Riyadh King Khaled International Airport (RUH)

Address

PO Box 12531, Riyadh 11483, Saudi Arabia

Telephone

(01) 221 1000

E-mail

Website

None

Number of Terminals

Time Zone

GMT + 3

Location

The airport is situated 35km (22 miles) north of Riyadh.

Airport Code

RUH

Country Code

966

Transfer Between Terminals

The terminals are all housed within the same building, connected by linking buildings. Travelators connect the International and Domestic terminals.

Driving Directions

Major roads to the airport are King Fahd Road, Al-Takhassousi Road and the East Interstate Highway.

Car Hire

Several local car hire companies, plus Avis and Budget, operate at the airport. Counters can be found in the airport lobby. Please note: Women are not allowed to drive on public roads in Saudi Arabia.

Public Transport

Taxi: Taxis are the only mode of public transport available to/from the airport and must be paid for in advance. Authorised taxis marked with the airport logo are available 24 hours a day to the city centre (journey time - 30 minutes). By law, taxis must have a meter and passengers should check this before setting off.

Car Parking

Two large three-level garages are located directly in front of the passenger terminals, one on either side of the airport mosque, with capacity for over 11,000 vehicles; they are connected to the terminals and to the mosque by pedestrian walkways.

Information and Help Desks

Each terminal has an operations office, which provides passenger information; staff are bilingual.

Airport Facilities

Conference and Business Facilities

Business services, including five banquet and meeting rooms for up to 250 people and audiovisual equipment, are available at the Sahara Airport Hotel (tel: (01) 220 4500), which is on site.

Facilities for Disabled Travellers

Facilities include disabled toilets, lifts, escalators, travelators and specially adapted telephones. Reserved car parking spaces are available. Passengers requiring wheelchairs and special assistance should request this from their airline prior to travel.

Hotels

Full Airport name

Riyadh King Khaled International Airport

City

Riyadh

Country

Saudi Arabia

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Information in this section was last updated: Wed Sep 30 2009