Travel to Bahrain

Flying to Bahrain

The national airline serving Bahrain is Gulf Air (GF) (www.gulfair.com).

Flight times:

From London to Bahrain is 7 hours 15 minutes, and from New York is 13 hours 30 minutes.

Departure tax:

None.

Driving to Bahrain

A car drive to Dhahran (Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia) takes approximately 1 hour 30 minutes from Bahrain using the King Fahd Causeway. A toll fee of approximately BD2 is payable by persons driving out of Bahrain. Normal Saudi Arabian visa regulations apply.

Getting to Bahrain by boat

Main ports: Mina Salman, Mina Manama and Mina Muharraq. Passenger ferries operate between Iran and Bahrain (journey time – 16 hours). A port tax may be payable. Cruise ships visiting the Gulf and Red Sea stop in Bahrain.

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