Why go
- Capital of Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia.
- Served by King Fahd International Airport (DMM).
History
Dammam is the seat and largest city of the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. An industrial port city on the coast of the Persian Gulf, it had a population of 1,386,166 as of 2022, making it the country's fifth-largest city after Riyadh, Jeddah, Mecca, and Medina. Dammam forms the core of the Dammam metropolitan area, also known as Greater Dammam, which includes the neighboring governorates of Khobar and Qatif. As of 2022, the metropolitan area's population was 2,743,318, making it the third-largest in the country.
Where to stay
ص ب 840، طريق الملك سعود, Al Qashlah, Dammam 31952, Saudi Arabia · kempinski.com
Al Ashriah Street, Al Badi, Dammam 32415, Saudi Arabia · rotana.com
Behind LuLu Mall, 21 St, Al Adamah, Dammam 32242, Saudi Arabia · wyndhamgardendammam.com
Al Ashriah Street, Al Mazruiyah, Dammam 32414, Saudi Arabia · firstgrand-hotel.com
King Fahd Road, Al 'Adamah, Dammam 32242, Saudi Arabia · dammampalacehotel.com
Prince Mohammed Bin Fahd Road, Al Firdaws، 8384 طريق الأمير محمد بن فهد الفرعي، حي الفردوس، الدمام 34251 5237، الدمام / حي, Dammam Saudi Arabia · goldenvisionhotel.com
9th Street, Al Adamah, Dammam 32242, Saudi Arabia · gulf-flower-hotel.mtmhotels.co
Al Amir Muhammad Bin Fahd Rd, Al Badi, Dammam 32415, Saudi Arabia · marriott.com
9260 2979 عابد بن عوام, Al Athir, Dammam 32248, Saudi Arabia · google.com
Al Ashriah Street, Al Mazruiyah, Dammam 32414, Saudi Arabia · marriott.com
Building No. 2767, Al Qasim Al Khawarizmi, Al Rakah Ash Shamaliyah, Dammam 34225, Saudi Arabia · ihg.com
Indoor
TIME Dammam Residences, Al Badi, Dammam 31411, Saudi Arabia · timehotels.com
King Saud Bin Abdulaziz Road Dhahran, Al Khobar 31952, Saudi Arabia · hilton.com
4440 King Khaled St, Al Souq, Dammam 32242, Saudi Arabia · swissinternationalhotels.com
Prince Nayef Bin Abdulaziz Rd, Al Wahah, Dammam 32255, Saudi Arabia
طريق الملك فهد، حي الخالدية الشمالية، Saudi Arabia
Omar Ibn Al Khattab St, Ash Shulah, Dammam 34261, Saudi Arabia
King Khaled St, An Nakhil, Dammam 32244, Saudi Arabia
3852 الملك عبد العزيز، العزيزية، الدمام 32424 7117، Saudi Arabia
8076 King Saud Bin Abdulaziz Rd, Near Al Othman Office Tower, Dhahran 34232, Saudi Arabia
Abu Bakr Alsiddiq St, Al Faisaliyah, Dammam 32271, Saudi Arabia
Omar Ibn Al Khattab St, Al Faysaliyah, Dammam 32271, Saudi Arabia
Othman Ibn Affan Street, Al Itisalat, Dammam 13854, Saudi Arabia
7146 Prince Nayef Bin Abdulaziz Rd, 3755, Al Rawdah, Dammam 32256, Saudi Arabia
C3CQ+7GF, Al Itisalat, Dammam 32257, Saudi Arabia
Restaurants & places to go
Restaurant · Fast-food chain specializing in fried chicken fingers, crinkle-cut fries & Texas toast. Opening hours: Mo-Su 07:00-06:00 · 32424 Centro… · raisingcanesme.com
Pizza, Restaurant · Opening hours: 11:00-03:00 · saudi.pizzahut.me
Chicken, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo,Sa 06:00-02:00; Tu,We,Su 06:00-02:30; Th,Fr 06:00-03:30 Features: takeaway · 3202 طريق الخليج, الدمام, 32416 · albaik.com
Burger, Fast Food · Opening hours: 06:00-4:00 Features: takeaway, halal · طريق الملك عبدالله, Dammam, 32413 · mcdonalds.com
Arab, Cake, Ice Cream, Pancake, Restaurant · Opening hours: 24/7 · 6579 شارع الأمير تركي, 34413 · blaban.net
Italian, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 13:00-01:30 · crazypizza.com
Sandwich, Fast Food · Features: takeaway · Dammam, 32424 · kudu.com.sa
