Ramadan Umrah 2027: Dates, Costs & How to Prepare

Ramadan 1448 is expected to begin around 8 February 2027 and to run about thirty days, so it covers most of February and the first week of March. That is an expectation, not a fixed date. The month opens on a moon sighting rather than a calculation, and the Islamic calendar shifts about 10-11 days earlier each year, so the exact days are not settled until close to the time and can move by a day. We build the itinerary once the sighting is confirmed, and we will never sell you a fixed window that a sighting could undo. What is reliable is the season: Ramadan now falls in the pleasant late-winter weather in Makkah, a real comfort advantage over the summer Ramadans of years past.

Plan around the expected month, then stay flexible until the sighting is confirmed. The start can shift by a day, which matters enormously if you are targeting a specific window such as the last ten nights. Being a day out can mean missing the very nights you traveled for.

If you are reading this in the second half of 2026, note that the Ramadan which fell in February and March 2026 has already passed. Everything below looks forward to the next one.

The Prophet ﷺ said that Umrah performed in Ramadan equals a Hajj in reward. That single hadith is why the Haram fills with millions of pilgrims across the month, and why rooms near the mosque are spoken for so far ahead. The atmosphere (long taraweeh prayers, the recitation echoing through the Haram, the shared iftars, and the pursuit of Laylatul Qadr) is unlike any other time of year.

For many US Muslims it is the spiritual highlight of their lives. The sense of unity among pilgrims from every corner of the world, all fasting and worshipping together, is something people carry with them long after they return home.

The final ten nights carry the greatest reward, including Laylatul Qadr (the Night of Decree), which is better than a thousand months. They are also the single most crowded, most in-demand window at the Haram, with hotels near the mosque committed many months in advance and taraweeh and qiyam drawing enormous crowds.

So if your heart is set on the last ten nights of Ramadan 2027, six months out is none too early. Our departure for them runs 26 February to 9 March and it is on sale now, which means the scramble other pilgrims are still waiting for is one you can simply step around. The exact start of Ramadan depends on a moon sighting, so the calendar dates can shift by a day, but the ten nights sit inside that window either way. Book early and you choose from the full range of rooms rather than what is left.

Be ready for the rest of it too: dense crowds, longer walks, and the need to arrive early to secure a spot for prayer. The reward is immense. So is the demand, and going in with realistic expectations is part of protecting the experience itself.

Ramadan is the most expensive window in the Umrah calendar, and our 1448 programme is now confirmed and priced, so here are the real numbers rather than a range.

There are three departures. The first ashra travels 7 to 18 February and the second 16 to 27 February, both at $1,990 per person on quad occupancy. The last ten nights, which carry Laylatul Qadr and Eid, travel 26 February to 9 March at $2,690. Every one of them is ten nights rather than the usual seven, five in Makkah and five in Madinah, with round-trip airfare, the Umrah e-visa, medical insurance, both hotels and the Haramain high-speed train inside the price.

That gap between the two rates is the single largest lever you control, and it is worth sitting with before you book. The worship is not diminished in the first half of the month. You are simply not competing with a very large part of the Muslim world for the same room and the same spot in the mataf. If the last ten nights are what you have saved for, book them early, because that window sells out first everywhere in the market. If they are not, the first ashra is the calmest of the three and costs several hundred dollars less per person.

Room occupancy is the other lever, and it works in Ramadan exactly as it does in any other month. Triple occupancy adds $200 per person over the quad rate and double adds $400, because a room is divided among the people sleeping in it. That is why families and groups fare so much better in this month than solo travellers do.

You will be fasting while performing tawaf, sa'i, and the daily prayers. Pace yourself accordingly, and push anything energy-intensive into the hours after iftar or before suhoor. Hydrate heavily whenever you are not fasting, and be realistic about the crowds, which make every walk and every wait longer than it would otherwise be.

Many pilgrims perform their Umrah rites in the first days and then give the rest of the trip to worship, i'tikaf, and Quran. A common rhythm is to rest through the hottest part of the fasting day, break the fast at the Haram if you can get there, and pour everything you have left into the night prayers, when the atmosphere is at its most powerful.

Commit early. Four to six months ahead is not too soon for a Ramadan trip, and the two things that are genuinely on you should be settled well before that: a passport with at least six months of validity, and the meningitis ACWY vaccine, which must be given at least 10 days before arrival and is covered by no package anywhere. On a flight-inclusive package the airfare, hotels, transfers, and the e-visa application are handled for you, so your own checklist is a good deal shorter than it used to be. Then pack. Light breathable clothing, a good reusable water bottle, comfortable broken-in sandals for the marble, and any medications you rely on.

Prepare spiritually too. Memorize a few key duas, brush up on the rites, and set your intentions before you leave home, so you arrive ready to worship rather than scrambling to catch up. Ramadan rewards presence, and the more logistics you settle in advance, the more of yourself you have left to give to the worship itself.

If your trip runs to the end of Ramadan, you may witness Eid al-Fitr in Makkah or Madinah. It is a profound experience. It is also a high-demand travel period with packed flights home, so if staying through Eid matters to you, say so in the very first conversation. On a flight-inclusive package the return date is fixed with the itinerary, which means it has to be built in from the start rather than extended later.

Make sure your hotel nights and your return flight both line up with the Eid timing, remembering that the exact date rests on the moon sighting and can move by a day. Celebrating Eid in the holy cities is unforgettable. It just takes extra planning, precisely because everyone else wants to be there too.