Bank/Eid holidays and flights

Banks are closed on holidays. Supermarkets and some shops stay open, some shops close. The bank may be closed when you arrive, but the ATM's will be functioning.

Aramco shopping buses still run or you can take a taxi, they still work also.

We've used the airline shuttles twice. One time they brought us to Aramco because there were alot of us. The other time they took us to a place in Khobar and we had to find a taxi home. Since that time, we've went with scheduling our own taxi or private driver to take and pick us up.
We carry their phone number and call and confirm our pickup.

If you tried to find a taxi once you arrive back, you'd have to find one with the ability to cross the border. Easier to schedule a taxi from Aramco to be there to pick you up.

If you are an Aramco new hire first time arrival, there will be someone from Aramco to meet you at the airport and pick you up and you should be flying into Dammam, not Bahrain. If no one has your name, go to the Aramco office in the Dammam Airport, they'll start your processing and get you to your residence in Aramco.