Abha Transportation
Getting around the city
Transportation in Abha
A coastal road connecting Jeddah and Abha was completed in 1979. A SAPTCO bus station connects Abha to other destinations within Saudi Arabia.
Abha Regional Airport is Abha’s main airport. International connections are available to Yemen (Sana’a), Egypt (Cairo), Qatar (Doha) and the UAE (Dubai, Sharjah), as well as to other destinations within Saudi Arabia. Construction of Dutch-designed Abha Airport began in mid-1975, and flights began in 1977. Before construction of the airport, domestic flights were serviced by the military airport near Khamis Mushait by Ali Misfer Ibn Misfer, who was the founder of aviation in Abha in 1945.
The intensive efforts to establish the concept of public transport in the Kingdom have started since the issuance of the Royal Decree No. (M / 11) dated 07/03/1399 AH agreeing to license the establishment of the Saudi Public Transport Company “SAPTCO” for passengers transport in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. This was followed by the issuance of another royal decree No. (M / 48) dated 23/12/1399 AH, through which SAPTCO (Saudi Joint Stock Company) was committed to undertake the passenger transport activity for a period of fifteen Hijra years, HJ according to the contract signed between the Company and the Ministry of Transport.
Careem is the internet platform for the greater Middle East region. A pioneer of the region’s ride-hailing economy, Careem is expanding services across its platform to include mass transportation, delivery and payments to become the region’s everyday SuperApp. Careem’s mission is to simplify and improve the lives of people and build a lasting organisation that inspires. Careem was established in July 2012, and was acquired by Uber in 2020. Careem operates in over 100 cities across 14 countries and has created more than one million employment opportunities in the region.
Good things happen when people can move, whether across town or toward their dreams. Opportunities appear, open up, become reality. What started as a way to tap a button to get a ride has led to billions of moments of human connection as people around the world go all kinds of places in all kinds of ways with the help of our technology.
