The best days to take off in Saudi Arabia 2025: every holiday run, and how much leave turns it into a longer break.
How to read this: “Base days” is the run of days off you get for free. Each pill tells you how many days of leave (PTO) connect that run to another weekend — more days off for the same leave.
8days off
Arafat Day
5–10 Jun 2025
6 days · no leave1 PTO → 7 days2 PTO → 8 days
9days off
Eid al-Fitr Holiday
29 Mar – 2 Apr 2025
5 days · no leave1 PTO → 6 days2 PTO → 9 days
5days off
National Day Holiday
23 Sep 2025
1 days · no leave1 PTO → 4 days2 PTO → 5 days
Planning tip
Book long weekends early — flights and hotels around public holidays are the first to sell out. If your company allows it, link two holidays with one or two days of leave instead of taking them separately.
Make it a trip
Long weekends are the best-value days to travel — and the first dates to sell out. Compare flights and hotels around the long weekend before prices move.