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Buraydah · Saudi Arabia

Car hire and driving in Buraydah

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

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In Saudi Arabia traffic drives on the right. Picking up at ELQ means 20 km (12 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1061257 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648903 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3086706.

Drives from Buraydah

Car rental from Buraydah: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Buraydah to UnaizahSaudi Arabia25 km (16 mi)about 23 min
Buraydah to Az ZulfīSaudi Arabia84 km (52 mi)about 1 h 17 min
Buraydah to Ha'ilSaudi Arabia263 km (163 mi)about 4 h
Buraydah to Hafar Al-BatinSaudi Arabia306 km (190 mi)about 4 h 40 min
Buraydah to RiyadhSaudi Arabia330 km (205 mi)about 5 h 2 min
Buraydah to Al KharjSaudi Arabia415 km (258 mi)about 6 h 20 min
Buraydah to MadinahSaudi Arabia484 km (301 mi)about 7 h 23 min
Buraydah to SulţānahSaudi Arabia486 km (302 mi)about 7 h 24 min
Buraydah to Al AḩmadīKuwait507 km (315 mi)about 7 h 44 min
Buraydah to Şabāḩ as SālimKuwait517 km (321 mi)about 7 h 53 min
Buraydah to Kuwait CityKuwait519 km (322 mi)about 7 h 54 min
Buraydah to ḨawallīKuwait520 km (323 mi)about 7 h 56 min
Buraydah to JeddahSaudi Arabia725 km (451 mi)about 11 h 4 min
Buraydah to DubaiUnited Arab Emirates1,144 km (711 mi)about 17 h 26 min
Buraydah to Abu DhabiUnited Arab Emirates1,067 km (663 mi)about 16 h 16 min
Buraydah to SharjahUnited Arab Emirates1,150 km (714 mi)about 17 h 32 min
Buraydah to MakkahSaudi Arabia689 km (428 mi)about 10 h 30 min
Buraydah to AmmanJordan999 km (621 mi)about 15 h 14 min
Buraydah to DammamSaudi Arabia611 km (379 mi)about 9 h 19 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 Buraydah?

The right, as everywhere in Saudi Arabia.

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.