VIP Services
 SAPTCO's new VIP Express Service offers first class journey by road, and is ideal for families traveling together, or businessmen looking for a comfortable journey on which they can relax, or catch up with their paperwork or phone calls.
This service is available between Riyadh and Al-Khobar in Eastern Province and also between Makkah and Madinah in Western Province and from Bahrain. The total number of VIP passengers reached more than 33,000 for the year 2004. This service provides the following features:
- 22 wide reclining seats.
- standard of comfort found on very few scheduled bus services anywhere in the world.
- Most seats arranged in groups of two or four around tables.
- Two drivers.
- Courier services on board.
- A light meal is served during the journey, along with tea, coffee and soft drinks as you wish, plus a complimentary newspaper.
- Complete freedom to use laptop computers, mobile phones and other electronic equipment during your trip.
- Non-stop journey between our special terminals at city-center hotels.
- At these hotels you can relax in the lobby or use other facilities before and after your trip.
Ticket Price:
-
Riyadh to Al Khobar : SR 90 one-way, and SR 160 for a round-trip
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Riyadh to Bahrain : SR 150 one-way, and SR 225 for a round-trip
Makkah to Madinah : SR 80 one-way, and SR 140 for a round-trip
Schedule of departure time for VIP services
| Name of City |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| departure time |
departure time |
departure time |
departure time |
| From |
To |
1st trip |
2nd trip |
1st trip |
2nd trip |
1st trip |
2nd trip |
1st trip |
2nd trip |
| Riyadh |
Khobar
|
10 am |
17 pm |
06 am |
17 pm |
06 am |
16 pm |
16 pm |
19 pm |
Khobar
|
Riyadh |
10 pm |
17 pm |
15:30 pm |
17 pm |
06 am |
16 pm |
16 pm |
19 pm |
| Riyadh |
Bahrain |
- |
- |
15 pm |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Bahrain |
Riyadh |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
17 pm |
- |
| Makkah |
Madinah |
09 am |
17 pm |
15 pm |
22 pm |
15 pm |
22 pm |
14 pm |
22 pm |
| Madinah |
Makkah |
10 am |
15 pm |
15 pm |
22 pm |
15 pm |
22 pm |
14 pm |
22 pm |
| Name of City |
Saturday |
Sunday |
Monday |
| departure time |
departure time |
departure time |
| From |
To |
1st trip |
2nd trip |
1st trip |
2nd trip |
1st trip |
2nd trip |
| Riyadh |
Khobar
|
06 am |
17 pm |
10 am |
17 pm |
06 am |
17 pm |
Khobar
|
Riyadh |
06 am |
17 pm |
10 am |
17 pm |
06 am |
17 pm |
| Riyadh |
Bahrain |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Bahrain |
Riyadh |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Makkah |
Madinah |
09 am |
17 pm |
09 am |
17 pm |
09 am |
17 pm |
| Madinah |
Makkah |
10 am |
15 pm |
10 pm |
15 pm |
10 pm |
15 pm |
Makkah - Madinah Express VIP Service runs between Dar Al-Tawheed Hotel in Makkah and Dar Al-Iman Intercontinental Hotel in Madinah.
Riyadh - Al Khobar VIP Express Service runs between the Howard Johnson Plaza (previously Olaya Palace) Hotel in Riyadh, and Al-Montazah Hotel in Al Khobar.
Advance booking is advisable, particularly at weekends. Reservations and bookings can be made as follows:
- Howard Johnson Plaza, Riyadh
Tel.: (01) 462 5000
- Dar Al-Tawheed Hotel, Makkah
Tel.: (02) 541 1111
- Dar Al-Iman Continental Hotel, Madinah
Tel.: (04) 820 6666.
- Al-Qaseebi Hotel, Al-Khobar
Tel.: (03) 882 2882
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