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Saudi land port passenger traffic rose 7.2% to 70.7 million in 2025
Saudi Arabia recorded more than 70.7 million passenger crossings at land ports in 2025, up 7.2% from 2024.
The figures include people arriving in and departing from the country by road.
The King Fahd Causeway handled 49.1% of passenger traffic, the largest share, followed by Al-Khafji Port at 12.2%.
Arrivals topped 37 million, while departures reached about 33.7 million.
The rise came alongside growth in road freight: land ports handled 26.8 million tons of imports and exports, up 4.4% from the previous year.
Al-Batha Port accounted for the biggest shares of both exports and imports.
The statistics also recorded 16.7 million registered, roadworthy vehicles by the end of 2025, up 5.3%.
More than 70.7 million passengers entered or left Saudi Arabia through land ports in 2025, up 7.2% from 2024.
Arrivals exceeded 37 million, while departures reached about 33.7 million.
King Fahd Bridge handled 49.1% of passenger traffic, the largest share among land ports.
January had the highest monthly passenger traffic, at more than 7.4 million, while March had the lowest, at about 4.6 million.
The figures were reported in a transport statistics bulletin issued by Saudi Arabia’s General Authority for Statistics.
- Who
- More than 70.7 million passengers used Saudi Arabia’s land ports.
- What
- Passenger traffic through the ports rose 7.2% compared with 2024.
- When
- In 2025.
- Where
- Land ports in Saudi Arabia.
- Why
- Not stated.
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Land ports recorded the year’s highest monthly passenger traffic, at more than 7.4 million.
Land ports recorded the year’s lowest monthly passenger traffic, at about 4.6 million.
- Total passengers
- More than 70.7 million
- Change from 2024
- Up 7.2%
- Arrivals
- More than 37 million
- Departures
- About 33.7 million
- King Fahd Bridge share
- 49.1% of passenger traffic