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AlUla is getting three brand-new direct flights. (Credit: Royal Commission of AlUla)

New travel routes to AlUla announced

Three new airlines will now fly to the ancient city, including trips from France

Now boarding: three new AlUla flights.

Fasten your seatbelts because flying to the ancient oasis city of AlUla just got easier.

Three new AlUla flights have been announced making travelling to the breathtaking destination from outside of Saudi a whole lot simpler.

You can now soar through the skies via three fresh routes from around the world including Bahrain’s national carrier Gulf Air, Jordan’s Royal Jordanian and Saudi’s very own Saudia.

These new AlUla flights are direct and aim to improve connectivity as well as accessibility to the ancient town.

Grab your passports and secure those visas, here’s everything you need to known about the new AlUla flights to one of Saudi’s major UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

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AlUla flights airlines and routes

AlUla flights: Gulf Air
Gulf Air ran its inaugural flight to AlUla on Saturday February 3. (Credit: Supplied)

As mentioned previously, you can now board three new AlUla flights including Bahrain to AlUla, Amman to AlUla and Paris to AlUla via Saudia.

Of these new routes, Gulf Air’s Bahrain to AlUla is an inaugural flight and so is Royal Jordanian’s Amman to AlUla. Saudia will also be operating direct flights between Paris and AlUla.

AlUla flights schedule

AlUla flights: Gulf Air
In addition to the three new routes, AlUla also receives direct flights from Doha via Qatar Airways. (Credit: Supplied)

Since Saturday February 3, Gulf Air has been operating bi-weekly flights between Bahrain and AlUla. These are seasonal flights and will continue until Wednesday March 6 and resume Wednesday April 10 to Saturday April 27.

Royal Jordanian also kicked off its inaugural flights on Friday February 16 between Amman to AlUla. These are also bi-weekly flights and fly out on Tuesdays and Fridays until Sunday December 22.

Saudia has made AlUla even more accessible to Europe with the relaunch of its seasonal flights from Paris, France. The service will continue until Sunday 28 April with flights operating once a week every Sunday.

More AlUla flights

Looking for even more direct flights between AlUla and the world? Qatar Airways runs bi-weekly flights from Doha to the ancient oasis town while flynas offers direct flights between Riyadh and AlUla. flydubai also operates direct flights from Dubai to AlUla.

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Fun in AlUla

AlUla flights: Maraya
Maraya is the largest mirrored building in the world and doubles as a concert hall. (Credit: Maraya)

The northwestern city of AlUla is all about record-breaking attractions. From awesome AlUla gigs that make the travel to the oasis town worth it to great eateries, AlUla is brimming with cool things to do. If you are looking for some inspiration, check out the AlUla Arts Festival. There is also the retro and groovy AlUla on Wheels, Saudi’s first open-air roller rink.

Operating now. Various locations, experiencealula.com.

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