Dhahran - Post Report Question and Answers
Are local buses, trams, trains or taxis safe and affordable?
There's a train station in Dammam that you can take to Riyadh. Taxi's are relatively safe, but I don't really use them. There are not really any buses. - Apr 2016
Not authorized due to security situation. Get friendly with motorpool. - Jul 2015
Taxi services are available, but as government workers, we aren't authorized to take public transportation. - Jun 2015
There is not local transportation that diplomats can use. Expats do use taxis or hire local drivers; prices vary but are not more expensive than the U.S. - Jan 2014
We've got LuLu's (an Indian chain), Safeway Tamimi (more expensive, but a wide variety), and Farm 5. Everything is available depending on how much you want to pay for it. A Mrs. Smith pumpkin pie at Tamimi will cost you about $20, the same goes for a kilo of asparagus imported from the U.S. - Oct 2012
We're not allowed to use any public transportation. - Apr 2008
