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Makkah · Saudi Arabia

Car hire and driving in Makkah

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 TIF means 75 km (47 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 Makkah

Car rental from Makkah: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Makkah to Ta’ifSaudi Arabia64 km (39 mi)about 58 min
Makkah to JeddahSaudi Arabia67 km (41 mi)about 1 h 1 min
Makkah to BīshahSaudi Arabia330 km (205 mi)about 5 h 2 min
Makkah to MadinahSaudi Arabia339 km (211 mi)about 5 h 10 min
Makkah to SulţānahSaudi Arabia342 km (212 mi)about 5 h 13 min
Makkah to YanbuSaudi Arabia347 km (216 mi)about 5 h 17 min
Makkah to AbhaSaudi Arabia454 km (282 mi)about 6 h 55 min
Makkah to Khamis MushaitSaudi Arabia462 km (287 mi)about 7 h 3 min
Makkah to ŞabyāSaudi Arabia559 km (347 mi)about 8 h 31 min
Makkah to JizanSaudi Arabia580 km (360 mi)about 8 h 51 min
Makkah to NajrānSaudi Arabia628 km (390 mi)about 9 h 35 min
Makkah to UnaizahSaudi Arabia671 km (417 mi)about 10 h 14 min
Makkah to RiyadhSaudi Arabia793 km (493 mi)about 12 h 6 min
Makkah to DubaiUnited Arab Emirates1,632 km (1,014 mi)about 24 h 53 min
Makkah to Abu DhabiUnited Arab Emirates1,529 km (950 mi)about 23 h 19 min
Makkah to SharjahUnited Arab Emirates1,648 km (1,024 mi)about 25 h 8 min
Makkah to AmmanJordan1,232 km (766 mi)about 18 h 48 min
Makkah to DammamSaudi Arabia1,183 km (735 mi)about 18 h 3 min
Makkah to Al Ain CityUnited Arab Emirates1,661 km (1,032 mi)about 25 h 20 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 Makkah?

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.