Shipping Company from Riyadh to Libya | 0555915287 Home Relocation & Car Shipping to Tripoli and Misrata

Libya

From any district of Riyadh, and from Al Kharj, Diriyah, Al Muzahimiyah and Al Sulay, Al Saif International Shipping moves your furniture, car and goods to Libya. We load the container at your door and seal it; it travels about 950 km by truck to Jeddah Islamic Port, then sails through the Suez Canal to Tripoli, Misrata or Benghazi in about 15–22 days port to port, and we deliver to your door. Parcels and bags fly from King Khalid International Airport to Mitiga or Benina Airport in 2–5 days, from SAR 17 per kg. One room starts from SAR 1,690, a 40 ft container from SAR 7,500 and a sedan from SAR 3,250. To book: 0555915287.

🚚 From the capital to Tripoli: the full picture

Route: your Riyadh home → truck about 950 km to Jeddah Islamic Port → Red Sea and Suez Canal → Mediterranean → Tripoli, Misrata or Benghazi.
Dammam alternative: only about 400 km to King Abdulaziz Port, but the voyage is longer as it sails around the peninsula.
By sea: about 15–22 days from Jeddah port to port, plus one to two days of trucking from Riyadh.
By air: King Khalid Airport → Mitiga in Tripoli or Benina in Benghazi in 2–5 days.
Collection in Riyadh: every district, Al Kharj, Diriyah, Al Muzahimiyah, Al Sulay and the industrial cities.
Available routes: sea and air only.

Shipping company from Riyadh to Libya: from the heart of Najd to the Mediterranean

Riyadh is an inland city far from the sea, Tripoli is a Mediterranean port city, and thousands of kilometres lie between them. So many Riyadh customers ask how their furniture will reach Libya. The journey has two legs: road transport inside the Kingdom from your Riyadh home to the port, then sea freight from the port to Libya. We do not offer a land route to Libya, because the sea is the practical route for furniture, cars and goods, and air is the practical route for parcels and urgent items.

On the road leg, the container is loaded at your home in Al Malqa, Al Narjis, Al Yasmin, Al Suwaidi, Al Aziziyah or any other district and sealed in front of you, then a truck takes it to Jeddah Islamic Port, usually in one to two days. You do not travel with it or deal with the port: we hand the container to the shipping line and complete export formalities through the Fasah platform under your authorisation.

On the sea leg, the ship sails north from Jeddah up the Red Sea, crosses the Suez Canal and heads west across the Mediterranean to the Libyan ports. We choose the arrival port by your address in Libya: Tripoli for the capital, Zawiya and the west; Misrata for Misrata, Zliten, Al Khums, the central cities and the road south to Sabha; and Benghazi for eastern Libya.

Why Riyadh containers usually ship via Jeddah

King Abdulaziz Port in Dammam is closer to Riyadh, only about 400 km, which tempts some customers. But a ship leaving Dammam starts in the Arabian Gulf, passes into the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Aden, then enters the Red Sea and climbs north to Suez — it sails around the whole Arabian Peninsula before reaching the Mediterranean. A ship leaving Jeddah is already on the Red Sea, with a much shorter path to Suez. So the full journey via Jeddah is shorter in most cases despite the longer road leg, and we use Dammam only when its sailing date clearly suits you. Before booking we show you both options with time and cost, and the decision is yours.

From Riyadh	Sea via Jeddah	Sea via Dammam	Air from King Khalid	Land
Road distance in the Kingdom	About 950 km	About 400 km	Within Riyadh	Not offered
Duration	About 15–22 days port to port	Longer, as it sails around the peninsula	2–5 days	—
Suits	Furniture, cars, goods	Goods already in the east, or a convenient sailing	Parcels, documents, bags	—
Starts from	SAR 1,690 per room, SAR 5,600 for a 20 ft container	Depends on the sailing schedule	SAR 17 per kg	—

Why Riyadh residents choose Al Saif

A Riyadh customer needs someone to handle the long distance between home and port, then the even longer distance between port and Libya. We handle the whole route:

A team inside Riyadh: reaches your home in any district, north or south, and dismantles, packs and numbers, usually in one day for apartments and two for large villas.
Container at your door: loaded and sealed in front of you, with no reloading in Jeddah.
Truck timed to the ship: the container reaches Jeddah in time for the sailing, without a long wait at the port.
Delivery across Libya: Tripoli, Benghazi, Misrata, Zawiya, Al Khums and Sabha.
Clear itemised quote: trucking from Riyadh to Jeddah, sea freight, Libyan arrival and clearance charges, and delivery.
Optional insurance: insurance can be added for valuable items on request.
One number to follow up: 0555915287 from packing to delivery.

