16 Bus Route Riyadh: The Al Badeah Line Out to Bilal Bin Rabah and Jeddah Road

16 Bus Route Riyadh: The Al Badeah Line Out to Bilal Bin Rabah and Jeddah Road

Route 16 is the long east-to-west line in this batch, running from the Al Batha area through Ad-Dirah and Al-Badeah and out to the Bilal Bin Rabah stations at the western edge of the dataset.

Edarabia and Life in Saudi Arabia describe the older pattern as Al Batha to Jeddah Road Bridge, with stops at Al Maglya Shopping Center, King Saud Medical City, Haggar School, Albadeah Mall and Al Nasr Club. The Royal Commission’s 2024 station dataset matches that shape: 75 stations, 30 of them grouped under Bilal Bin Rabah and 12 under Al-Badeah.

One caution applies. KSA Expats’ January 2025 list of operating routes does not include Route 16, although Life in Saudi Arabia’s does. Treat current service as unverified and check the Riyadh Bus app before planning a trip around it.

Route 16 Details

Stations and Stop Order on the 16

This line is wide rather than tall. The dataset’s station coordinates fall within a box 17.8 km east-west by 7.0 km north-south, the widest of the six routes in this batch. Bilal Bin Rabah holds 30 of the 75 stations, so much of the line’s stopping happens in the western third.

King Faisal appears in direction 2 only and Ayesha Bint Abi Bakr in direction 1 only, so the two directions do not follow identical stops. RCRC’s sequence numbers do not form a clean chain, so the order shown runs east to west from coordinates, with Al Batha placed first because the named sources give it as the origin.

The stage tags are unusually early for this line: 29 stations are tagged stage 1 and 17 stage 5, with 25 beyond 5.2. The dataset does not say which of these stations are open, so confirm service in the app.

Fare and Payment

KSA Expats lists a 2-hour pass at SAR 4, and Life in Saudi Arabia’s older listing shows a bus every 10 minutes on weekdays and every 16 minutes on Fridays. Because Route 16 is the longest east-west span in this batch, a time-based pass rather than a per-stop fare is the relevant detail. Confirm the price in the Riyadh Bus app.

How to Ride the 16 Bus

1. Start at an Al Batha station, or join at an Ad-Dirah, Al-Badeah or Madina Munwarah station if you are already west of the centre.
2. Open the Riyadh Bus app and check that Route 16 is listed as running, given it is missing from KSA Expats’ January 2025 list.
3. Pay with your pass or the payment option shown in the app.
4. Alight at the Al-Badeah or Bilal Bin Rabah station nearest your destination; the line’s dataset ends at Bilal Bin Rabah.

Frequently Asked Questions About Route 16

Where does the 16 bus go?
Older sources describe Al Batha to Jeddah Road Bridge. The RCRC dataset shows stations from the King Faisal and Ad-Dirah area in the east to the Bilal Bin Rabah group in the west.

Is Route 16 still running?
Unverified. Life in Saudi Arabia lists it in January 2025, but KSA Expats’ January 2025 list of operating routes does not. Check the Riyadh Bus app for the current status.

Does Route 16 serve Albadeah Mall and King Saud Medical City?
Edarabia’s older pattern lists both, and the dataset has 12 Al-Badeah stations. Neither source says the bus stops at the entrance of either, so check the nearest stop in the app.

How many stations does Route 16 have?
The RCRC dataset lists 75: 35 in direction 1 and 40 in direction 2, across 10 station groups. The dataset describes the network as planned once fully developed.

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

How much does the 16 bus cost?
KSA Expats lists a 2-hour pass at SAR 4 as of January 2025. Confirm the current fare in the Riyadh Bus app before you travel.

Riyadh Public Transport FAQs

Is the RCRC station dataset a live timetable?
No. It lists stations by route, direction and shelter type for the network as planned once fully developed, with development-stage tags. It does not give departure times, so use the Riyadh Bus app for live information.

What is on board a Riyadh Bus?
The Royal Commission for Riyadh City says its buses offer complimentary Wi-Fi and air-conditioning. That is a network-level statement, so amenities on a particular bus may differ.

Nearby Routes and Connections

Route 10 also starts at Al Batha but heads north-east; see 10 Bus Route Riyadh. For the line that runs south-east from Al Batha to the industrial area, see 17 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. 16 Bus Route Riyadh: The Al Badeah Line Out to Bilal Bin Rabah and Jeddah Road

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. 16 Bus Route Riyadh: The Al Badeah Line Out to Bilal Bin Rabah and Jeddah Road

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 16 is not in KSA Expats’ January 2025 list of operating routes, so current service is unverified. Confirm in the Riyadh Bus app.

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