Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
660 3000, 665 5000; Falasteen St)
Has a good accident and emer-
Dr Sulayman Fakeeh Hospital
(
gency department.
MONEY
Head for the row of
money changers
(Al-Qabel St, Al-Balad;
9am-1.30pm & 4.30pm-10pm)
, who offer
good rates and don't charge commission.
TRAVEL AGENCIES
Sadd Al-Samallaghi Est
( 668 5054;
www.samallaghi.com
;
Talya St)
This one-stop shop arranges
flights around the Peninsula, day trips around Jeddah, longer excursions to Madain Saleh,
car rental, diving, desert safaris and boat trips. It's one of Saudi Arabia's best operators.
02-679 4022;
www.alshitaiwitours.com
)
Runs tours and can arrange
Al Shitaiwi Travel & Tourism
(
flights and car rental.
Getting There & Away
AIR
Jeddah's
King Abdul Aziz International Airport
( 688 5526, 684 1707; Medina Rd)
is 17km north of
the city centre.
Saudi Arabian Airlines
(Saudia; 632 3333; King Abdul Aziz St)
departs from the
south terminal. Foreign airlines use the north terminal.
Daily domestic departures include Abha (SR190), Dammam (SR390), Hail (SR250),
Medina (SR140), Riyadh (SR280), Taif (SR110) and Yanbu (SR110). For Al-Ula you'll
need to fly via Riyadh.
BUS
See the table below for bus travel information.
For Al-Ula (SR125) some services travel via Medina. If you're a non-Muslim, inform the
ticket vendor when you buy your ticket. The driver of your bus should drop you outside
the
haram
boundaries and another bus should come and pick you up from there.
Getting Around
A taxi from the town centre to the south/north airport terminals costs SR45/55 (add SR15
to SR25 in the high season). A short hop in town costs around SR15.
BUSES
Buses for the following destinations depart daily from the Saptco Bus Station.