Riyadh is the city of ministries, major companies, hospitals and universities, and many Libyan engineers, doctors, teachers and employees have worked here for years. When a contract ends or someone decides to return, they face a whole home of furniture and appliances, sometimes a car, and limited time before departure. That is exactly what we plan: a clear schedule from sorting day to delivery day in Tripoli or Benghazi.

Shipping prices from Riyadh to Libya

These are starting prices in Saudi riyals; the final price depends on volume, weight, your Riyadh district and your city in Libya:

Service from Riyadh	Starts from
Box up to 30 kg	SAR 140
Shared freight per kg (100 kg and over)	SAR 5.5
One room	SAR 1,690
LCL per CBM	SAR 420
Sedan	SAR 3,250
20 ft container	SAR 5,600
40 ft container	SAR 7,500
Air freight from King Khalid per kg	SAR 17

Air freight is charged on actual or volumetric weight, whichever is higher (L × W × H ÷ 6000). Destination charges and clearance in Libya are set in the itemised quote.

What raises or lowers the price from Riyadh?

What sets Riyadh pricing apart is the road leg to the port. For a full container this cost is roughly fixed, while in shared freight it is spread across the cubic metres. So a full-container customer pays trucking for one container however much furniture is inside, while a shared customer pays their share of trucking by volume. Other factors include the Libyan arrival port, the distance from that port to the Libyan city, the floor in Riyadh and whether there is a lift, dismantling and assembly, wooden crates for antiques, and any storage time.

Tips to save on shipping from Riyadh

Sort before you pack: heavy old furniture you can buy again in Libya costs more to ship than it is worth.
Compare your own container with shared space: if your home approaches about 25 cubic metres, a 20 ft container may cost less.
Share with a relative: two Riyadh families heading to Tripoli can split a 40 ft container.
Book outside peak seasons: the end of the school year and the summer holiday are busy.
The cheapest way for a few items: shared freight by the kilo over 100 kg instead of air.

Packing a Riyadh home’s furniture before shipping to Libya — Al Saif

Furniture moving from Riyadh to Libya

Riyadh homes tend to be spacious, with large majlis rooms, several bedrooms and fitted kitchens, and their furniture is relatively heavy. Because it will cover a long road leg to Jeddah and then a long voyage to Libya, packing decides its condition on arrival. We start with the contents list, then dismantling, layered packing, numbering and planned loading.

Bedrooms and majlis seating

We dismantle beds, wardrobes and dressing tables and put screws in numbered bags fixed to the piece itself. Mattresses go in sealed covers, and mirrors and glass between heavy cardboard sheets. The Arabic majlis seating Riyadh homes are known for, with its cushions and floor mattresses, is wrapped in plastic, then packed in boxes or large bags, while sofas are wrapped in blankets then plastic, with wooden legs protected.

Kitchens and IKEA kitchens

Kitchens in Riyadh homes are often fully fitted or from IKEA, and their owners want to rebuild them in the new home in Libya. We take down the units in order, sketch a simple layout plan and number each unit to match it. Marble and granite tops travel upright in a wooden frame. IKEA kitchens are dismantled with their own fittings, and their special screws kept in labelled bags, because losing one small part can hold up the whole assembly.

Appliances and air conditioners

Split and window ACs are in every Riyadh home because of the heat, and many customers want to ship them. A technician pumps the refrigerant into the outdoor unit, removes both units and seals the pipes, and we wrap each unit separately. Fridges, washers, dryers and ovens are emptied, cleaned and dried, and the washer drum is locked. Screens go into dedicated boxes with corner protection.

Antiques and office furniture

Antiques, chandeliers, glassware and fine carpets get special handling: each piece is wrapped on its own, and fragile pieces go into made-to-measure wooden crates. Many of our Riyadh customers own offices or small clinics they move to Libya, so we dismantle desks and cabinets, number them by room and pack office equipment carefully. Insurance can be added for valuable items on request.

Loading furniture from a Riyadh villa into a container bound for Libya — Al Saif

Trucking the container from Riyadh to Jeddah Islamic Port

After loading and sealing at your door, the container starts its road journey on the Riyadh–Makkah highway towards Jeddah, about 950 km. We time this trip to the sailing date so the container neither arrives too early and incurs waiting charges nor too late and misses the ship. At the port we hand it to the shipping line, complete export formalities and send you the bill of lading after sailing.

If your home is on a narrow street a large truck cannot enter, or in a building where the container cannot park, we load the furniture into a smaller closed truck to our Riyadh warehouse and pack it into the container there with the same care. This also suits shared freight, where your furniture is consolidated with other shipments heading to Libya.

Sea freight from Riyadh to Libya

Sea freight is the main route for Riyadh’s furniture, cars and goods to Libya. From Jeddah the ship sails through the Red Sea and the Suez Canal into the Mediterranean and on to one of the three Libyan ports, taking about 15–22 days port to port depending on the shipping line and stops at intermediate ports.

