Riyadh:More than 70.7 million passengers traveled through the land ports of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in 2025.
According to Bahrain News Agency, the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT) reported that this figure represents a 7.2% increase in passenger traffic compared to 2024. The Saudi Press Agency (SPA) detailed that arrivals exceeded 37 million, while departures reached approximately 33.7 million, accounting for 47.7% of total passenger traffic.
King Fahd Causeway was the busiest route, accounting for 49.1% of the traffic, followed by Al Khafji port at 12.2%. January was the peak month for passenger traffic with over 7.4 million passengers, whereas March saw the lowest at about 4.6 million.
In addition to passenger traffic, the volume of freight transported through land ports, including exports and imports, exceeded 26.8 million tonnes, a 4.4% increase from the previous year. Exports increased by 6.3% to 14.3 million tonnes, while imports saw a 2.4% rise to 12.5 million tonnes.