Al Wizarat
The heart of the Al Wizarat government quarter on the Green Line: a deep underground station amid Riyadh’s ministries and departments.
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Station type
Step-free access
About Al Wizarat
Al Wizarat is Riyadh's government quarter, and it is the reason Line 5 exists at all; the station bearing the district's name sits in the middle of it on King Abdulaziz Road. It is deep underground, served only by the Green Line, and falls between GOSI to the north and Ministry of Defense to the south. What sets this station apart from its neighbours is that the destination above it is not one building but a whole district of adjoining departments and headquarters, which makes it among the busiest stops on the line during office hours. Alongside the staff and the people coming in on official business, the station is used by passengers travelling down from the north on their way to the National Museum and the King Abdulaziz Historical Centre at the southern end of the route. There is no interchange at Al Wizarat itself — the changes are at the two ends of the line — but from here the southern terminus is only three stops away.
It sits between GOSI and Ministry of Defense on Line 5.
It is a deep underground station and runs to the network hours: 5:30 am to midnight Saturday to Thursday, and from 10:00 am on Friday. The SAR 4 two-hour ticket covers the metro and the buses. Below you will find the station on the map, journey times, interchanges and facilities.
Where is Al Wizarat?
Al Wizarat · Deep Underground station on Line 5. Coordinates: 24.6772°N, 46.7184°E.
Nearby: places and services
A few minutes’ walk from Al Wizarat, you will find the following places and services.
Other stations on Line 5
Line 5 · Ministry of Education ↔ National Museum
Services and accessibility
Like every Riyadh Metro station, this one has ticket vending machines, darb card gates, lifts, tactile guide paths for visually impaired passengers and signage in Arabic and English. Here is what you can normally expect to find.
Interchanges and connections
Line 5 (Green). Direct trains run towards Ministry of Education and in the opposite direction towards National Museum. The adjacent stations are GOSI and Ministry of Defense.
Buses. The darb system covers the metro and the buses on one ticket, and bus routes and bus rapid transit (BRT) services run around Al Wizarat. You do not need a separate ticket to switch between metro and bus while your ticket is still valid.
Taxis and ride-hailing. Taxis and ride-hailing apps (Uber, Careem) are available at the station entrances for short trips beyond the network.
Tickets. Buy your ticket from a ticket vending machine in the station or in the darb app, or tap your darb card straight on the gate. Full details on the tickets and fares page and the darb card page.
Plan your journey from Al Wizarat
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🛤 Open the route calculatorPopular journey times from Al Wizarat
| Destination | Estimated time | Changes |
|---|---|---|
| KAFD | 36 min | 1 change |
| stc | 22 min | 1 change |
| Qasr Al Hokm | 14 min | 1 change |
| National Museum | 5 min | Direct |
| Airport T1-2 | 81 min | 2 changes |
| King Saud University | 28 min | 1 change |
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