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Transport in Saudi Arabia |
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Saudi Arabia is a vast nation and the traffic pressure is also quite high over there. Any discussion on the transport in Saudi Arabia would include road transport, rail transport and most importantly air transport. Let us have a close look at each one of them:
Road transport: For the last few years, Saudi Arabia is experiencing tremendous traffic pressure and so, the government is working on the transport development programs to make things easy. Some of the most important highways are Dammam, Makkah, Khaybar, Taif, Riyadh- Sedir- al Qasim Highway, Riyadh Taif Highway, Riyadh Dammam Highway and Taif Abha Gizan Highway. In order to overcome the traffic problem, most of the city roads have been turned to ring roads so that the vehicles can gain speed and reduce congestion. The Bahrain Causeway connects Saudi Arabian mainland with the Bahrain island.
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More than 2.7 million road transports operate in this causeway every year. With the expansion of road network, one would notice a remarkable development in Saudi Arabian public transport services. SAPTCO or Saudi Public Transport Company provides national bus services. The public transport in Saudi Arabia is quite cheap and connects all the major centers of the nation. Makkah and Madinah are specially well connected with the rest of the nation by road transport in Saudi Arabia. More than two thousand buses run between the holy cities. The road transports in Saudi Arabia also provide services to the international passengers. The road transport in Saudi Arabia connects Turkey, Qatar, Emirates, Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates with the center point of Saudi Arabia.
Railways: Unfortunately, the rail transport in Saudi Arabia is the least developed one. Trains run from Riyadh to Dammam via Dhahran, Abqaiq and Hofuf in the eastern zone. The rail transports are managed by the Saudi Arabian Railway Corporation or the Saudi Railway Organization.
Air transport: If we are discussing about transport in Saudi Arabia, then, we should focus on the air transport as the nation is mainly served by the three international airports and 22 domestic airports. The international airports are rendering impressive services as far as the handling of the international pilgrims is concerned. Each of the international airports can handle more than 7 million passengers every year. The domestic airports are connecting all the cities of Saudi Arabia with one another and so, if you have to travel within the nation, opt for domestic flights. Flight services are much better than rail services.
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