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Check Bus Ticket Prices from SAPTCO
⚠️ Update (12 November 2026): the price list below is out of date. SAPTCO’s kingdom-wide intercity bus concession ended on 15 October 2023. Intercity routes are now run by three operators licensed by the Transport General Authority (TGA), each with its own booking site:
- SAT (SAPTCO ALSA Transport), SAPTCO’s joint venture with Spain’s ALSA, runs the southern concession, with routes such as Riyadh, Dammam, Al Ahsa, Jeddah, Makkah, Abha and Najran: satrans.com.sa
- Northwest Bus runs north-western routes such as Madinah, Tabuk and Yanbu: nwbus.sa
- Darb Al Watan runs northern routes such as Hail, Buraydah, Hafr Al Batin and Jubail: darbalwatan.com
Fares are now dynamic and depend on the date and fare type. For example, SAT advertises Riyadh–Dammam from SAR 29 on its cheapest “Saver” fare (limited seats). The table below is the old SAPTCO list and is kept only for reference.
Bus Ticket Price List from and To Saudi Cities
Although ticket prices vary from time to time and depending upon if the tickets are refundable or not, we have listed down tentative ticket prices from and to major places in Saudi Arabia
The SAPTCO Bus ticket price from and to are as below:
| From | To | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Riyadh | Makkah (Al Haram) | SAR 184 |
| Riyadh | Jeddah (Al Corniche) | SAR 219 |
| Riyadh | Madinah | SAR 223 |
| Riyadh | Abha | SAR 239 |
| Riyadh | Abqaiq | SAR 92 |
| Riyadh | Al Ahsa | SAR 72 |
| Riyadh | Al Dawadmi | SAR 86 |
| Riyadh | Dammam | SAR 92 |
| Riyadh | Hail | SAR 159 |
| Riyadh | Najran | SAR 224 |
| Riyadh | Yanbu | SAR 269 |
| Riyadh | Buraydah | SAR 92 |
| Jeddah | Riyadh | SAR 219 |
| Jeddah | Makkah | SAR 20 |
| Jeddah | Madinah | SAR 69 |
| Jeddah | Dammam | SAR 302 |
| Jeddah | Hail | SAR 187 |
| Jeddah | Najran | SAR 230 |
| Jeddah | Jazan | SAR 184 |
| Jeddah | Yanbu | SAR 99 |
| Makkah | Riyadh | SAR 184 |
| Makkah | Jeddah | SAR 20 |
| Makkah | Madinah | SAR 69 |
| Makkah | Dammam | SAR 276 |
| Makkah | Yanbu | SAR 112 |
| Makkah | Jubail | SAR 308 |
Old SAPTCO Bus Ticket Price List (before October 2023)
How to Check SAPTCO Bus Ticket Prices Online?
SAPTCO operates a large network of bus services across Saudi Arabia. Since October 2023, SAPTCO’s intercity routes are sold by its joint venture SAT, while Northwest Bus and Darb Al Watan run the other regions (see the update above). Ticket prices can be checked online very easily. A typical booking takes 5 simple steps as listed below
Visit the operator’s website: SAT for southern routes (or Northwest Bus / Darb Al Watan for their regions).
Choose from and to Destination
Select the Travel dates. Specify One-Way or Roundtrip. Click on Search
Select the travel time from the listed Bus Travel Schedule. Here the Ticket Price will be listed. Select any option and Click on Book
Enter Passenger details and Click on Continue to proceed to Payment.
Pay online, and you will receive an e-ticket that you can print out or show on your mobile phone.
You can also book through the operators’ Apple & Android apps
