Ministry of Defense
A deep underground station south of the Al Wizarat quarter, serving the Ministry of Defense and its surroundings on King Abdulaziz Road.
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Station type
Step-free access
About Ministry of Defense
South of the Al Wizarat district, still following King Abdulaziz Road, Ministry of Defense is a deep underground station on Line 5 (Green). It is named for the ministry standing in its immediate surroundings, as most stations on this line are named for the government bodies above them. It falls between Al Wizarat to the north and King Abdulaziz Hospital to the south, in the ribbon of the route that captures the line's whole reason for being: moving staff and official visitors into the government quarter without making them fight through surface traffic. Journeys from the station are short in either direction. A few minutes south brings you to National Museum at the end of the line, the shared station where the Green Line meets Line 1 (Blue) and the stop for the King Abdulaziz Historical Centre; northbound trains run up through As Sulimaniyah to King Salman Park. Only Line 5 calls here, and there is no interchange at the station itself.
It sits between Al Wizarat and King Abdulaziz Hospital 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 Ministry of Defense?
Ministry of Defense · Deep Underground station on Line 5. Coordinates: 24.6671°N, 46.7183°E.
Nearby: places and services
A few minutes’ walk from Ministry of Defense, 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 Al Wizarat and King Abdulaziz Hospital.
Buses. The darb system covers the metro and the buses on one ticket, and bus routes and bus rapid transit (BRT) services run around Ministry of Defense. 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 Ministry of Defense
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🛤 Open the route calculatorPopular journey times from Ministry of Defense
| Destination | Estimated time | Changes |
|---|---|---|
| KAFD | 34 min | 1 change |
| stc | 24 min | 1 change |
| Qasr Al Hokm | 12 min | 1 change |
| National Museum | 3 min | Direct |
| Airport T1-2 | 79 min | 2 changes |
| King Saud University | 30 min | 1 change |
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