TRAVEL INFORMATION for persons planning to visit Saudi Arabia

Business hours

Government Offices: 7.30-14.30

Banks: 8.30-12.00 and 17.00-19.00 (Sat to Wed)

Business: Vary from business to business and from place to place. During Ramadan, most businesses open in the evening, after sunset.

Official holidays

Weekend holidays: Thursday and Friday

All government institutions and departments are closed during these holidays. But in private sector it differs from business to business.

* according to Muslim calendar

Standard time

GMT + 3 hours

Currency

Saudi Riyal (SR) divided into 100 Halalas

Currency regulation

There is no restriction on the amount of currency which a traveler make into or out of Saudi Arabia.

Unit of measure

Metric

Electricity

Both 110V and 240 V, 60 cycles AC.

International Dialing

+966 plus the area code;

1 Riyadh

2 Jeddah

3 Dammam/ Dhahran/ Al Khobar