Every drive time below is measured from the compound gate to Majdoul Tower, outside peak hours. If this is where the working day starts, these are the communities that make it bearable.
32 of the 47 compounds we track sit within 20 minutes, 45 within 30. The closest is Flow Olaya at 7 minutes, and the most affordable within reach is Azure Asala from SAR 85,000 a year.
| Compound | Drive | District | Units | Indicative rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flow Olaya | 7 min | Al Olaya | 1BR, 2BR | from SAR 145,000 |
| Creative Hospitality Compound | 7 min | Al Nakhil | On request | On request |
| Array suites | 7 min | Al Olaya | 1BR, 2BR, 3BR | from SAR 165,000 |
| The Residence Olaya | 7 min | Al Olaya | 1BR, 3BR | from SAR 95,000 |
| Azure KAFD | 8 min | Al Aqiq | 1BR, 2BR, 3BR, Villa | from SAR 210,000 |
| 4.09 | 8 min | Al Aqiq | 1BR, 2BR, 3BR | from SAR 193,284 |
| Torch Residence | 9 min | Al Olaya | On request | On request |
| Mena Al Muruj Residence | 9 min | Al Muruj | On request | On request |
| Alfardan Residence (Olaris) | 9 min | Al Olaya | 1BR, 2BR | from SAR 120,000 |
| Livin Olaya | 10 min | Al Olaya | Studio, 1BR, Villa | On request |
| Mena house compound | 10 min | As Sulimaniyah | 1BR, 2BR, 3BR | from SAR 125,000 |
| STAY At Nakheel | 11 min | Al Nakhil | On request | On request |
| La Cordia Suites | 12 min | Al Mathar Ash Shamali | On request | On request |
| STAY At Aghna | 12 min | Al Nakhil | On request | On request |
| LIV by Yamama - KAFD | 13 min | Al Aqiq | On request | On request |
| Azure Al Wadi | 14 min | Al Wadi | 2BR, 3BR | from SAR 142,500 |
| Azure Central | 14 min | Al Murabba | 2BR, 3BR | from SAR 145,000 |
| Al Maria Residence | 14 min | As Sulimaniyah | 1BR, 2BR, 3BR | from SAR 110,000 |
| Executive Living Compound | 14 min | Ar Rabi | 2BR, 3BR | from SAR 137,750 |
| Stella Stays Riyadh Olaya Tower 1 | 14 min | As Sahafah | On request | On request |
| Stella Stays Riyadh King Fahd | 14 min | Al Malqa | Studio, 1BR | from SAR 117,000 |
| The Orient Compound | 14 min | Al Izdihar | 1BR, 2BR, 3BR | from SAR 89,500 |
| Azure Hittin | 15 min | Hittin | 1BR, 2BR, 3BR | from SAR 121,275 |
| Stella Stays Riyadh Olaya Tower 2 | 15 min | Al Malqa | Studio, 1BR | from SAR 100,000 |
| Stella Stays Al Malqa | 15 min | Al Malqa | Studio, 1BR, 2BR | from SAR 90,000 |
| Mena Village Compound | 15 min | As Sulimaniyah | 2BR, 3BR, Villa | from SAR 165,000 |
| Flow Granada | 16 min | Ghirnatah | 2BR, 3BR | from SAR 180,000 |
| STAY At Hittin | 16 min | Hittin | On request | On request |
| Antara Compound | 16 min | Ar Rihab | Villa | On request |
| LIV by Yamama - Al Nada | 18 min | Al Nada | On request | On request |
| Florentina Compound | 19 min | Al Malqa | Studio, 1BR, 2BR, 3BR | from SAR 128,000 |
| Azure Qairawan | 20 min | Al Qirawan | Villa | from SAR 475,000 |
| Azure Rabwah | 21 min | Ar Rabwah | 1BR, 2BR, 3BR, Villa | from SAR 94,864 |
| Opal Residential Compound | 21 min | Al Narjis | 3BR | On request |
| Azure Narjis | 23 min | Al Narjis | 3BR | from SAR 171,600 |
| STAY At AlYasmin | 23 min | Al Yasmin | On request | On request |
| STAY At M131 (majdyah) | 24 min | Al Yasmin | 2BR | from SAR 139,999 |
| Dara Village Compound | 24 min | Al Munsiyah | Studio, 1BR, 2BR, 3BR, Villa | from SAR 90,000 |
| Wadi Qortuba | 25 min | Qurtubah | Villa | On request |
| Al Bustan village | 26 min | Al Arid | Villa | On request |
| California Resort Riyadh | 26 min | Qurtubah | 1BR, 2BR, 3BR | On request |
| Azure Palma II | 27 min | Al Arid | Villa | from SAR 275,000 |
| Azure Qurtubah | 28 min | Al Munsiyah | 1BR, 2BR, 3BR | from SAR 107,500 |
| Azure Asala | 28 min | Al Safa | 1BR, 2BR, 3BR | from SAR 85,000 |
| Vives Compound | 28 min | Al Janadriyah | 1BR, Villa | On request |
| Azure Lamara | 31 min | Al Munsiyah | 1BR, 2BR, 3BR | from SAR 115,000 |
| Flow Narjis | 34 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, Al Nakhil, Al Aqiq 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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