I'm leaving in a couple of days for Saudi Arabia. I will have at least three vehicle trips:

• Airport (Jeddah) to Mecca
• Mecca to Medinah
• Medinah to Airport

I'm travelling with two kids (five and three) who use the "middle" car-seat (front-facing, non-booster).

Normally, there are buses available for these trips, which are somewhat safe. Unfortunately, there's a lot of construction right now, and they may not be available; the apparent only other option is to take a taxi.

TLDR: what are my options as far as child safety and car-seats?

• The taxis probably don't carry car seats, as they're very relaxed about seat belts in general
• The airline (Saudi Airlines) doesn't mention anything about car seats for non-infants
• I'm not sure if I can rent car-seats over there

I'm leaving in a couple of days for Saudi Arabia. I will have at least three vehicle trips:

• Airport (Jeddah) to Mecca
• Mecca to Medinah
• Medinah to Airport

I'm travelling with two kids (five and three) who use the "middle" car-seat (front-facing, non-booster).

Normally, there are buses available for these trips, which are somewhat safe. Unfortunately, there's a lot of construction right now, and they may not be available; the apparent only other option is to take a taxi.

TLDR: what are my options as far as child safety and car-seats?

• The taxis probably don't carry car seats, as they're very relaxed about seat belts in general
• The airline (Saudi Airlines) doesn't mention anything about car seats for non-infants
• I'm not sure if I can rent car-seats over there

Ultimately, I may have to choose between the lesser of these evils:

• Kids in the back seats with no seatbelts
• Kids in the back seats with adult seatbelts
• Kids in the back seats held by adults