Coffee Shop, Cafe · Opening hours: Mo-Su 06:00-11:59 Features: outdoor seating · طريق الخليج, dammam, 32423 · corecoffee.co
Mexican, Restaurant · Opening hours: Su-We 18:00-23:00 · 8016 Makkah Al Mukarramah Street, Khobar, 34445 · instagram.com
Friture, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 05:00-12:00, 15:00-23:55 · شارع ابو بكر الصديق, 32273 · facebook.com
Chinese, Fast Food · Opening hours: Fr 11:30-23:30; Mo-Th,Sa-Su 11:00-23:30 · canton-express.com
Japanese, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 13:00-00:00 · 21 Street, 34427 · kaiseki.restaurant
Donut, Coffee Shop, Fast Food · Opening hours: 24 Features: takeaway
Ice Cream, Ice Cream · Ice Cream ice cream · Dammam, 32424 · baskinrobbinsmea.com
Pastry, Restaurant · Opening hours: 24 · manooshaalreef.com
Coffee, Cafe, Cafe · Opening hours: 24/7 Features: outdoor seating, delivery, air conditioning · 3299 Prince Sultan Road, Khobar, 34434
American, Restaurant · Features: halal · Corniche Road, Alkurnaish, 34411 · indpt.com
Dessert, Fast Food · Features: takeaway · King Fahd Rd EB
Shawarma, Fast Food · Features: takeaway
Breakfast, Pancake, Restaurant · Breakfast/Pancake restaurant
Seafood, Restaurant · Seafood restaurant
Cafe · Opening hours: Mo-Su 07:00-01:00 · urthcaffe.sa
Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 00:00-24:00; Su 00:00-03:00,07:00-24:00 · saldwich.com
Steak House, Restaurant · Opening hours: 12:30-01:45
Indian, Restaurant · Opening hours: 24/7 Features: takeaway, delivery · 144 Prince Faisal bin Fahed Road, Khobar, 133
Lebanese, Restaurant · Opening hours: 05:00-24:00 Features: takeaway, halal, air conditioning
Grill, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 16:00-23:00
Local, Arab, Restaurant · Local/Arab restaurant · Ali Ibn Abi Taleb Street
Middle Eastern, Shawarma, Fast Food · Middle Eastern/Shawarma fast food
Fried Chicken, Restaurant · Features: takeaway, delivery · King Khalid Street
Kebab, Restaurant · Features: takeaway
Juice, Fast Food · Juice fast food
Regional, Restaurant · Regional restaurant
Asian, Restaurant · Asian restaurant
French, Restaurant · French restaurant
Drinks, Restaurant · Drinks restaurant
Pakistani, Indian, Restaurant · Pakistani/Indian restaurant · 18th Street
Rice, Restaurant · Rice restaurant
Tea, Cafe · Tea cafe
Oriental, Arab, Mediterranean, Restaurant · Oriental/Arab restaurant · شارع الامام محمد بن عبد الوهاب
Restaurant · Mediterranean / Turkish Features: outdoor seating, takeaway, delivery · Al Ennabi Grill 19th Street, Khobar · ennabigrill.com
Pizza, Coffee Shop, Sandwich, Kebab, Ice Cream, Salad, Dessert, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 12:00-01:00 Features: halal · شارع اليرموك, العليا, 34446 · roknwarda.com
Chicken, Fast Food · Features: takeaway · Dammam, 32424 · kfc.sa
Burger, Fast Food · Features: takeaway · Dammam, 32272 · ksa.burgerking.me
Arab, Breakfast, Chicken, Diner, Tea, Restaurant · Opening hours: 24/7 · شارع أبو عبيدة عامر بن الجراح حي طيبة · maps.app.goo.gl
182 more places in the Ultimate edition. See the Ultimate edition →
Airports
King Fahd International Airport (DMM) 34 km to the centre
Ad Dammam, 04, SA — You board from the indoor waiting area — no need to plan for the weather. ✈ 32 airlines (Saudi Arabian Airlines, Nas Air, Jet Airways, Pakistan International Airlines…) · direct flights to 48 destinations incl. Kuwait, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Amsterdam, Colombo… (OpenFlights route data).
