Trains in Saudi Arabia

52 routes and 1 operators. Fares below are the cheapest we currently sell on each.

We sell 52 Trains routes in Saudi Arabia, serving 9 places through 1 operator. 0 of those routes cross a border. The cheapest fare is €12.99 and the median route runs 300 km.

Checked 3 October 2026Priced for 3 October 2026One passenger, all fees included

The network

Trains in Saudi Arabia, in numbers

What we actually sell, counted rather than claimed.

  • 52Routes we sell
  • 9Places served
  • 1Operators
  • 52Domestic routes
  • 0Cross border routes
  • 300 kmMedian route
  • 391 kmLongest route
  • 0Countries
Routes

The busiest Trains routes in Saudi Arabia

Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.

The routes we sell in Saudi Arabia, busiest first, priced over the next three weeks.
RouteFromFastestDistance
Jeddah to Mecca train€12.991h 21m67 km
Mecca to Jeddah train€12.991h 24m67 km
Al Mubarraz to Dhahran train€20.691h 46m111 km
Dhahran to Al Mubarraz train€20.691h 47m111 km
Hofuf to Dhahran train€21.241h 44m115 km
Dhahran to Hofuf train€21.241h 50m115 km
Al Mubarraz to Dammam train€22.891h 48m125 km
Dammam to Al Mubarraz train€22.891h 56m125 km
Hofuf to Dammam train€23.991h 50m130 km
Dammam to Hofuf train€23.991h 57m130 km
Jeddah to Medina train€45.993h 4m334 km
Medina to Jeddah train€45.993h 5m334 km
Dammam to Riyadh train€49.843h 28m391 km
Riyadh to Dammam train€49.843h 27m391 km
Hofuf to Riyadh train€52.043h 21m298 km
Riyadh to Hofuf train€52.043h 26m298 km
Al Mubarraz to Riyadh train€52.593h 28m300 km
Riyadh to Al Mubarraz train€52.593h 28m300 km
Jeddah to Sulţānah train€58.643h 27m336 km
Sulţānah to Jeddah train€58.643h 38m336 km
Medina to Mecca train€59.193h 25m339 km
Mecca to Medina train€59.193h 40m339 km
Mecca to Sulţānah train€59.743h 43m342 km
Sulţānah to Mecca train€59.743h 32m342 km
Dhahran to Riyadh train€66.893h 56m384 km
Riyadh to Dhahran train€66.894h 16m384 km

Our job ends on the platform. What fills the days in Jeddah afterwards does not belong to us.

A guided tour group

Anything to book in Jeddah before you go?

Day trips that leave Jeddah in the morning and cover a good part of Saudi Arabia by evening.

Partner links. We do not sell tours or tickets. We earn a commission on a booking, and it never changes the price.

Catchment

How far people travel to get here

Every origin we sell by Trains, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.

Straight line distance from each origin we sell, not the distance the route runs.
DistanceRoutesShareNearest of them
Under 200 km2038%Jeddah, 67 km
200 to 600 km3262%Al Hufūf, 298 km
Carriers

Train operators

Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.

Every operator we sell on this corridor. Speed is the carrier's own typical cruising speed, not the average over this route.
OperatorFromFastestTypical speedFlexibilityOn board
Saudi Arabia RailwaysNoneNone140 km/hRefundablePower sockets, Wi-Fi
  • Saudi Arabia Railways

Train destinations

Common questions about Trains in Saudi Arabia

What Trains routes are there in Saudi Arabia?

We sell 52 Trains routes in Saudi Arabia, serving 9 places, run by 1 operators. Every one of those routes has an operator that actually serves it, so the count is the network we can sell rather than every pair of places on a map.

How much do Trains tickets in Saudi Arabia cost?

The cheapest Trains fare in Saudi Arabia is €12.99 for one passenger, across the 52 routes we sell there. The median route runs 300 km in a straight line, which is the distance that fare should be read against before comparing it to anywhere else.

Can I travel out of Saudi Arabia by Trains?

0 of the Trains routes we sell touching Saudi Arabia cross a border and 52 stay inside it, reaching 0 other countries including . Cross border routes are usually the ones where the fare and the journey time differ most between operators.

Which operators run Trains services in Saudi Arabia?

1 operators run Trains services on routes we sell in Saudi Arabia: Saudi Arabia Railways. Each is a real carrier from the published operator catalogue, and each has its own fares and conditions. The operator table on this page compares them on speed, flexibility and what is on board.

What is the longest Trains route in Saudi Arabia?

The longest Trains route we sell touching Saudi Arabia runs from Dammam to Riyadh, 391 km in a straight line. The median route in the country is 300 km, so this one is a considerable outlier and the fares on it behave differently from the rest.

Where these numbers come from

Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modelled number pass for a filed one.

Defined in full at Catchment, Fares, Distances

Other ways to travel here

The wider region

That is the travelling done. What happens after you walk out into Jeddah is not something we sell.

A hotel room

Looking for somewhere to stay in Jeddah?

Hotels and flats near the centre, most of them with free cancellation, on a map that shows what is walkable.

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