Car hire and driving in Al Muharraq
Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.
In Bahrain traffic drives on the right. Picking up at BAH means 3 km (2 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1061257 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3086706.
Drives from Al Muharraq
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al Muharraq to Khobar | Saudi Arabia | 40 km (25 mi) | about 37 min |
| Al Muharraq to Dammam | Saudi Arabia | 54 km (34 mi) | about 50 min |
| Al Muharraq to Lusail | Qatar | 129 km (80 mi) | about 1 h 58 min |
| Al Muharraq to Al Jubayl | Saudi Arabia | 130 km (81 mi) | about 1 h 59 min |
| Al Muharraq to Ar Rayyān | Qatar | 135 km (84 mi) | about 2 h 3 min |
| Al Muharraq to Al Mubarraz | Saudi Arabia | 139 km (86 mi) | about 2 h 7 min |
| Al Muharraq to Doha | Qatar | 142 km (88 mi) | about 2 h 10 min |
| Al Muharraq to Al Hufūf | Saudi Arabia | 143 km (89 mi) | about 2 h 11 min |
| Al Muharraq to Al Aḩmadī | Kuwait | 400 km (249 mi) | about 6 h 6 min |
| Al Muharraq to Al Kharj | Saudi Arabia | 404 km (251 mi) | about 6 h 10 min |
| Al Muharraq to Şabāḩ as Sālim | Kuwait | 418 km (260 mi) | about 6 h 22 min |
| Al Muharraq to Ḩawallī | Kuwait | 426 km (265 mi) | about 6 h 30 min |
| Al Muharraq to Jeddah | Saudi Arabia | 1,276 km (793 mi) | about 19 h 28 min |
| Al Muharraq to Riyadh | Saudi Arabia | 428 km (266 mi) | about 6 h 31 min |
| Al Muharraq to Dubai | United Arab Emirates | 489 km (304 mi) | about 7 h 27 min |
| Al Muharraq to Abu Dhabi | United Arab Emirates | 430 km (267 mi) | about 6 h 34 min |
| Al Muharraq to Sharjah | United Arab Emirates | 491 km (305 mi) | about 7 h 30 min |
| Al Muharraq to Makkah | Saudi Arabia | 1,221 km (759 mi) | about 18 h 37 min |
| Al Muharraq to Madinah | Saudi Arabia | 1,122 km (697 mi) | about 17 h 7 min |
| Al Muharraq to Amman | Jordan | 1,558 km (968 mi) | about 23 h 45 min |
Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.
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Common questions
Which side of the road do they drive on in Al Muharraq?
The right, as everywhere in Bahrain.
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.