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El Obeid · Sudan

Car hire and driving in El Obeid

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 EBD means 4 km (2 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3086706.

Drives from El Obeid

Car rental from El Obeid: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
El Obeid to An NuhūdSudan201 km (125 mi)about 3 h 4 min
El Obeid to KostiSudan265 km (165 mi)about 4 h 2 min
El Obeid to RabakSudan273 km (170 mi)about 4 h 10 min
El Obeid to Al ManāqilSudan322 km (200 mi)about 4 h 55 min
El Obeid to KhartoumSudan363 km (225 mi)about 5 h 32 min
El Obeid to SennarSudan365 km (227 mi)about 5 h 34 min
El Obeid to OmdurmanSudan366 km (228 mi)about 5 h 35 min
El Obeid to Khartoum NorthSudan371 km (230 mi)about 5 h 39 min
El Obeid to Wad MedaniSudan382 km (237 mi)about 5 h 49 min
El Obeid to SingaSudan402 km (250 mi)about 6 h 8 min
El Obeid to Ad-DamazinSudan476 km (296 mi)about 7 h 15 min
El Obeid to El DaeinSudan484 km (301 mi)about 7 h 23 min
El Obeid to NyalaSudan593 km (368 mi)about 9 h 2 min
El Obeid to Port SudanSudan1,034 km (642 mi)about 15 h 46 min
El Obeid to KassalaSudan712 km (443 mi)about 10 h 52 min
El Obeid to Al QadarifSudan566 km (352 mi)about 8 h 38 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 Obeid?

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.