The most readily accepted credit cards are American Express, Visa and MasterCard. If you presently have an American Express card you account will be transferred to Bahrain and billed from England. The telex network connects more than 300 cities and towns with more than 150 countries. The Kingdom is served by the most modern telephone system. Direct international telephone calls can be made to most of the world's countries.
Telephone service continues to improve throughout the Kingdom.
The postal service has improved considerably in speeding up mail deliveries within the Kingdom due to the increase in air services. Telegraph facilities are available at post offices. Hotels will dispatch cables for their guests and most operate telex and facsimile facilities. Between Europe and Saudi Arabia the mail takes from four to seven days. All correspondents must put the proper postage on envelopes.