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Khobar · Saudi Arabia

Car hire and driving in Khobar

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 BAH means 43 km (27 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 Khobar

Car rental from Khobar: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Khobar to Madīnat ḨamadBahrain35 km (22 mi)about 32 min
Khobar to ManamaBahrain38 km (24 mi)about 35 min
Khobar to Ar Rifā‘Bahrain38 km (24 mi)about 35 min
Khobar to Al MuharraqBahrain40 km (25 mi)about 37 min
Khobar to Al JubaylSaudi Arabia101 km (63 mi)about 1 h 32 min
Khobar to Al MubarrazSaudi Arabia115 km (71 mi)about 1 h 45 min
Khobar to Al HufūfSaudi Arabia119 km (74 mi)about 1 h 49 min
Khobar to LusailQatar162 km (100 mi)about 2 h 28 min
Khobar to Ar RayyānQatar164 km (102 mi)about 2 h 30 min
Khobar to DohaQatar172 km (107 mi)about 2 h 38 min
Khobar to Al KharjSaudi Arabia373 km (232 mi)about 5 h 42 min
Khobar to Al AḩmadīKuwait375 km (233 mi)about 5 h 43 min
Khobar to JeddahSaudi Arabia1,240 km (771 mi)about 18 h 55 min
Khobar to RiyadhSaudi Arabia392 km (244 mi)about 5 h 59 min
Khobar to DubaiUnited Arab Emirates528 km (328 mi)about 8 h 3 min
Khobar to Abu DhabiUnited Arab Emirates467 km (290 mi)about 7 h 8 min
Khobar to SharjahUnited Arab Emirates531 km (330 mi)about 8 h 6 min
Khobar to MakkahSaudi Arabia1,185 km (736 mi)about 18 h 4 min
Khobar to MadinahSaudi Arabia1,083 km (673 mi)about 16 h 31 min
Khobar to AmmanJordan1,521 km (945 mi)about 23 h 12 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 Khobar?

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 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.