A furniture container from Riyadh via Jeddah Islamic Port to Tripoli port — Al Saif

Your own container or shared space?

A Riyadh customer moving a two- or three-bedroom apartment usually suits a 20 ft container from SAR 5,600, and one moving a villa or a large home with a car suits a 40 ft container from SAR 7,500. Someone moving one room, a student’s or a single person’s belongings, needs only shared freight: one room from SAR 1,690, a cubic metre from SAR 420, and shipments over 100 kg from SAR 5.5 per kg. The key difference is that your own container is sealed in Riyadh and opened only in Libya, while a shared one is consolidated at a warehouse and unloaded in Libya with other shipments.

Port to door or port to port?

With port to door, our agent clears the shipment at the Libyan port, then a truck takes your furniture home, unloads it and assembles it on request. With port to port, our job ends when the container arrives, and the consignee collects it through their own local clearance agent. Our advice to Riyadh customers returning after a long absence is to choose door delivery, since following up at a port from Riyadh is hard; a trader with an agent in Misrata or Tripoli may prefer port to port.

Unloading and clearing a Riyadh container at Misrata port in Libya — Al Saif

Collecting at the Libyan port

When the ship arrives, the arrival notice is issued and clearance begins. If you have an agent, give them the bill of lading, contents list and consignee details a few days before arrival so the declaration is ready and port storage charges do not build up. If you do not, our agent handles it as part of door delivery.

Libyan cities Riyadh residents ship to

Tripoli: the most requested destination from Riyadh, via Tripoli port by sea or Mitiga Airport by air, with delivery to the districts.
Benghazi: via Benghazi port or Benina Airport, for families in eastern Libya.
Misrata: through its free port, chosen by many traders.
Zawiya: west of the capital, via Tripoli port with a short road leg.
Al Khums: on the coast between Tripoli and Misrata, via either port.
Sabha: in the south, via Tripoli or Misrata, then inland trucking included in the quote.

We also deliver to other cities on request; tell us your address in Libya and we will set the nearest port and delivery distance.

Returning residents from Riyadh, students and family gifts

Most of our Riyadh-to-Libya customers are returning home for good after years of work. We advise them to start planning at least three weeks before departure: a week to sort and sell what they do not need, a day or two to pack and load, then a calm trip without worrying about the furniture. Returning residents’ personal effects may get special treatment from Libyan Customs, but the conditions are set by Libyan Customs and change over time, so confirm them with customs or the consulate before shipping, and we prepare the documents in line with the regulations in force at the time of shipping.

Riyadh’s universities host many Libyan students who need to ship books, devices and belongings when they graduate; shared freight by the kilo or 30 kg boxes suit them. Riyadh families also send gifts to relatives in Libya for Ramadan, Eid and weddings — clothes, perfume and dates from Qassim and Al Ahsa — which we ship in boxes from SAR 140.

Cargo shipping from Riyadh to Libya

Riyadh is a major trading and industrial centre, with industrial cities and distribution warehouses for every kind of goods. From here we ship to Libya packaged foods, plastic products, household goods, building and finishing materials, car spare parts, clothing and perfume.

Partial loads for traders and shops

For traders shipping small or medium quantities we offer shared freight by the cubic metre from SAR 420, or by the kilo for 100 kg and over from SAR 5.5. We collect the goods from your Riyadh warehouse and consolidate them in a shared container heading to Libya.

Full loads and commercial containers

For large quantities, a 20 ft container from SAR 5,600 or a 40 ft from SAR 7,500 is loaded at the factory or warehouse in Riyadh’s industrial city, sealed and trucked to Jeddah. Misrata’s free port suits traders distributing in central and southern Libya.

Commercial cargo documents

Commercial registration.
Commercial invoice.
Packing list.
Certificate of origin.

Car shipping from Riyadh to Libya

Your car travels from Riyadh to Jeddah port on a car carrier, or inside a closed container loaded at your door. In Jeddah it ships in one of two ways: by RoRo, where the car is driven onto the ship and secured, and is not covered because it is driven aboard; or inside a closed container that protects it from dust and damp. A sedan starts from SAR 3,250, and your own 20 ft container from SAR 5,600. Many returning residents ship the car with the household furniture in one 40 ft container.

Car shipping documents from Riyadh

Vehicle registration.
Owner’s ID.
Export plates or export certificate.
Bank letter if the car is financed.

Before you ship your car to Libya

Car entry conditions in Libya, such as vehicle age, required certificates and exemptions, are set by Libyan Customs and change over time, so confirm them with Libyan Customs or the consulate before shipping. Then settle any traffic fines in the Kingdom, get export plates, clean the car and photograph it from every side before handover.

