Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Manama to Abu Dhabi (UAE)
BD48
daily
Manama to Riyadh (Saudi Arabia)
BD57
daily
Manama to Sana'a (Yemen)
BD100
3 times weekly
Prices quoted are taken from standard Gulf Air rates. Cheaper fares may be available on Air Arabia and Bahrain Air, the
region's low-cost airlines.
Tourists are not permitted to drive between Saudi and Bahrain in a hired car. Residents
of Saudi who have their own cars may use this crossing providing they have car insurance
for both countries. For those coming from Saudi this can be purchased at the border. A
transit visa must be obtained from the Saudi authorities for those driving by car between
the UAE and Bahrain. This is not easy to obtain.
Bus
service between Manama and Dammam in Saudi Arabia. It also acts as the agent for the
Saudi bus company,
Saudi Arabian Public Transport Co
(Saptco; 17 263 244;
www.saptco.com.sa
)
(Saptco), with regular services to Dammam. From Dammam there are regular connections
to Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) and Doha (Qatar) for those who have a Saudi transit visa.
From Manama, Saptco also has daily buses as far as Amman (Jordan) and Damascus
(Syria), Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Sharjah (UAE) and Kuwait City, all for under BD20. All
departures are from the
international bus terminal
in Manama, where the Sabtco office
is located.
You must have a valid transit visa for Saudi Arabia in advance and an onward ticket
and visa for your next destination beyond Saudi's borders.
Car & Motorcycle
All drivers (and passengers in taxis) using the causeway to Saudi must pay a toll of BD2
at the toll booth on the western side of the intersection between Causeway Approach Rd
and Janabiya Hwy.
Anyone crossing the border from Bahrain to Saudi will be given a customs form to
complete, and drivers entering Bahrain from Saudi must purchase temporary Bahraini in-
surance and also sign a personal guarantee.
SEA
Valfajr 8 Shipping Company runs a weekly ferry service between Manama and the Iranian
port of Bushehr. A one-way fare, including two meals, costs BD38. The ship departs from
the Mina Sulman port in Manama and the agent in Bahrain is
International Agencies Company
(
17 727 114;
www.intercol.com
)
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