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Ajman · United Arab Emirates

Car hire and driving in Ajman

Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.

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In United Arab Emirates traffic drives on the right. Picking up at SHJ means 9 km (6 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1061257 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648827 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648832.

Drives from Ajman

Car rental from Ajman: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Ajman to WarīsānUnited Arab Emirates27 km (17 mi)about 25 min
Ajman to DubaiUnited Arab Emirates40 km (25 mi)about 37 min
Ajman to Jebel AliUnited Arab Emirates58 km (36 mi)about 53 min
Ajman to Ras Al KhaimahUnited Arab Emirates63 km (39 mi)about 58 min
Ajman to FujairahUnited Arab Emirates92 km (57 mi)about 1 h 25 min
Ajman to Al Ain CityUnited Arab Emirates138 km (85 mi)about 2 h 6 min
Ajman to Abu DhabiUnited Arab Emirates152 km (94 mi)about 2 h 19 min
Ajman to MusaffahUnited Arab Emirates153 km (95 mi)about 2 h 20 min
Ajman to SoharOman171 km (106 mi)about 2 h 36 min
Ajman to ŞaḩamOman197 km (123 mi)about 3 h 1 min
Ajman to As SuwayqOman263 km (163 mi)about 4 h
Ajman to ‘IbrīOman264 km (164 mi)about 4 h 1 min
Ajman to JeddahSaudi Arabia1,717 km (1,067 mi)about 26 h 11 min
Ajman to RiyadhSaudi Arabia886 km (550 mi)about 13 h 30 min
Ajman to MakkahSaudi Arabia1,656 km (1,029 mi)about 25 h 15 min
Ajman to MadinahSaudi Arabia1,602 km (995 mi)about 24 h 26 min
Ajman to DammamSaudi Arabia550 km (342 mi)about 8 h 23 min
Ajman to SulţānahSaudi Arabia1,605 km (997 mi)about 24 h 28 min
Ajman to MuscatOman359 km (223 mi)about 5 h 28 min

Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.

Where to compare car hire

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Common questions

Which side of the road do they drive on in Ajman?

The right, as everywhere in United Arab Emirates.

How are the journey times on this page worked out?

From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.

Where these facts come from

  • GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
  • Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
  • OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
  • Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines

Data compiled 13 September 2026. Hotel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.