Customs, exemptions and required paperwork

In Riyadh we handle export procedures through Fasah under your authorisation, and in Libya our agent or yours handles clearance. Exemptions and conditions for personal effects and cars are set by Libyan Customs in line with the regulations in force at the time of shipping, so rather than quoting figures that may change, we advise you to confirm with Libyan Customs or the consulate before shipping.

Furniture moving documents from Riyadh

National ID or iqama.
Passport.
Contents list.
Fasah authorisation.
Consignee details in Libya.

Parcels, bags and e-commerce from Riyadh

Anyone sending a bag or box to family in Tripoli or Benghazi can hand it to us in Riyadh: we ship it in a box up to 30 kg from SAR 140, or by air from SAR 17 per kg if it is urgent. For Riyadh online stores selling to customers in Libya, we consolidate orders and ship them by air or sea depending on volume and delivery date.

Air freight from King Khalid Airport in Riyadh to Mitiga Airport in Tripoli — Al Saif

Air freight from King Khalid Airport to Tripoli and Benghazi

Air freight from Riyadh departs from King Khalid International Airport and arrives at Mitiga Airport in Tripoli or Benina Airport in Benghazi in 2–5 days depending on flights and clearance, from SAR 17 per kg on actual or volumetric weight, whichever is higher. It suits documents, urgent spare parts, prescribed medicines with their prescription, small gifts, student bags and trade samples. We do not recommend it for furniture, because a single sofa can have a volumetric weight several times its actual weight.

Prohibited items and packing

Flammable materials.
Gas cylinders.
Loose batteries.
Medicines without a prescription.
Plants and seeds without a permit.

In the Riyadh summer we take extra care with packing, because it gets very hot inside a truck on the Jeddah road. We avoid cheap tape that melts, use new heavy-duty boxes, wrap wood in a layer that stops rubbing, and make sure appliances are completely dry.

Distance and time from Riyadh to Libya

Leg	Distance or time
Riyadh → Jeddah Islamic Port	About 950 km, one to two days
Riyadh → Dammam port	About 400 km, but a longer voyage
Jeddah → Tripoli, Misrata or Benghazi	About 15–22 days port to port
King Khalid Airport → Mitiga or Benina	2–5 days
Clearance and delivery in Libya	Depends on the port and city

Steps for shipping from Riyadh to Libya

Call 0555915287 and tell us your Riyadh district and your city in Libya.
We estimate volume by visit or video call and send an itemised quote.
You hand over documents, Fasah authorisation and consignee details.
Our team dismantles, packs and numbers.
The container is loaded at your door and sealed.
It is trucked to Jeddah and exported.
The ship sails and you receive the bill of lading.
The shipment is cleared at the Libyan port.
Furniture is delivered to your door and assembled on request.

Tracking and storage in Riyadh or Libya

We give you the container and bill of lading numbers to follow the voyage, and update you at the main milestones. If your Riyadh lease ends before departure, we store your furniture in a closed warehouse in Riyadh until shipping, or in Libya after arrival until your home is ready, priced by volume and duration.

Shipping from Libya to Riyadh

We also ship from Tripoli, Misrata and Benghazi to Jeddah Islamic Port or Dammam, then by road to Riyadh, and from Mitiga and Benina airports to King Khalid Airport. This suits Libyans coming to work in Riyadh, traders importing Libyan products and families sending items to their children. Saudi Customs applies import rules in line with the regulations in force at the time of shipping.

When to ship from Riyadh to Libya

Demand peaks at the end of the school year, as work contracts end, and before Ramadan and Eid, so book early. Autumn and winter offer wider availability. In the Riyadh summer we start loading early in the morning to avoid the midday heat.

Frequently asked questions about shipping from Riyadh to Libya

How long does sea shipping from Riyadh to Libya take?

About 15–22 days from Jeddah port to port, plus one to two days of trucking from Riyadh and clearance and delivery in Libya.

Why not ship from Riyadh via Dammam?

We do when a convenient sailing is available, but the voyage is longer as it sails around the peninsula, so we usually prefer Jeddah.

How much is furniture moving from Riyadh to Libya?

From SAR 1,690 per room, SAR 5,600 for a 20 ft container and SAR 7,500 for a 40 ft container.

Do you move a returning resident’s furniture from Riyadh?

Yes, the whole home from dismantling to your door in Libya; confirm personal-effects exemption conditions with Libyan Customs before shipping.

How much is car shipping from Riyadh to Libya?

From SAR 3,250 for a sedan and SAR 5,600 in your own container.

Do you collect from Al Kharj and Diriyah?

Yes, and from Al Muzahimiyah, Al Sulay, the industrial cities and every Riyadh district.

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