Every drive time below is measured from the compound gate to Expo 2030 Riyadh Site Offices, outside peak hours. If this is where the working day starts, these are the communities that make it bearable.
9 of the 47 compounds we track sit within 20 minutes, 33 within 30. The closest is Azure Narjis at 13 minutes, and the most affordable within reach is Azure Asala from SAR 85,000 a year.
| Compound | Drive | District | Units | Indicative rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azure Narjis | 13 min | Al Narjis | 3BR | from SAR 171,600 |
| STAY At M131 (majdyah) | 15 min | Al Yasmin | 2BR | from SAR 139,999 |
| STAY At AlYasmin | 16 min | Al Yasmin | On request | On request |
| Opal Residential Compound | 17 min | Al Narjis | 3BR | On request |
| LIV by Yamama - Al Nada | 17 min | Al Nada | On request | On request |
| Al Bustan village | 18 min | Al Arid | Villa | On request |
| Stella Stays Riyadh Olaya Tower 2 | 18 min | Al Malqa | Studio, 1BR | from SAR 100,000 |
| Wadi Qortuba | 20 min | Qurtubah | Villa | On request |
| Stella Stays Riyadh King Fahd | 20 min | Al Malqa | Studio, 1BR | from SAR 117,000 |
| Stella Stays Riyadh Olaya Tower 1 | 21 min | As Sahafah | On request | On request |
| Stella Stays Al Malqa | 21 min | Al Malqa | Studio, 1BR, 2BR | from SAR 90,000 |
| Azure Al Wadi | 22 min | Al Wadi | 2BR, 3BR | from SAR 142,500 |
| Antara Compound | 22 min | Ar Rihab | Villa | On request |
| Executive Living Compound | 23 min | Ar Rabi | 2BR, 3BR | from SAR 137,750 |
| Dara Village Compound | 23 min | Al Munsiyah | Studio, 1BR, 2BR, 3BR, Villa | from SAR 90,000 |
| Azure Hittin | 24 min | Hittin | 1BR, 2BR, 3BR | from SAR 121,275 |
| Flow Narjis | 24 min | Al Narjis | 2BR, 3BR | from SAR 172,500 |
| Azure Qairawan | 24 min | Al Qirawan | Villa | from SAR 475,000 |
| Florentina Compound | 24 min | Al Malqa | Studio, 1BR, 2BR, 3BR | from SAR 128,000 |
| The Orient Compound | 24 min | Al Izdihar | 1BR, 2BR, 3BR | from SAR 89,500 |
| Azure Lamara | 25 min | Al Munsiyah | 1BR, 2BR, 3BR | from SAR 115,000 |
| Azure Qurtubah | 25 min | Al Munsiyah | 1BR, 2BR, 3BR | from SAR 107,500 |
| Azure Palma II | 25 min | Al Arid | Villa | from SAR 275,000 |
| STAY At Hittin | 25 min | Hittin | On request | On request |
| Mena Al Muruj Residence | 25 min | Al Muruj | On request | On request |
| Azure KAFD | 26 min | Al Aqiq | 1BR, 2BR, 3BR, Villa | from SAR 210,000 |
| Flow Granada | 26 min | Ghirnatah | 2BR, 3BR | from SAR 180,000 |
| California Resort Riyadh | 26 min | Qurtubah | 1BR, 2BR, 3BR | On request |
| STAY At Nakheel | 26 min | Al Nakhil | On request | On request |
| 4.09 | 26 min | Al Aqiq | 1BR, 2BR, 3BR | from SAR 193,284 |
| LIV by Yamama - KAFD | 27 min | Al Aqiq | On request | On request |
| Creative Hospitality Compound | 28 min | Al Nakhil | On request | On request |
| STAY At Aghna | 29 min | Al Nakhil | On request | On request |
| Flow Olaya | 31 min | Al Olaya | 1BR, 2BR | from SAR 145,000 |
| Array suites | 31 min | Al Olaya | 1BR, 2BR, 3BR | from SAR 165,000 |
| The Residence Olaya | 31 min | Al Olaya | 1BR, 3BR | from SAR 95,000 |
| Mena house compound | 32 min | As Sulimaniyah | 1BR, 2BR, 3BR | from SAR 125,000 |
| Torch Residence | 33 min | Al Olaya | On request | On request |
| Alfardan Residence (Olaris) | 33 min | Al Olaya | 1BR, 2BR | from SAR 120,000 |
| Al Maria Residence | 34 min | As Sulimaniyah | 1BR, 2BR, 3BR | from SAR 110,000 |
| Vives Compound | 35 min | Al Janadriyah | 1BR, Villa | On request |
| Azure Rabwah | 36 min | Ar Rabwah | 1BR, 2BR, 3BR, Villa | from SAR 94,864 |
| La Cordia Suites | 36 min | Al Mathar Ash Shamali | On request | On request |
| Mena Village Compound | 36 min | As Sulimaniyah | 2BR, 3BR, Villa | from SAR 165,000 |
| Azure Central | 38 min | Al Murabba | 2BR, 3BR | from SAR 145,000 |
| Livin Olaya | 38 min | Al Olaya | Studio, 1BR, Villa | On request |
| Azure Asala | 43 min | Al Safa | 1BR, 2BR, 3BR | from SAR 85,000 |
Driving times measured by Manara between verified coordinates, outside peak hours, not estimated. Rents are indicative annual figures exclusive of VAT. Both move: we confirm the current position before any viewing.
A twenty minute drive outside peak is closer to forty at eight in the morning on King Fahd Road. The compounds at the top of this table are the ones where the commute does not decide your mood before you arrive.
Most of what is close sits in Al Narjis, Al Yasmin, Al Nada and nearby. Availability is a moving position, not a published fact, so treat this as the shape of the choice rather than a list of what is free this week.
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