Every drive time below is measured from the compound gate to Kingdom Centre, outside peak hours. If this is where the working day starts, these are the communities that make it bearable.
27 of the 47 compounds we track sit within 20 minutes, 42 within 30. The closest is Flow Olaya at 6 minutes, and the most affordable within reach is Azure Asala from SAR 85,000 a year.
| Compound | Drive | District | Units | Indicative rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flow Olaya | 6 min | Al Olaya | 1BR, 2BR | from SAR 145,000 |
| Array suites | 6 min | Al Olaya | 1BR, 2BR, 3BR | from SAR 165,000 |
| The Residence Olaya | 6 min | Al Olaya | 1BR, 3BR | from SAR 95,000 |
| Torch Residence | 8 min | Al Olaya | On request | On request |
| Alfardan Residence (Olaris) | 8 min | Al Olaya | 1BR, 2BR | from SAR 120,000 |
| Mena house compound | 9 min | As Sulimaniyah | 1BR, 2BR, 3BR | from SAR 125,000 |
| Livin Olaya | 11 min | Al Olaya | Studio, 1BR, Villa | On request |
| La Cordia Suites | 11 min | Al Mathar Ash Shamali | On request | On request |
| Creative Hospitality Compound | 11 min | Al Nakhil | On request | On request |
| Azure KAFD | 12 min | Al Aqiq | 1BR, 2BR, 3BR, Villa | from SAR 210,000 |
| 4.09 | 12 min | Al Aqiq | 1BR, 2BR, 3BR | from SAR 193,284 |
| Mena Al Muruj Residence | 13 min | Al Muruj | On request | On request |
| Azure Central | 14 min | Al Murabba | 2BR, 3BR | from SAR 145,000 |
| STAY At Aghna | 14 min | Al Nakhil | On request | On request |
| Mena Village Compound | 14 min | As Sulimaniyah | 2BR, 3BR, Villa | from SAR 165,000 |
| STAY At Nakheel | 15 min | Al Nakhil | On request | On request |
| Al Maria Residence | 16 min | As Sulimaniyah | 1BR, 2BR, 3BR | from SAR 110,000 |
| Stella Stays Riyadh Olaya Tower 1 | 17 min | As Sahafah | On request | On request |
| Antara Compound | 17 min | Ar Rihab | Villa | On request |
| LIV by Yamama - KAFD | 17 min | Al Aqiq | On request | On request |
| Azure Al Wadi | 18 min | Al Wadi | 2BR, 3BR | from SAR 142,500 |
| Executive Living Compound | 18 min | Ar Rabi | 2BR, 3BR | from SAR 137,750 |
| Stella Stays Riyadh King Fahd | 18 min | Al Malqa | Studio, 1BR | from SAR 117,000 |
| Azure Hittin | 19 min | Hittin | 1BR, 2BR, 3BR | from SAR 121,275 |
| Stella Stays Riyadh Olaya Tower 2 | 19 min | Al Malqa | Studio, 1BR | from SAR 100,000 |
| Stella Stays Al Malqa | 19 min | Al Malqa | Studio, 1BR, 2BR | from SAR 90,000 |
| STAY At Hittin | 20 min | Hittin | On request | On request |
| The Orient Compound | 21 min | Al Izdihar | 1BR, 2BR, 3BR | from SAR 89,500 |
| Azure Rabwah | 22 min | Ar Rabwah | 1BR, 2BR, 3BR, Villa | from SAR 94,864 |
| Azure Qairawan | 22 min | Al Qirawan | Villa | from SAR 475,000 |
| Florentina Compound | 23 min | Al Malqa | Studio, 1BR, 2BR, 3BR | from SAR 128,000 |
| Flow Granada | 24 min | Ghirnatah | 2BR, 3BR | from SAR 180,000 |
| LIV by Yamama - Al Nada | 24 min | Al Nada | On request | On request |
| Opal Residential Compound | 25 min | Al Narjis | 3BR | On request |
| Azure Narjis | 27 min | Al Narjis | 3BR | from SAR 171,600 |
| STAY At AlYasmin | 27 min | Al Yasmin | On request | On request |
| Dara Village Compound | 27 min | Al Munsiyah | Studio, 1BR, 2BR, 3BR, Villa | from SAR 90,000 |
| STAY At M131 (majdyah) | 28 min | Al Yasmin | 2BR | from SAR 139,999 |
| Wadi Qortuba | 29 min | Qurtubah | Villa | On request |
| Azure Asala | 30 min | Al Safa | 1BR, 2BR, 3BR | from SAR 85,000 |
| Al Bustan village | 30 min | Al Arid | Villa | On request |
| California Resort Riyadh | 30 min | Qurtubah | 1BR, 2BR, 3BR | On request |
| Azure Palma II | 31 min | Al Arid | Villa | from SAR 275,000 |
| Vives Compound | 32 min | Al Janadriyah | 1BR, Villa | On request |
| Azure Qurtubah | 34 min | Al Munsiyah | 1BR, 2BR, 3BR | from SAR 107,500 |
| Azure Lamara | 36 min | Al Munsiyah | 1BR, 2BR, 3BR | from SAR 115,000 |
| Flow Narjis | 36 min | Al Narjis | 2BR, 3BR | from SAR 172,500 |
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 Olaya, As Sulimaniyah, Al Mathar Ash Shamali 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.
If the commute is the thing you are weighing, a car with driver in Riyadh changes the arithmetic: the drive stops being time you lose.
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