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Bahrain Travel Guide

Plan your trip to Bahrain

Choose a city and airport first, then compare airlines and routes.

Bahrain International Airport uses BAH, with Manama listed as its served municipality. Match arrival flights and onward domestic ground travel using BAH for Bahrain journeys.

Capital
Manama
Currency
Bahraini Dinar / BHD
Common language
CLDR territory-language data records commonly used languages including Arabic, Malayalam. Usage varies by region; CLDR population figures are estimates.
Time
IANA time zone Asia/Bahrain (UTC+3, no daylight saving time); confirm local times on your itinerary

Major airports in Bahrain

Compare location, airlines and ground transport to choose the most convenient airport for your trip.

BAH

Bahrain International Airport

Manama

Airlines for travel in Bahrain

An airline’s hubs can determine whether your trip is nonstop or requires a connection.

Airlines, codes, key hubs and networks for travel in Bahrain
AirlineCodeKey hubsNetwork
Gulf AirGFBAH / DMM / MXP / ATH / BOM / CAI / ISB / LHE / MLE / BKK / COK / MAAExplore Gulf Air information and confirm baggage for each sector with other operators or separate tickets.
Air India ExpressIXBLR / DEL / HYD / CCJ / BOM / COK / DXB / SHJ / IXE / CNN / PNQ / AUHBahrain Airport’s current airline directory lists this airline; verify actual operation, airports and operating arrangements for your travel dates.
IndiGo6EDEL / BOM / BLR / HYD / MAA / CCU / NMI / AMD / PNQ / COK / IXC / BBIBahrain Airport’s current airline directory lists this airline; verify actual operation, airports and operating arrangements for your travel dates.
Pakistan International AirlinesPKISB / LHE / KHI / MUX / SKT / JED / MED / DXB / PEW / DMM / RUH / UETBahrain Airport’s current airline directory lists this airline; verify actual operation, airports and operating arrangements for your travel dates.
Fly Jinnah9PKHI / ISB / LHE / JED / BAH / DMM / RUH / SHJ / UET / DXB / LYP / MUXBahrain Airport’s current airline directory lists this airline; verify actual operation, airports and operating arrangements for your travel dates.
SaudiaSVJED / RUH / MED / DMM / CAI / CMN / DAC / IST / KUL / KWI / LHR / AMMBahrain Airport’s current airline directory lists this airline; verify actual operation, airports and operating arrangements for your travel dates.
FlynasXYRUH / JED / DMM / MED / AHB / TZX / TUU / AMM / CAI / GYD / SPX / DXBBahrain Airport’s current airline directory lists this airline; verify actual operation, airports and operating arrangements for your travel dates.
Air Arabia Abu Dhabi3LAUH / ALA / AMD / AMM / BAH / BEY / CAI / CCJ / CCU / CGP / CMB / COKBahrain Airport’s current airline directory lists this airline; verify actual operation, airports and operating arrangements for your travel dates.
EmiratesEKDXB / BKK / ACC / ATH / BCN / CMB / GIG / HKG / JFK / LCA / LUN / MIABahrain Airport’s current airline directory lists this airline; verify actual operation, airports and operating arrangements for your travel dates.
Ethiopian AirlinesETADD / FIH / FBM / LLW / GVA / BLZ / FCO / LFW / BKK / DLA / JNB / GMABahrain Airport’s current airline directory lists this airline; verify actual operation, airports and operating arrangements for your travel dates.
Etihad AirwaysEYAUH / ATH / ADD / AER / AGP / AMD / AMM / AMS / ATL / BAH / BCN / BEYBahrain Airport’s current airline directory lists this airline; verify actual operation, airports and operating arrangements for your travel dates.
flydubaiFZDXB / CMB / MLE / PEN / ZNZ / JMK / ADD / AER / AHB / AJF / ALA / AMDBahrain Airport’s current airline directory lists this airline; verify actual operation, airports and operating arrangements for your travel dates.
Air ArabiaG9SHJ / RKT / CAI / CCJ / DME / JED / KZN / PEW / SVX / ADD / AER / AHBBahrain Airport’s current airline directory lists this airline; verify actual operation, airports and operating arrangements for your travel dates.
Iraqi AirwaysIABGW / BSR / EBL / ISU / BEY / CAI / DXB / IST / AMM / NJF / DEL / ESBBahrain Airport’s current airline directory lists this airline; verify actual operation, airports and operating arrangements for your travel dates.
Jazeera AirwaysJ9KWI / DMM / CAI / ADJ / AQI / ATZ / BLR / BOM / DAC / DXB / HBE / HMBBahrain Airport’s current airline directory lists this airline; verify actual operation, airports and operating arrangements for your travel dates.
Kuwait AirwaysKUKWI / DMM / CDG / AMM / BOM / CAI / DAC / LHE / LHR / NCE / AMD / CMBBahrain Airport’s current airline directory lists this airline; verify actual operation, airports and operating arrangements for your travel dates.
EgyptAirMSCAI / HBE / LXR / JED / DME / MED / SSH / ASW / HRG / BEN / DMM / JIBBahrain Airport’s current airline directory lists this airline; verify actual operation, airports and operating arrangements for your travel dates.
PegasusPCSAW / AYT / ADB / ESB / COV / TZX / ECN / ASR / CGN / DUS / BER / BJVBahrain Airport’s current airline directory lists this airline; verify actual operation, airports and operating arrangements for your travel dates.
Qatar AirwaysQRDOH / ABV / ABJ / ACC / CMN / DAR / HKT / JIB / JRO / LUN / MCT / MELBahrain Airport’s current airline directory lists this airline; verify actual operation, airports and operating arrangements for your travel dates.
Royal JordanianRJAMM / AQJ / CAI / YUL / BCN / FCO / JED / MAD / MED / MJI / MXP / TUNBahrain Airport’s current airline directory lists this airline; verify actual operation, airports and operating arrangements for your travel dates.
Turkish AirlinesTKIST / AYT / GRU / JNB / NIM / OUA / ACC / AMM / AQJ / BJL / BKK / BKOBahrain Airport’s current airline directory lists this airline; verify actual operation, airports and operating arrangements for your travel dates.
Oman AirWYMCT / SLL / BGW / DAR / DXB / ZNZ / JED / MED / AER / AMM / AMS / BAHBahrain Airport’s current airline directory lists this airline; verify actual operation, airports and operating arrangements for your travel dates.
SunExpressXQAYT / ADB / DUS / ASR / STR / ESB / DLM / FRA / GZT / COV / HAJ / BERBahrain Airport’s current airline directory lists this airline; verify actual operation, airports and operating arrangements for your travel dates.

