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Muscat · Oman

Car hire and driving in Muscat

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

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In Oman traffic drives on the right. Picking up at MCT means 13 km (8 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1061257 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q4676624.

Drives from Muscat

Car rental from Muscat: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Muscat to RustaqOman103 km (64 mi)about 1 h 34 min
Muscat to As SuwayqOman103 km (64 mi)about 1 h 34 min
Muscat to ŞaḩamOman168 km (104 mi)about 2 h 33 min
Muscat to SoharOman192 km (119 mi)about 2 h 56 min
Muscat to ‘IbrīOman197 km (123 mi)about 3 h
Muscat to FujairahUnited Arab Emirates270 km (168 mi)about 4 h 7 min
Muscat to Al Ain CityUnited Arab Emirates277 km (172 mi)about 4 h 14 min
Muscat to Ras Al KhaimahUnited Arab Emirates349 km (217 mi)about 5 h 20 min
Muscat to WarīsānUnited Arab Emirates351 km (218 mi)about 5 h 21 min
Muscat to DubaiUnited Arab Emirates355 km (221 mi)about 5 h 25 min
Muscat to AjmanUnited Arab Emirates359 km (223 mi)about 5 h 28 min
Muscat to SharjahUnited Arab Emirates360 km (224 mi)about 5 h 30 min
Muscat to RiyadhSaudi Arabia1,192 km (741 mi)about 18 h 10 min
Muscat to Abu DhabiUnited Arab Emirates419 km (260 mi)about 6 h 23 min
Muscat to DammamSaudi Arabia895 km (556 mi)about 13 h 39 min
Muscat to BuraydahSaudi Arabia1,486 km (923 mi)about 22 h 39 min
Muscat to Al AḩmadīKuwait1,196 km (743 mi)about 18 h 14 min
Muscat to Ha'ilSaudi Arabia1,732 km (1,076 mi)about 26 h 24 min
Muscat to NajrānSaudi Arabia1,633 km (1,014 mi)about 24 h 54 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 Muscat?

The right, as everywhere in Oman.

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.