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Sulţānah · Saudi Arabia

Car hire and driving in Sulţānah

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 MED means 14 km (9 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 Sulţānah

Car rental from Sulţānah: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Sulţānah to YanbuSaudi Arabia161 km (100 mi)about 2 h 27 min
Sulţānah to JeddahSaudi Arabia336 km (209 mi)about 5 h 8 min
Sulţānah to MakkahSaudi Arabia342 km (212 mi)about 5 h 13 min
Sulţānah to Ta’ifSaudi Arabia368 km (229 mi)about 5 h 37 min
Sulţānah to Ha'ilSaudi Arabia397 km (247 mi)about 6 h 3 min
Sulţānah to UnaizahSaudi Arabia478 km (297 mi)about 7 h 18 min
Sulţānah to BuraydahSaudi Arabia486 km (302 mi)about 7 h 24 min
Sulţānah to TabukSaudi Arabia528 km (328 mi)about 8 h 3 min
Sulţānah to Az ZulfīSaudi Arabia562 km (349 mi)about 8 h 35 min
Sulţānah to BīshahSaudi Arabia588 km (365 mi)about 8 h 58 min
Sulţānah to SakakahSaudi Arabia612 km (380 mi)about 9 h 20 min
Sulţānah to RiyadhSaudi Arabia722 km (448 mi)about 11 h
Sulţānah to DubaiUnited Arab Emirates1,588 km (987 mi)about 24 h 13 min
Sulţānah to Abu DhabiUnited Arab Emirates1,498 km (931 mi)about 22 h 51 min
Sulţānah to SharjahUnited Arab Emirates1,598 km (993 mi)about 24 h 22 min
Sulţānah to AmmanJordan903 km (561 mi)about 13 h 46 min
Sulţānah to DammamSaudi Arabia1,077 km (669 mi)about 16 h 26 min
Sulţānah to Al Ain CityUnited Arab Emirates1,638 km (1,018 mi)about 24 h 59 min
Sulţānah to ZarqaJordan910 km (565 mi)about 13 h 52 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 Sulţānah?

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 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel 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.