✈ Serves Manama (80 km) — the low-cost way in
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 32 airlines, 48 direct destinations
- Saudi Arabian Airlines SV (A320, Embraer 170, A321, A330-300, 777-200, 747-400…) · 30 routes: Abha, Bahrain*, Bangalore, Bisha, Cairo, Calicut, Colombo*, Delhi, Dhaka, Dubai, El-baha, Gassim, Gizan, Hail, Hyderabad, Islamabad, Istanbul, Jeddah, Karachi, Kochi, Kuwait*, Madinah, Madras, Manila, Mashhad, Mumbai, Nejran, Riyadh, Tabuk, Taif
- Nas Air XY (A320, A319) · 6 routes: Abu Dhabi*, Jeddah, Madinah, Riyadh, Taif, Yenbo
- Jet Airways 9W (737-800) · 5 routes: Abu Dhabi, Delhi, Kochi, Mumbai, Trivandrum
- Pakistan International Airlines PK (310, 737) · 4 routes: Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, Sialkot
- Air France AF (330, A330-200) · 2 routes: Amsterdam*, Kuwait*
- Air India Express IX (737-800) · 2 routes: Calicut, Mangalore
- Airlines Of Tasmania FO (CRJ-700) · 2 routes: Aden, Taiz
- Delta Air Lines DL (330, A330-200) · 2 routes: Amsterdam*, Kuwait*
- Egyptair MS (A320, A321, 330, A330-300, 737-800) · 2 routes: Alexandria, Cairo
- Fly Dubai FZ (737-800) · 2 routes: Dubai, Dubai
- KLM Royal Dutch Airlines KL (330) · 2 routes: Amsterdam, Kuwait
- Lufthansa Cargo LH (A340-300, 737-800) · 2 routes: Frankfurt*, Kuwait
- Shaheen Air International NL (A320, 734) · 2 routes: Islamabad, Lahore
- Air Arabia G9 (A320) · 1 route: Sharjah
- Air Arabia Egypt E5 (A320) · 1 route: Alexandria
- Air India Limited AI (A320) · 1 route: Delhi
- Biman Bangladesh Airlines BG (777-200) · 1 route: Riyadh
- Emirates EK (A330-200, 777-200, 777-300) · 1 route: Dubai
- Ethiopian Airlines ET (737-700) · 1 route: Addis Ababa
- Etihad Airways EY (A319, A320) · 1 route: Abu Dhabi
- Gulf Air Bahrain GF (A320) · 1 route: Bahrain
- Iran Air IR (A320) · 1 route: Mashhad
- Kuwait Airways KU (A320, AB6) · 1 route: Kuwait
- L MJ (A340-300) · 1 route: Colombo*
- Middle East Airlines ME (A320) · 1 route: Beirut
- Oman Air WY (737-800, Embraer 175, 737-700) · 1 route: Muscat
- Philippine Airlines PR (330) · 1 route: Manila
- Qantas QF (A330-200, 777-200, 777-300) · 1 route: Dubai*
- Qatar Airways QR (A319, A320, A321, A330-200, A330-300, 787-8…) · 1 route: Doha
- Royal Jordanian RJ (A320, Embraer 195) · 1 route: Amman
- SriLankan Airlines UL (A340-300) · 1 route: Colombo
- Turkish Airlines TK (A321) · 1 route: Istanbul
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Ras Tanura Airport 37 km to the centre
Ras Tanura, 04, SA — Indoor waiting areas, but some gates board by bus or on foot across the apron — plan for the weather on the day.
Getting there by ferry
Ferry terminal
Ferry terminal · 16 km from the centre
Where things are
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Photographs
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When to go
Tourist season
May – September
The warmer, longer-day half of the year is the safest bet for a first visit.
Shoulder season
April, October
Cooler and quieter, with fewer visitors and better value.
Worth avoiding
Deep winter
Short days and the coldest weather — check local conditions before travelling.
Getting there & around
Getting there. The nearest airport on record is King Fahd International Airport (DMM); 2 other airports serve the wider area. Check rail and road links from the tourism sources below. By air: DMM has direct flights to 48 destinations on 32 airlines (incl. Kuwait, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Amsterdam, Colombo…). By water: 1 ferry terminal within 20 km.
Getting around. Use the map above to orient yourself; nearby hotels, attractions and places to eat are listed from the live Ultimate data for Dammam, Saudia Arabia. Local transit details will be added as the guide is expanded.
Private aviation
On-demand charter, jet cards and the semi-private scheduled carriers that serve this city.
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Fractional, jet card · Embraer Praetor, Bombardier Challenger & Global, Gulfstream · Fractional ownership and jet cards in North America and Europe.
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