Riyadh Metro: lines, ticket prices and the Darb card

A regular ticket on the Riyadh Metro costs SAR 4 and is valid for two hours, on the metro and on Riyadh Bus. First Class costs SAR 10 for the same two hours. You pay with a Darb card, the Darb app or a contactless bank card, and children aged 6 and under travel free.

The network The Riyadh Metro is part of the King Abdulaziz Project for Riyadh Public Transport, run by the Royal Commission for Riyadh City (RCRC). It has 6 lines, 85 stations and 176 km of track, with fully automated trains and room for 3.6 million passengers a day. Four main stations are interchanges with ticket offices, customer service and parking: Qasr Al-Hukm, King Abdullah Financial District (KAFD), the Western Station and STC-Al-Olaya.

The six lines Blue Line (Line 1): Al-Olaya, Al-Batha and Al-Hayer, 38 km. Red Line (Line 2): King Abdullah Road, 25.3 km. Orange Line (Line 3): Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah Road and Prince Saad Bin Abdulrahman I Road, 40.7 km. Yellow Line (Line 4): King Khalid International Airport Road, 29.5 km. Green Line (Line 5): King Abdulaziz Road, 12.9 km. Purple Line (Line 6): Abdulrahman Bin Awf Road and Sheikh Hassan Bin Hussain Bin Ali Road, 29.7 km. The lines reach King Khalid International Airport, KAFD, the universities and the city centre.

Ticket prices Regular tickets: a 2-hour pass costs SAR 4, a 3-day pass SAR 20, a 7-day pass SAR 40 and a 30-day pass SAR 140. First Class tickets: a 2-hour pass costs SAR 10, a 3-day pass SAR 50, a 7-day pass SAR 100 and a 30-day pass SAR 350. A pass starts when you activate it, on a card or in the Darb app. The RCRC adds that pass tickets expire at the end of the operating day.

How to pay 1. Buy a Darb card once for SAR 10 at a ticket vending machine or a station ticket office, then add money to it at the same machines. 2. Or tap a contactless bank card, or a phone or watch set up for payment, on the reader. 3. Or buy a digital ticket in the Darb app on Android or iPhone. The same tickets work on Riyadh Bus.

Discounts Children aged 6 and under travel free. Five groups get 50% off all fares once they have a registered Darb card, issued at any ticket office with the right papers: public education students aged 6 to 18 (national ID or iqama, plus a student card or a letter from the school or university); people aged 60 and over (national ID or iqama); people with disabilities and one companion (ID plus proof of disability); cancer patients and one companion (ID plus an approved medical report); and first-degree relatives of martyrs (ID plus proof from the relevant authority).

Opening hours The RCRC's pages do not publish the metro's current daily hours. It sends riders to the interactive map in the Darb app and to the Riyadh Public Transport website, rpt.sa, for routes and timings.

Getting to the station There are 19 park and ride sites for metro riders, each for 400 to 600 cars, plus four more car parks for bus riders who connect to the metro. Every station has lifts to all levels, wide ticket gates and platform doors wide enough for a wheelchair.

On board Eating and drinking are not allowed on the metro or the buses. Food and drinks you carry must be in a closed, spill-proof container.

What is coming next The Red Line is being extended by 8.4 km from King Saud University to the Diriyah Gate project, with five new stations: two at King Saud University and three in Diriyah, one of them a future interchange with a Line 7. The RCRC says a trip from King Fahd Sports City station to central Diriyah will take no more than 40 minutes. It has not published an opening date for the extension.

Common questions Lost something? Call the Riyadh Public Transport customer care centre on 19933 or file a lost and found request under Contact Us in the Darb app. Can I plan a trip? Yes: the Darb app and the Riyadh Public Transport website plan trips, sell tickets and show station information.

Sources: Royal Commission for Riyadh City, "King Abdulaziz Public Transport Project" (rcrc.gov.sa/en/projects/king-abdulaziz-project-for-riyadh-public-transport-2/) and "FAQs" (rcrc.gov.sa/en/faqs/).

Checked on 12 October 2026.