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Rustaq · Oman

Car hire and driving in Rustaq

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 91 km (57 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 Rustaq

Car rental from Rustaq: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Rustaq to As SuwayqOman51 km (32 mi)about 47 min
Rustaq to SeebOman84 km (52 mi)about 1 h 17 min
Rustaq to ‘IbrīOman95 km (59 mi)about 1 h 27 min
Rustaq to BawsharOman102 km (63 mi)about 1 h 33 min
Rustaq to MuscatOman103 km (64 mi)about 1 h 34 min
Rustaq to ŞaḩamOman103 km (64 mi)about 1 h 34 min
Rustaq to SoharOman129 km (80 mi)about 1 h 58 min
Rustaq to Al Ain CityUnited Arab Emirates191 km (119 mi)about 2 h 55 min
Rustaq to FujairahUnited Arab Emirates221 km (137 mi)about 3 h 22 min
Rustaq to WarīsānUnited Arab Emirates284 km (177 mi)about 4 h 20 min
Rustaq to DubaiUnited Arab Emirates285 km (177 mi)about 4 h 21 min
Rustaq to Jebel AliUnited Arab Emirates295 km (184 mi)about 4 h 30 min
Rustaq to RiyadhSaudi Arabia1,096 km (681 mi)about 16 h 43 min
Rustaq to Abu DhabiUnited Arab Emirates330 km (205 mi)about 5 h 2 min
Rustaq to SharjahUnited Arab Emirates297 km (185 mi)about 4 h 32 min
Rustaq to DammamSaudi Arabia812 km (505 mi)about 12 h 23 min
Rustaq to BuraydahSaudi Arabia1,395 km (867 mi)about 21 h 16 min
Rustaq to Ta’ifSaudi Arabia1,764 km (1,096 mi)about 26 h 54 min
Rustaq to Al AḩmadīKuwait1,125 km (699 mi)about 17 h 10 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 Rustaq?

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.