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Post by grahul77 on Mar 25, 2022 9:29:51 GMT
Hi
I reached Dhahran yesterday, feeling still sinking in.
A quick question: Do Samara provide car rental service for driving within the DH camp area?
An early response will be appreciated.
Regards
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BlueStaff
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Post by BlueStaff on Mar 25, 2022 14:51:56 GMT
There was a Samara rental depot behind Munira commissary that I used around 2015. Prices were reasonable. Car was basic model MG or Nissan 4 door.
You will need to arrange a pass for the car to drive it on camp tho.
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Post by swan on Mar 25, 2022 22:37:11 GMT
If you have no joy on camp, there are loads of car hire places in Khobar - big international brands along with local brands.
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Post by pasthana on Mar 26, 2022 4:51:57 GMT
Hi Rahul, all the best! Let me know how your first days of experience are. We are moving later in July 2022 in Dahran. Did you get 2 or 3 bed housing? DOes a 2 bed have a 3rd maid/library room? WHat is approx sq footage?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 27, 2022 5:50:29 GMT
Problem is you can’t legally drive outside Aramco until you have your Saudi licence, which you can’t get until you have your Iqama, which is a couple of months with a fair wind.
You’ll need to have a car at Aramco, without one you are confined to using buses that run twice a day at best.
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Post by OSD on Mar 27, 2022 22:18:02 GMT
Problem is you can’t legally drive outside Aramco until you have your Saudi licence, which you can’t get until you have your Iqama, which is a couple of months with a fair wind. You’ll need to have a car at Aramco, without one you are confined to using buses that run twice a day at best. Cannot one not drive on international driving license? |
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Post by kyle1639 on Mar 28, 2022 19:39:21 GMT
Problem is you can’t legally drive outside Aramco until you have your Saudi licence, which you can’t get until you have your Iqama, which is a couple of months with a fair wind. You’ll need to have a car at Aramco, without one you are confined to using buses that run twice a day at best. You can drive on an international license for your first three months in Kingdom. After that you need your Saudi license. My advise is get the process started as soon as possible. Alfifa in Dhahran office offer a service for translating your international license, filling out the paperwork and even taking you to the driving school. I tried twice on my own with no luck, third time lucky using Alfifa. |
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Post by arcticengineer on Mar 29, 2022 14:05:34 GMT
If your position requires you to drive a company vehicle, the company will take care of the drivers license process for you. The rental company that had vehicles in the camp is no longer operating in the camp.
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Post by kyle1639 on Mar 30, 2022 18:26:51 GMT
If your position requires you to drive a company vehicle, the company will take care of the drivers license process for you. The rental company that had vehicles in the camp is no longer operating in the camp. Are you referring to Alfifa? Or Aramco? As I just paid the 60SAR fee to them, and they did everything, then picked up my driving license from the Aramco office. |
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Post by grahul77 on Mar 31, 2022 18:24:42 GMT
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Thank you for your help, I was able to rent a Kia from Samara for a month, though it can be only driven inside the camp on my International Driving Permit. Will start the KSA DL process after Iqanama is done.
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Post by OSD on Jun 13, 2022 2:30:22 GMT
All Thank you for your help, I was able to rent a Kia from Samara for a month, though it can be only driven inside the camp on my International Driving Permit. Will start the KSA DL process after Iqanama is done. How much is the car rental cost for a month? |
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Post by grahul77 on Jun 13, 2022 7:46:31 GMT
Samara charged around SAR 3500 for a mid size sedan for a month. If you can manage to get this from outside camp the cost comes down to SAR 2500
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