Bus Riyadh to Bahrain
 

Hello, I am new to the Kingdom. I have 10 days off for the Holidays here in Riyadh and was thinking of going to Bahrain. Has anyone taken the bus to Bahrain? I looked at flights but I work in aviation here and I am tired of airplanes and airports and thought there might be some interesting sites along the way??? Thanx for any help

Cheers,

Larry

Re: Bus Riyadh to Bahrain
 

There is nothing along the way, it is called the empty quarter for good reason.

You would definitely be better off flying.

Re: Bus Riyadh to Bahrain
 

Not sure I'd take the bus, but could be worth getting a car (+ driver!) for it - if they drive fast enough it's well under 5 hours driving, and more relaxing than a plane. There are rest stops on the highway!

(Yes, I've done this - went to a wedding in Bahrain and had to be back in the office in Riyadh the following morning. No flight times that worked, so car it was)

Re: Bus Riyadh to Bahrain
 

Used to work for a co based in Dammam and work on site in Hawtah.. That must rank as one of the worlds most boring drives... It got that bad, I managed to persuade our customer to fly everyone down ...!!!

Re: Bus Riyadh to Bahrain
 

hi there,

there is a VIP bus go to Bahrain, it's really cool and i rented the whole Bus one time to Bahrain with my friends, it was really fantastic :)

here is the link with some pictures, prices, and the schedule :D

if you need any further info. or even help PM me.

Peace out V

P.S. 10 days in Bahrain is too very soooooo much. i think you should rethink about the period of time.

Re: Bus Riyadh to Bahrain
 

i forgot the link :D

here it is :

http://www.saptco.com.sa/en/services_vip.htm

Re: Bus Riyadh to Bahrain
 

Have you thought about taking the train from Riyadh to Dammam and then a taxi to Bahrain? Its the only train service in the Gulf region, 5 trains a day in each direction.
For some reason their english site isnt up at present, maybe you could get some one to translate this time table page for you
http://www.saudirailways.org/passeng...o_train_ar.htm