8 Bus Route Riyadh: The At Takhassusi Road Line Toward King Fahd

8 Bus Route Riyadh: The At Takhassusi Road Line Toward King Fahd

Route 8 is a north-south line in Riyadh, and the sources that describe it do not fully agree, which is the first thing to know before you plan a trip on it.

The Royal Commission’s 2024 station dataset places 34 of the line’s 35 stations on the At Takhassusi corridor, with a single King Fahd station at the northern end and no Al Batha stations at all. KSA Expats’ January 2025 list gives the line as Al Batha to As Sahafa. Edarabia and Life in Saudi Arabia describe an older Al Batha to Dallah Driving School pattern that passes the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, King Faisal Specialist Hospital, Euromarche Markets and the King Abdullah Financial District.

This guide keeps those layers separate: the dataset for where the stations are, KSA Expats for the current end points, and the older landmark pattern as history. Confirm the terminal in the Riyadh Bus app before you rely on any of them.

Route 8 Details

Stations and Stop Order on the 8 Bus Route Riyadh

Route 8 is unusual because almost all of its dataset stations belong to one road. The 34 At Takhassusi stations are numbered in the 200s for direction 1 and the 100s for direction 2, and the single King Fahd station is the northernmost point in the line’s data. The stations sit within a box 12.3 km north-south by 4.4 km east-west, so the corridor is a long thin strip rather than a loop.

RCRC’s sequence numbers for this line jump around, so the stops are not given here as a numbered list. The broad order is south to north along At Takhassusi Road towards King Fahd, with Al Batha at the southern origin according to KSA Expats and Edarabia. The dataset does not contain Al Batha stations for this line, so that first leg is unverified in the official data.

Edarabia’s older pattern lists Civil Affairs, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, King Faisal Specialist Hospital, Euromarche Markets, the King Abdullah Financial District and Dallah Driving School. It is included as history because it names a different destination from KSA Expats.

Fare and Payment

The 2-hour pass at SAR 4 listed by KSA Expats is the fare figure to start from. Life in Saudi Arabia reports a bus every 10 minutes on weekdays and every 16 minutes on Fridays, so the Friday interval is worth checking before a weekend trip. Confirm all figures in the Riyadh Bus app.

How to Ride the 8 Bus

1. Choose your boarding point: an Al Batha station for the southern start, or an At Takhassusi Road station if you are already on the corridor.
2. Open the Riyadh Bus app and check the direction, because the two directions use different station numbers.
3. Pay with your pass or the payment option shown in the app.
4. Alight at the At Takhassusi Road station nearest your destination, or ride to the King Fahd station at the northern end.

Frequently Asked Questions About Route 8

Where does the 8 bus go?
KSA Expats lists it as Al Batha to As Sahafa. The Royal Commission’s dataset puts its stations along At Takhassusi Road with one King Fahd station in the north. Older sources describe Al Batha to Dallah Driving School.

Is Route 8’s destination As Sahafa or Dallah Driving School?
Sources disagree. KSA Expats’ January 2025 list says As Sahafa, while Edarabia and Life in Saudi Arabia describe Dallah Driving School as an older pattern. Check the destination shown in the app for the current service.

Is Al Batha part of Route 8 in the official data?
Not in the 2024 RCRC dataset, which lists At Takhassusi Road and King Fahd stations only. Al Batha comes from KSA Expats and older guides, so treat the southern start as unconfirmed by the official data.

How many stations does Route 8 have?
The RCRC dataset lists 35: 18 in direction 1 and 17 in direction 2. The dataset describes the network as planned once fully developed, so not every listed station may be in service.

How often does the 8 bus run?
Life in Saudi Arabia reported a bus every 10 minutes on weekdays and every 16 minutes on Fridays in January 2025. Confirm the interval in the Riyadh Bus app.

Does Route 8 pass the King Abdullah Financial District?
The older Edarabia pattern lists it, and the dataset’s northern King Fahd station sits at the top of the corridor. Neither source says a stop is directly at the district entrance, so check the app.

Riyadh Public Transport FAQs

Do children pay on Riyadh buses?
Gulf Commute, a third-party guide, says children aged 6 and under travel free. That is not an official statement, so check the current rules in the Riyadh Bus app.

Is there an app for live bus positions?
Yes. The Royal Commission for Riyadh City says the Riyadh Bus app lets you plan a journey and track a route in real time, so it is the place to check whether Route 8 is running on the day.

Nearby Routes and Connections

For another north-south line through central Riyadh, 8 Bus Route Riyadh: The At Takhassusi Road Line Toward King Fahd see 9 Bus Route Riyadh, which follows Olaya Street, and for the Al Batha-to-west line see 7 Bus Route Riyadh. See the Riyadh bus routes hub for the full list. For live service details, check the Riyadh Bus official website or the Riyadh Bus app. 8 Bus Route Riyadh: The At Takhassusi Road Line Toward King Fahd

Comparing Gulf city networks? The Kuwait bus routes directory covers Kuwait route by route, and KuwaitBusRoute.Blogspot.com keeps a companion blog on Kuwait city buses. 8 Bus Route Riyadh: The At Takhassusi Road Line Toward King Fahd

Data notes: station lists from the RCRC Open Data Portal (2024 dataset describing the network as planned once fully developed); route names and older stop patterns from Edarabia, KSA Expats (January 2025) and Life in Saudi Arabia (January 2025). Route 8 has conflicting destination information across sources, so nothing here should be read as a confirmed timetable. Confirm in the Riyadh Bus app.

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