Saudi Arabia is expanding connectivity and improving travel facilitation for Indonesian travellers, as it works towards welcoming a targetted two million arrivals from the market by the end of 2026.
The Indonesian market has recorded an 11.7 per cent year-on-year increase from 1.6 million visitors in 2024. As of June 2026, the Kingdom had more than 633,000 Indonesian visitors on the books.
Speaking at Saudi Arabia’s Indonesia Trade Roadshow in Jakarta recently, Eyad Jan, market unit senior director-Southeast Asia of Saudi Tourism Authority, said: “We continue to see this strong interest and growing demand across all travel purposes from this region.”
The roadshow was attended by Indonesian travel trade partners, including tour operators and Umrah providers.
As of June 2026, Lion Air, Garuda Indonesia, Saudia and Flyadeal operate direct services between Indonesia and Saudi Arabia, providing 96 flights and approximately 34,988 seats per week.
Saudia, the national flag carrier airline of Saudi Arabia, plans to launch new flights to Surabaya, shared the airline’s East Asia & Australia director Reham Zarei. However, details are not available at press time.
Saudia currently operates direct flights to Jakarta (21 weekly from Jeddah, four from Medina) and three weekly flights from Jeddah to Bali via Singapore.
Riyadh Air is also planning a thrice weekly service to Jakarta this November.
To facilitate travel. Saudi Arabia recently introduced Package Visa, a digital solution that integrates tourist visa applications into curated bookings made through qualified travel and tourism service providers, allowing Indonesian travellers to enjoy a more seamless journey from trip planning to arrival.
The initiative enables eligible travellers to arrange their visa, accommodation, flights and tourism experiences through a single booking journey. The launch builds on the country’s broader efforts to simplify inbound travel, and sits alongside initiatives such as visa-on-arrival and the Stopover Transit Visa.
Saudi Arabia continues to create new tourism draws. The AFC Asian Cup Saudi 2027 football tournament was among the tourism draws highlighted at the destination roadshow. The sporting event is expected to attract visitors from across Asia and further showcase Saudi Arabia’s world-class sporting and tourism offerings.
Indonesia’s national team is among the qualified teams to play in Saudi Arabia.
Other fresh destination highlights include new hotel openings – such as Six Senses Southern Dunes, The Red Sea and Miraval the Red Sea, the wellness brand’s first property in the destination – and landmark developments such as Amaala, an ultra-luxury regenerative tourism mega project.
Beyond luxury tourism, the destination is also expanding its family and entertainment offerings. Aquarabia is in construction now to become the largest water theme park in the Middle East and the first attraction of its kind in Saudi Arabia.
