Part-time delivery driver in Jeddah: how to combine it with a job or studies
Delivery paid per order has no shifts, so it can sit next to a job or studies. How to choose your hours, what to expect from a few hours a week, and how to check that it is worth your time.
A second job with fixed shifts is hard to keep next to a first one. Delivery paid per order is different: there are no shifts. You go online when you are free and go offline when you are not.
This guide is for people who already have a job or studies and want to earn on top of them with their own vehicle. It uses BeePlus as the example. If you want the full picture of how to start, read How to become a delivery driver in Jeddah with your own vehicle first.
Why this work fits a few hours a week
No fixed schedule. You can work in the morning, in the evening or at night.
You go online and offline when you want, and you can pause orders at any time.
You choose the orders. Before you accept one, you see its details and what you will earn from it. You can decline.
Orders come from near where you are, and you can switch to another area.
You are paid per delivery. For now the customer pays you in cash when the job is done. BeePlus is connecting payment in the app: after that what you earn will arrive there, and you can withdraw it to your card.
Customers order in the BeePlus app at any hour, on any day of the week. So there is no single right time to work: you look for the hours that suit you.
Three ways to fit it into a week
These are examples of how people arrange such work, not a rule:
Evenings. A couple of hours after work, on the days you still have the energy.
Days off. One longer stretch on the weekend instead of many short ones.
Free mornings. For a student with lectures later in the day, or for someone who works shifts.
Start with one of them. It is easier to add hours later than to keep a plan that leaves you no rest.
Find your hours in the first weeks
Nobody can tell you in advance which hours will work best for you. The app can show you afterwards: it keeps your income by day and by order, and your results for the week.
So treat the first weeks as a test:
Work at different times: an evening, a weekend morning, a late hour.
Look at the history. Compare what each stretch gave you for the time you were online.
Keep the hours that pay and drop the rest.
In the first three months BeePlus takes no commission, so everything you learn in that time costs you nothing extra.
What to expect from a few hours
BeePlus quotes two general figures for its drivers: from SAR 20 per delivery, and SAR 100–200 a day as what drivers usually make. They are not a promise, and they depend on how much you work and on your vehicle.
A couple of hours is not a day. Do not plan for a full day's figure from one evening.
To see whether the work is worth your time, work it out per hour: what you made while online, less the fuel you used. After the third month, take away the commission for your vehicle too: 10% for a motorbike, 15% for a car, 20% for a pickup, 25% for a truck. The steps are in How much a delivery driver earns in Jeddah.
Which vehicle
Any vehicle BeePlus accepts will do, but the orders differ in how long they take.
A parcel in a car is quick: you pick it up, drive and hand it over. A furniture order in a pickup or a truck takes longer, because you also load and carry. If you have only two free hours, keep that in mind before you accept a move. More about these orders: Own a pickup or a truck in Jeddah? How to earn from furniture moving.
Keep the second job from hurting the first
General advice, not a BeePlus rule:
Do not go online tired. You are driving, and with furniture you are lifting.
Leave time between the two. An order can take longer than it looked.
Fill the tank and charge the phone before you start, so the short time you have goes to orders.
Check your own situation first. Whether you may take on extra work depends on your contract and your status. This guide does not cover those rules.
Before you start
The requirements are the same for part-time and full-time: a valid Saudi driving license, an Iqama or a Saudi ID, your own vehicle, a smartphone with internet, and age 18 or older.
You upload the ID and the license in the driver app. BeePlus checks them within 24 hours, and once you are approved you can take your first order in your first free hour.
Part-time delivery in Jeddah: short answers
Can I work only on weekends? Yes. The hours are yours to choose.
Is there a salary for part-time drivers? No. Everyone is paid per delivery.
When do I get the money? For now, in cash from the customer when the job is done. When payment in the app is connected, it will arrive in the app and you will withdraw it to your card.
Can a student do this? Yes, if you meet the same requirements as everyone: 18 or older, a valid Saudi license, an Iqama or a Saudi ID, a smartphone and your own vehicle. Check that your status allows you to work.
Where are the orders? In Jeddah only.
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