How to travel around Bahrain by air

What to expect when flying between cities or connecting after an international arrival.

Flying between cities in Bahrain

  • Check domestic flight details before booking
    This page does not currently list a verified, publicly bookable domestic passenger timetable. That reflects the information verified for this page; it does not confirm that private, charter, humanitarian, sightseeing or other special flights are unavailable. Before booking, confirm the airport pair, operating date, passenger eligibility and ticket availability with the operator.

Arriving from another country

  • Use flight signs above BAH baggage carousels
    Bahrain Airport directs arrivals to reclaim and asks passengers to identify the correct carousel by its flight sign. Ask staff if you cannot find your flight; do not rely on a historical carousel number.

Popular cities to visit in Bahrain

Open an airport guide to compare airlines, nonstop destinations and practical travel information.

Manama BAH

The national capital city.

International routes to Bahrain

Compare arrival airports and plan for time zones, baggage and onward connections.

Popular international flight routes to Bahrain
RouteArrival airportRegion
LHR to BAHBAHGB
DXB to BAHBAHAE

Before you fly to Bahrain

Complete these checks before departure.

Check baggage sector by sector on Gulf Air partner travel

Gulf Air notes that other operating airlines may apply different rules. With separate tickets or no through-checking, check the allowance of each operating flight rather than assuming a GF marketing code means one allowance throughout.

Explore Bahrain travel information

Continue to detailed pages for cities, airports, airlines and routes.

Cities

Manama

Airports

Manama BAH

Airlines

Gulf AirAir India ExpressIndiGo

To

London → ManamaDubai → Manama

Bahrain flight and airport FAQs

Where is public-bus boarding after arriving at Bahrain Airport?

Current airport guidance points to arrivals exit 4 and zone 4A on the road nearest the terminal; check for local changes.