading to Masjid an Nabawi for Dhuhr. The Hiace covers that timeline comfortably and the driver keeps the group on schedule.
Madinah to Makkah Hiace or Hiroof
Same fare, opposite direction. SAR 530 for the Hiace from Madinah back to Makkah. Some groups do multiple runs between the two cities during a longer Umrah trip. Booking both routes when you first contact Makkah Cab means the return journey is already confirmed. Nobody is scrambling to find twelve seats heading back.
Hiace or hiroof for badar is also available in both directions. If your group wants to stop at the battlefield and graves of the Shuhada on the journey between cities, mention it at booking. The driver plans the route accordingly.
Jeddah to Makkah Hiace or Hiroof
Groups arriving at King Abdulaziz Airport in Jeddah and heading to Makkah take the Hiace from the airport for SAR 400. The driver is at arrivals before the flight lands. Twelve people load up and go straight to the hotel in Makkah without standing outside the terminal negotiating with three different drivers.
Makkah to Jeddah and Madinah to Jeddah Hiace
Heading back to Jeddah from Makkah costs SAR 350 in the Hiace. From Madinah to Jeddah, the Hiace runs SAR 530. Both are direct, private, and cover the full vehicle regardless of whether it is eight passengers or twelve.
Airport departures on these routes need timing sorted properly. If your group has a flight, tell us the departure time when you book. We work backwards from check-in to figure out when the vehicle needs to leave. A long intercity drive plus airport processing time means the pickup needs to be earlier than most groups initially plan for.
Book the Hiace or Hiroof for Your Umrah Group
Message Makkah Cab on WhatsApp or call with your travel date, number of passengers, pickup location, and destination. We confirm the Hiace or Hiroof and lock in the fare straight away. One vehicle, one booking, one fare for the whole group.
Groups travelling during Ramadan and Hajj season should book early. The Hiace and Hiroof are the first vehicles to fill up during peak months and leaving it to the week before usually means limited availability at worse rates.