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Kassala · Sudan

Car hire and driving in Kassala

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 KSL means 10 km (6 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3086706.

Drives from Kassala

Car rental from Kassala: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Kassala to Al QadarifSudan192 km (119 mi)about 2 h 55 min
Kassala to Wad MedaniSudan331 km (206 mi)about 5 h 3 min
Kassala to Ad-DamirSudan352 km (219 mi)about 5 h 22 min
Kassala to AtbaraSudan359 km (223 mi)about 5 h 28 min
Kassala to SingaSudan369 km (229 mi)about 5 h 38 min
Kassala to SennarSudan370 km (230 mi)about 5 h 38 min
Kassala to Al ManāqilSudan390 km (243 mi)about 5 h 57 min
Kassala to KhartoumSudan415 km (258 mi)about 6 h 19 min
Kassala to Khartoum NorthSudan415 km (258 mi)about 6 h 19 min
Kassala to OmdurmanSudan421 km (261 mi)about 6 h 25 min
Kassala to Ad-DamazinSudan463 km (288 mi)about 7 h 4 min
Kassala to RabakSudan468 km (291 mi)about 7 h 8 min
Kassala to NyalaSudan1,300 km (808 mi)about 19 h 50 min
Kassala to Port SudanSudan471 km (293 mi)about 7 h 11 min
Kassala to El ObeidSudan712 km (443 mi)about 10 h 52 min
Kassala to KostiSudan476 km (296 mi)about 7 h 16 min
Kassala to El DaeinSudan1,196 km (743 mi)about 18 h 14 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 Kassala?

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.