25 km over the sea
Five bridges, seven embankments.
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A 25-kilometre chain of bridges and causeways linking Al Khobar in Saudi Arabia with Al Jasra in Bahrain across the Gulf of Bahrain. It opened on 26 November 1986, the first bridge to join an island nation to its nearest continent. Its five bridges rest on 536 concrete pylons, with seven embankments in the shallower water. The largest is the Middle Island, now a sizeable artificial island with both countries' passport and customs halls, a mosque, gardens, restaurants and an observation tower looking out over the sea and the long bridge. The idea took shape during King Saud's visit to Bahrain in 1954 and became a formal plan in the 1960s. Today the causeway is the only land route to Bahrain, and many people cross it at weekends. The toll for cars has been 35 SAR since February 2026, according to news reports of the Causeway Authority's tariff. Crossing the border needs a passport and a visa or visa eligibility for Bahrain, so check the rules before you set off; traffic is heaviest on Thursday evenings and in holidays.
Five bridges, seven embankments.
Border posts and the tower.
The bridge at dusk.
From Al Khobar to Al Jasra in Bahrain
35 SAR per car since February 2026, according to news reports of the Causeway Authority's tariff, with discount packages in the Causeway app.