Haramain High-Speed Railway (HHR — Jeddah Airport, Jeddah, King Abdullah Economic City, Madinah & Makkah at 300 km/h) & SAR North/East Railway & Riyadh Metro Guide (2026): Fares, Passes & Booking Tips
Step-by-step guide to riding Haramain High-Speed Railway (HHR — Jeddah Airport, Jeddah, King Abdullah Economic City, Madinah & Makkah at 300 km/h) & SAR North/East Railway and using Riyadh Metro across Riyadh & Diriyah (At-Turaif), AlUla & Hegra (Madain Saleh), Jeddah & Historic Al-Balad, and Diriyah, Ushaiqer & Al-Ahsa Oasis.
How Haramain High-Speed Railway (HHR — Jeddah Airport, Jeddah, King Abdullah Economic City, Madinah & Makkah at 300 km/h) & SAR North/East Railway Works
Travel seamlessly across Saudi Arabia on Haramain High-Speed Railway (HHR — Jeddah Airport, Jeddah, King Abdullah Economic City, Madinah & Makkah at 300 km/h) & SAR North/East Railway. Compare walk-up fares against advance promotional tickets and regional passes in SAR (﷼). Booking early unlocks substantial advance-purchase discounts on flagship corridors like Jeddah Airport (JED T1) / Al-Sulimaniyah ↔ Madinah (Haramain High-Speed 300 km/h) (Promo ﷼172.5 / Standard ﷼207) (1h 50m (300 km/h Bullet Train Directly From Inside JED Airport T1!), approx. ﷼207).
Mastering Riyadh Metro for City & Regional Transit
1) RIYADH METRO: All 6 driverless Riyadh Metro lines (including Yellow Line 4 directly from King Khalid Airport T1–T5 to KAFD, and Blue Line 1 down Olaya Road past Kingdom Centre to the National Museum & Qasr Al-Hukm) cost just 4 SAR ($1.07 USD) for 2 hours of unlimited transfers—simply tap your foreign Visa, Mastercard, or Apple Pay at the turnstile! 2) ALULA BOOKING RULE: You cannot drive your own car inside Hegra, Dadan, or Jabal Ikmah; book official timed bus or vintage Land Rover tickets at `experiencealula.com` before flying to AlUla! Remember to tap in and tap out cleanly at station gates to avoid maximum penalty fares.