Umrah in Ramadan 2027 from Algeria: cost and savings plan

When is Ramadan 2027, and when should you book?

Astronomical calculations reported by the Algerian press put the first day of Ramadan 1448 on Monday 8 February 2027 , with Eid al-Fitr around 9 or 10 March. The official date still depends on the moon sighting, so read every date in an agency brochure as approximate to within a day.

That leaves about four months from today (October 2026). Agencies sell Ramadan places in three blocks: the first fortnight, the middle of the month and the last ten nights. The last ten nights are almost always the dearest. Seats and hotel rooms close to the Haram go first, so families who want a particular block usually book well before Ramadan begins.

Before you pay anything, check that the agency is licensed. On 30 June 2026 the ONPO (Office national du pèlerinage et de la omra) published a preliminary list of 490 travel agencies licensed to organise Umrah for the 1448 AH season, which covers Ramadan 2027. It asks pilgrims to use licensed agencies only. The updated lists are on onpo.dz .

How much does an Umrah from Algeria cost?

Ramadan 2027 prices are still coming out agency by agency, so the best guide is what agencies charged in 2026. Agencies and the press often quote prices in centimes: 1 million centimes is 10 000 DA, so "24 millions" means 240 000 DA.

Sources don't all agree. In February 2026 the head of another travel-agency union told Ennahar that the cheapest Ramadan Umrah was about 360 000 DA, and that a full month cost over 400 000 DA. A sensible planning figure for Ramadan 2027 is 330 000 to 400 000 DA per person for a mid-range package. Adjust it once you have real quotes.

What the package includes, and what it leaves out

A package usually covers the return flight, the visa, the hotels in Makkah and Madinah, and transfers. Saudi rules now link every Umrah visa to a service package bought from a licensed provider on the Nusuk platform, plus an Umrah permit for each visit, as Gulf News reported in 2026. That's one reason "flight plus a hotel I find myself" isn't really an option.

• The flight: return tickets on routes to Saudi Arabia cost around 90 000 DA during Ramadan 2026, according to agency professionals quoted by Echorouk.
• The hotel: distance from the Haram makes the biggest difference to the price. A hotel 600 metres away and one next to the mosque can be 100 000 DA apart.
• The room: a five-bed room costs much less per person than a double. The cheapest 2026 offers were for five-bed rooms.
• Not usually included: pocket money for meals, iftars and small purchases; getting from your wilaya to the departure airport; gifts for the family on your return; the meningitis vaccine and your passport.
• Read the details of the offer: the airline, whether the flight is direct, the names of the hotels and their distance from the Haram, the number of days in Madinah, and whether meals are included.

Plan for extras on top of the package price, worked out from your own habits. Most families put aside 30 000 to 50 000 DA per person for a two-week stay, which is our estimate rather than an agency figure.

Umrah for two people: how the budget changes

For a couple, the bill isn't simply double the advertised price. The cheapest price assumes you share a room with four or five other pilgrims. A double room, which most couples want, costs more per person, sometimes much more in Ramadan. Ask each agency for the double-room price, not the starting price.

A rough 2027 target for two in a double room, mid-range hotel, first half of Ramadan: about 700 000 to 800 000 DA, extras included. If that's out of reach this year, you have three options: go in another block of Ramadan, take a shared room in a hotel slightly further away, or go outside Ramadan, when prices for two can drop to roughly the price of one Ramadan place.

An Umrah savings plan in dinars

The method is the same as for any big goal: set a target, divide it by the months you have left, and treat the result like a bill paid on payday. If you need a framework for your salary first, see how to save on an Algerian salary .

1. Get two or three written quotes from licensed agencies for the block you want, and take the middle one as your target.
2. Add your extras and a margin of about 10% for price rises if you're saving for more than a year (see how inflation in Algeria affects prices).
3. Divide by the number of salaries between now and the agency's payment deadline, not the departure date.
4. Move the amount on payday into a separate place, such as a CNEP savings book or a second account, so it doesn't end up in the groceries.
5. Top it up with the irregular money: a bonus, a daret payout (the daret is a rotating savings circle), or Eid gifts set aside.
6. Check every three months. If you're behind, change the plan (another block, another room type) rather than borrowing at the last minute.

Two practical points. Keep the Umrah money apart from your Ramadan shopping, which has its own Ramadan budget . And if the savings stay above the nisab for a full lunar year, the question of zakat comes up. Our guide on zakat on savings explains what the official bodies say.

Paying an agency: deposits, instalments and refunds

Some Algerian agencies and platforms advertise Umrah "in instalments". This can help, but it's still a debt, so write it down like any other. Before you sign, get the following in writing:

• the agency's ONPO licence for the 1448 AH season;
• the full price for your room type, and what it includes;
• the deposit amount, the dates of each instalment and the date the balance is due;
• what happens if the visa is refused or you have to cancel: how much is refunded, and when;
• a receipt for every payment, with the date and the amount.

Tracking your Umrah goal with Jibi

In Jibi , a free app in Arabic, French and English, you can create a savings goal called "Umrah", enter the target in dinars, and choose the month you need it by. The app shows how much to put aside each month and how far along you are. If you pay the agency in instalments, the debts section records each payment and what's left to pay.

Jibi never connects to your bank, to Algérie Poste or BaridiMob, and never asks for your card details. You note your payments yourself in your cash, Edahabia or CIB wallets. It works in the browser and as an app on iPhone and Android.