Transportation in Al Khobar

Al Khobar is located in the Eastern Province of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on the Persian Gulf. It is a large city that is a part of the greater Dammam metropolitan area and shares its border with Dhahran. Al Khobar boasts of having extended waterfront and Corniche with parks and wonderful beaches family where you can spend a lovely holiday. Large number of tourists visit Al Khobar every year as the city offers a free lifestyle as compared to other cities in Saudi Arabia. Al Khobar in Saudi Arabia has a population of over one million. Foreign travelers will find transportation in Al Khobar convenient for them as there are many taxis, private cars and buses available in the roads.

Getting to Al Khobar has been made easy by the latest King Fahd International Airport in Al Khobar which serves all the three urban centers Al Khobar, Dammam and Dhahran. Foreign tourists can reach Al Khobar by hiring private car from any of the Saudi Arabia's 3 international airports at Riyadh, Jeddah and Ad Dammam.

Transportation of Al Khobar is primarily served by taxis. Tourists can get taxis in the roads of Al Khobra frequently which will cost you around 10 to 15 riyals for a journey from the airport and around the city.

Motorcycles are rapidly becoming a popular mode of transportation in Al Khobar in Saudi Arabia. You can hire motorcycles from any part of Al Khobar now. Tourists can ride motorcycle around to see the country in a special way. Passenger ferry is slowly becoming a part of transportation in Al Khobar. Though public buses are infrequent in Al Khobar the Saudi Arabian Public Transport Company (SAPTCO) operates intra- and inter-city buses as well as international buses in the entire kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Travelers coming from different parts of the world can take a connecting flight from the Saudi Arabia international airport to the King Fahd International Airport in Dammam.
Major international airlines which touch the Saudi Arabia international airport are Gulf Air, Alitalia, Air France, Lufthansa, Pakistan International Airlines, Air India, Royal Dutch Airlines (KLM), Qatar Airways and also SriLankan Airlines.