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El Fasher · Sudan

Car hire and driving in El Fasher

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

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In Sudan traffic drives on the right. Picking up at ELF means 3 km (2 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3086706.

Drives from El Fasher

Car rental from El Fasher: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
El Fasher to NyalaSudan183 km (114 mi)about 2 h 47 min
El Fasher to El DaeinSudan255 km (159 mi)about 3 h 53 min
El Fasher to GereidaSudan263 km (163 mi)about 4 h
El Fasher to El Geneina FortSudan313 km (195 mi)about 4 h 46 min
El Fasher to Al-JunaynahSudan314 km (195 mi)about 4 h 48 min
El Fasher to An NuhūdSudan349 km (217 mi)about 5 h 20 min
El Fasher to El ObeidSudan529 km (329 mi)about 8 h 4 min
El Fasher to KostiSudan793 km (493 mi)about 12 h 5 min
El Fasher to OmdurmanSudan799 km (496 mi)about 12 h 11 min
El Fasher to RabakSudan801 km (498 mi)about 12 h 13 min
El Fasher to KhartoumSudan802 km (498 mi)about 12 h 14 min
El Fasher to Khartoum NorthSudan805 km (500 mi)about 12 h 17 min
El Fasher to Port SudanSudan1,428 km (887 mi)about 21 h 47 min
El Fasher to KassalaSudan1,206 km (750 mi)about 18 h 24 min
El Fasher to Al QadarifSudan1,084 km (674 mi)about 16 h 32 min
El Fasher to Wad MedaniSudan886 km (550 mi)about 13 h 30 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 El Fasher?

The right, as everywhere in Sudan.

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.