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The Saudi bus network provides affordable transport both within and between the Kingdom’s cities.

Operated by the Saudi Public Transport Company (SAPTCO), the fleet consists of over 2,000 buses. It carries annually more than 3 million passengers within large urban centers such as Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam, Madinah and Makkah, and to cities and towns across the country.  There are also 10 international routes that are used by nearly half a million travelers each year.


SAPTCO operates special bus service during the hajj, the annual pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia’s holy sites. During this time, as many as 15,000 extra buses carry pilgrims to and from Makkah.
 


 

 

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Transportation & Communication
The transport and communication networks installed in the last two decades of the 20th century have enabled Saudi Arabia to assume a significant and growing role in global economic and political affairs.
Roads and Railroads
Beginning with the First Development Plan (1970-74), the country established its comprehensive road network in less than two decades, at a cost of more than 34 billion U.S. dollars.
Air Travel
During its development into a modern nation, Saudi Arabia has relied heavily upon air transport to surmount its vast distances. The Kingdom established its national airline, Saudia, in 1945 with a modest fleet of three DC-3s.
  
Marine Transportation
Saudi Arabia has taken advantage of its extensive coastline for the nation's industrial development. The Kingdom has enlarged and modernized its 21 ports considerably in recent years, particularly the five major ones located at Jeddah, Dammam, Yanbu, Jizan and Jubail.
  
Communications
In keeping with his determination to build a modern state, King Abdulaziz had wireless telegraph stations set up in Makkah, Taif, Jeddah and Riyadh in the early 1930s.
  




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