Hop-On Hop-Off Madinah bus

The Hop-On Hop-Off Madinah bus is a sightseeing service in central Madinah, in Saudi Arabia's Al Madinah Region, that links the city's main visitor sites on two routes, a Red route and a Green route. A 24-hour ticket from SAR 40 (about $11) is sold on visitmadinahsa.com. Stops connect the Prophet's Mosque area with Quba Mosque, Masjid al-Qiblatayn and Mount Uhud, so a visitor can cover the main ziyarah sites without arranging taxis for each leg. The Green route passes close to Jannat al-Baqi, according to the stop information on the platform. Buses are air-conditioned, which matters in a city where daytime temperatures in summer are very high, and visitors can board and leave at any stop, then catch the next bus. A complete circuit with no stops takes a couple of hours, but most travellers spend most of a day using the ticket, often visiting Quba and the Qiblatayn mosque in the morning and Uhud later. Services and stops can change, and one stop, at the Hejaz Railway Museum, was reported not to be serving the site in 2026 because of refurbishment, so the current map and timetable should be checked on the platform. The bus is practical rather than scenic: it is a convenient way to cover distances between sites that are too far to walk, particularly for families, older visitors and first-time pilgrims. Access to the sacred precinct of Masjid an-Nabawi is governed by separate rules, so non-Muslim visitors should use the bus for the outer sites and confirm entry rules at each stop. Buses are busiest at midday and around prayer times, while early morning and late afternoon are calmer.