Pet Transport from Saudi Arabia to Indonesia
Garuda Indonesia's site offers flights from Jeddah to Indonesia, but it won't take animals in the cabin or live mammals as checked baggage on international flights. Indonesia's quarantine agency, Barantin, wants the prior notice filed before you leave Saudi Arabia. A 2019 notice from Saudi Arabia's agriculture ministry asked owners taking pets abroad to get an export permit.
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What does Saudi Arabia require for Indonesia before the flight?
- Barantin's Bali page says the prior notice must be completed and submitted before departure from the country of origin.
Badan Karantina Indonesia (Bali): bringing a dog or cat from abroad, quarantine procedure, checked 8 October 2026 - Barantin's Bali page says the pet must come with a vaccine book and the result of a protective rabies antibody titre test.
Badan Karantina Indonesia (Bali): bringing a dog or cat from abroad, quarantine procedure, checked 8 October 2026 - Barantin's Bali page asks for a health certificate issued by a competent official in the country of origin.
Badan Karantina Indonesia (Bali): bringing a dog or cat from abroad, quarantine procedure, checked 8 October 2026 - In a 2019 news item (dated 9 Ramadan 1440 AH), Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture called on people taking pets abroad to obtain an export permit from the General Directorate of Agricultural Affairs in the region of their exit port.
Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture: news item on taking pets abroad (2019), checked 8 October 2026
Which airlines take pets from Saudi Arabia to Indonesia?
- Garuda Indonesia's own page offers flight options from Jeddah to Indonesia.
Garuda Indonesia: flights from Jeddah to Indonesia, checked 8 October 2026 - Garuda Indonesia's baggage page says GA will not accept animals for carriage in the passenger cabin.
Garuda Indonesia: baggage information, carriage of pets, checked 8 October 2026 - Garuda Indonesia's baggage page says that on GA international flights it will not accept the carriage of live mammals as checked baggage.
Garuda Indonesia: baggage information, carriage of pets, checked 8 October 2026
Where does the journey connect and land?
- Barantin's Bali page says the owner must report and hand over the animal and its documents to quarantine officers.
Badan Karantina Indonesia (Bali): bringing a dog or cat from abroad, quarantine procedure, checked 8 October 2026 - Barantin's Bali page says a pet found healthy is released by the quarantine veterinarian, who issues a Quarantine Release Certificate.
Badan Karantina Indonesia (Bali): bringing a dog or cat from abroad, quarantine procedure, checked 8 October 2026 - Bali's provincial food and agriculture page (updated 14 September 2026) lists Governor Regulation 88 of 2008 on the temporary closure of entry and exit of dogs, cats and monkeys to and from Bali Province.
Bali Province food and agriculture department: Governor Regulation 88 of 2008, checked 8 October 2026
Which Indonesia rules depend on a pet coming from Saudi Arabia?
None of the Indonesia rules we have verified names Saudi Arabia on its own.
The rules that apply to every pet entering Indonesia, whatever the origin, are listed with their official sources in our Indonesia guide.
What does Saudi Arabia require before your pet leaves?
- Export permit: Pets travelling with their owners can get an exit-and-return permit on the Anaam platform, with a return period not exceeding 60 days. Applies to resident dogs and cats leaving and returning with travellers.
Pets Importing procedures, checked 2 October 2026 - Export permit: MEWA news item (2019): owners taking pets abroad must obtain an export permit from the General Directorate of Agricultural Affairs for the region of the exit port, bringing all veterinary certificates well before travel. Applies to dogs and cats leaving Saudi Arabia.
Live animal import licence electronically, completed in 3 days (news), checked 2 October 2026 - Export health certificate: MEWA's Conditions for exporting pets (undated): apply through the Anaam platform with the importing country's permit and health requirements and a veterinary health certificate from a Ministry-accredited clinic, approved by the Ministry branch or office where the pet is located, stating the animal was clinically and laboratory examined and found free of disease, especially rabies and toxoplasmosis. The export permission is valid 30 days. Applies to dogs and cats leaving Saudi Arabia.
Conditions for exporting pets, checked 2 October 2026 - Other conditions: Per the USDA APHIS-hosted unofficial translation of the Saudi requirements (April 2021): the rabies vaccination's validity is checked when entry and return permits are issued. MEWA's Naama pet entry and exit permit guide (no text layer, read visually) sets the condition that the remaining period of the rabies vaccination is not less than six months. Applies to dogs and cats leaving Saudi Arabia.
Revised Saudi Pets Imports Requirements April 2021 Unofficial Translation, checked 2 October 2026
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Requirements on this page were checked against the authorities below. Rules change, so confirm current conditions with the relevant authority before you travel.