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Bawshar · Oman

Car hire and driving in Bawshar

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

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In Oman traffic drives on the right. Picking up at MCT means 12 km (7 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1061257 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q4676624.

Drives from Bawshar

Car rental from Bawshar: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Bawshar to RustaqOman102 km (63 mi)about 1 h 33 min
Bawshar to As SuwayqOman102 km (64 mi)about 1 h 34 min
Bawshar to ŞaḩamOman167 km (104 mi)about 2 h 33 min
Bawshar to SoharOman192 km (119 mi)about 2 h 56 min
Bawshar to ‘IbrīOman196 km (122 mi)about 3 h
Bawshar to FujairahUnited Arab Emirates270 km (168 mi)about 4 h 7 min
Bawshar to Al Ain CityUnited Arab Emirates277 km (172 mi)about 4 h 13 min
Bawshar to Ras Al KhaimahUnited Arab Emirates349 km (217 mi)about 5 h 20 min
Bawshar to WarīsānUnited Arab Emirates351 km (218 mi)about 5 h 21 min
Bawshar to DubaiUnited Arab Emirates355 km (220 mi)about 5 h 25 min
Bawshar to AjmanUnited Arab Emirates358 km (223 mi)about 5 h 28 min
Bawshar to SharjahUnited Arab Emirates360 km (224 mi)about 5 h 29 min
Bawshar to RiyadhSaudi Arabia1,191 km (740 mi)about 18 h 10 min
Bawshar to Abu DhabiUnited Arab Emirates418 km (260 mi)about 6 h 22 min
Bawshar to DammamSaudi Arabia894 km (556 mi)about 13 h 38 min
Bawshar to BuraydahSaudi Arabia1,485 km (923 mi)about 22 h 39 min
Bawshar to Al AḩmadīKuwait1,195 km (743 mi)about 18 h 14 min
Bawshar to Ha'ilSaudi Arabia1,731 km (1,076 mi)about 26 h 24 min
Bawshar to NajrānSaudi Arabia1,632 km (1,014 mi)about 24 h 53 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 Bawshar?

The right, as everywhere in Oman.

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.