Transportation & Logistics

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Transportation services at KAUST include a wide range of bus services, from school and shuttle buses and scheduled daily coach trips to various commercial centers/malls/markets in Jeddah. Trips to the two holy cities of Makkah and Madinah are also scheduled regularly. These bus trips are free of charge to residents. There is also access to business and personal taxi services for local and airport trips, listed nearby cities and unlisted destinations upon mileage. In addition, rental cars and golf carts can be hired based on availability.

Mail and Courier services offer domestic and international postal service and express courier service for business and personal documents, letters and packages. Each KAUST staff, faculty and student can apply for mailbox assignment that is accessible 24/7 at the KAUST Mail Room located at the KAUST Discovery Town Center. Pick-up and distribution for inter-office mail can be requested through mail & courier helpdesk by phone or e-mail.

Material Management Logistics Services covering the management of the KAUST Warehouse (Receiving/Issuing), Residential Furniture Operations and Logistics Support Operations within KAUST premises as well as other additional services.

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Transportation Knowledge Base

Business Transportation Request System Training Manual

Business Transport System Scenarios

Transport Business Request FAQs

Taxi & Car Rental
Taxi and car rental services are available to provide personal and business transportation to destinations inside and outside the KAUST community, including to KAEC, Thuwal, and Jeddah.
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Bus Services
University shuttle buses are available to provide the transportation requirement for the KAUST Community with seven major regular bus routes within KAUST, color coded as 'blue', 'orange', 'green', 'gray', 'purple', 'red' and 'yellow' with specific route.
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Vehicle Maintenance
We have a vehicle maintenance and repair workshop located adjacent to Transportation Building 1. The workshop can accommodate specialized vehicles such as ambulance and firetrucks, as well as personal vehicles (including part replacements).
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Mail and Courier
KAUST has hired UPS and DHL to deliver the Domestic and International Mail and Courier Services covering the Inbound and Outbound shipping services as well as other additional internal auxiliary services provided to KAUST non-residential buildings' offices.
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KAUST Maps
Click here to access the KAUST interactive map if you need to find a house or other vanue/ location.
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Travel
Dedicated KAUST Travel Office, provided by Kanoo Travel, located at the Discovery Square is available for your business and personal travel requirements.
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KAUST Eco-Cart Rental Program
The pilot Eco Cart program has been a great success and due to high demand from our community members, we are pleased to announce we have further expanded our Eco-Cart fleet.
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Materials Management
Material Management manages the KAUST Warehouse, Residential Furniture Operations and Logistics Support Operations.
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