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Port Sudan · Sudan

Car hire and driving in Port Sudan

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 PZU means 20 km (12 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3086706.

Drives from Port Sudan

Car rental from Port Sudan: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Port Sudan to AtbaraSudan401 km (249 mi)about 6 h 7 min
Port Sudan to Ad-DamirSudan409 km (254 mi)about 6 h 14 min
Port Sudan to KassalaSudan471 km (293 mi)about 7 h 11 min
Port Sudan to Al QadarifSudan651 km (404 mi)about 9 h 55 min
Port Sudan to Khartoum NorthSudan664 km (413 mi)about 10 h 7 min
Port Sudan to OmdurmanSudan669 km (416 mi)about 10 h 12 min
Port Sudan to KhartoumSudan671 km (417 mi)about 10 h 14 min
Port Sudan to Wad MedaniSudan701 km (435 mi)about 10 h 41 min
Port Sudan to Al ManāqilSudan748 km (464 mi)about 11 h 24 min
Port Sudan to SennarSudan777 km (483 mi)about 11 h 51 min
Port Sudan to SingaSudan800 km (497 mi)about 12 h 12 min
Port Sudan to RabakSudan860 km (535 mi)about 13 h 7 min
Port Sudan to NyalaSudan1,564 km (972 mi)about 23 h 51 min
Port Sudan to El ObeidSudan1,034 km (642 mi)about 15 h 46 min
Port Sudan to KostiSudan866 km (538 mi)about 13 h 13 min
Port Sudan to El DaeinSudan1,494 km (928 mi)about 22 h 47 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 Port Sudan?

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 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.