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Ar Rayyān · Qatar

Car hire and driving in Ar Rayyān

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

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In Qatar traffic drives on the right. Picking up at DIA means 15 km (9 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 Ar Rayyān

Car rental from Ar Rayyān: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Ar Rayyān to Ar Rifā‘Bahrain128 km (79 mi)about 1 h 57 min
Ar Rayyān to Madīnat ḨamadBahrain130 km (81 mi)about 1 h 59 min
Ar Rayyān to ManamaBahrain134 km (83 mi)about 2 h 2 min
Ar Rayyān to Al MuharraqBahrain135 km (84 mi)about 2 h 3 min
Ar Rayyān to KhobarSaudi Arabia164 km (102 mi)about 2 h 30 min
Ar Rayyān to DammamSaudi Arabia183 km (114 mi)about 2 h 48 min
Ar Rayyān to Al MubarrazSaudi Arabia185 km (115 mi)about 2 h 49 min
Ar Rayyān to Al HufūfSaudi Arabia185 km (115 mi)about 2 h 49 min
Ar Rayyān to Al JubaylSaudi Arabia263 km (163 mi)about 4 h 1 min
Ar Rayyān to Abu DhabiUnited Arab Emirates314 km (195 mi)about 4 h 47 min
Ar Rayyān to MusaffahUnited Arab Emirates326 km (202 mi)about 4 h 58 min
Ar Rayyān to Jebel AliUnited Arab Emirates372 km (231 mi)about 5 h 41 min
Ar Rayyān to JeddahSaudi Arabia1,318 km (819 mi)about 20 h 6 min
Ar Rayyān to RiyadhSaudi Arabia479 km (297 mi)about 7 h 18 min
Ar Rayyān to DubaiUnited Arab Emirates392 km (243 mi)about 5 h 58 min
Ar Rayyān to SharjahUnited Arab Emirates401 km (249 mi)about 6 h 7 min
Ar Rayyān to MakkahSaudi Arabia1,259 km (782 mi)about 19 h 12 min
Ar Rayyān to MadinahSaudi Arabia1,194 km (742 mi)about 18 h 13 min
Ar Rayyān to AmmanJordan1,680 km (1,044 mi)about 25 h 38 min
Ar Rayyān to SulţānahSaudi Arabia1,197 km (744 mi)about 18 h 15 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 Ar Rayyān?

The right, as everywhere in Qatar.

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 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel 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.