Riyadh’s camera limits were reset road by road in 2017, and sections of two expressways out of the capital carry 140 km/h since 2018. Here is what is known and how Ghost keeps you informed in Riyadh.
Ghost editorial teamCounted:
Ghost knows 131 cameras in and around Riyadh. Most of them check 120 km/h (33 %).
What kind of cameras
Fixed speed cameras: 63
Red-light cameras: 64
Speed and red-light cameras: 4
Speed limits the cameras in Riyadh check
Posted limit
Cameras
Share
120 km/h
17
33 %
100 km/h
14
27 %
80 km/h
11
21 %
60 km/h
4
8 %
90 km/h
4
8 %
70 km/h
3
6 %
Counted in the city and its surroundings, from Ghost's camera database.
Speed limits on Riyadh’s roads
In November 2017 the General Directorate of Traffic began setting the limits in the Saher system by road conditions. On some Riyadh roads the limit went up from 70 to 80 km/h, on others to 90 km/h. Main roads inside cities and roads between cities stayed at 120 km/h.
Since 19 February 2018, sections of the Riyadh–Taif and Riyadh–Qassim expressways carry 140 km/h for cars, 100 km/h for buses and 80 km/h for trucks. The signs show where the higher limit applies. The Riyadh–Dammam highway was not part of the change.
Saher cameras in Riyadh
Saher, the Ministry of Interior’s automated traffic camera system, was developed in 2009 and went live in 2010. Its cameras and radars record speeding and other offences around the clock and read number plates.
Riyadh commuters lose an average of 52 hours a year in traffic, according to a 2024 estimate cited by Arab News, and the last line of the Riyadh Metro opened in January 2025.
How Ghost helps in Riyadh
Ghost warns you before fixed speed cameras, known mobile radar positions and average-speed sections in Riyadh, with a sound and on the dark map, also while your navigation app is in front.
