Every drive time below is measured from the compound gate to Qiddiya City, outside peak hours. If this is where the working day starts, these are the communities that make it bearable.
0 of the 47 compounds we track sit within 20 minutes. The closest is La Cordia Suites at 44 minutes, and the most affordable within reach is Azure Asala from SAR 85,000 a year.
| Compound | Drive | District | Units | Indicative rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Cordia Suites | 44 min | Al Mathar Ash Shamali | On request | On request |
| STAY At Nakheel | 46 min | Al Nakhil | On request | On request |
| Torch Residence | 47 min | Al Olaya | On request | On request |
| STAY At Aghna | 47 min | Al Nakhil | On request | On request |
| Creative Hospitality Compound | 48 min | Al Nakhil | On request | On request |
| Antara Compound | 48 min | Ar Rihab | Villa | On request |
| Azure Hittin | 49 min | Hittin | 1BR, 2BR, 3BR | from SAR 121,275 |
| Azure Central | 49 min | Al Murabba | 2BR, 3BR | from SAR 145,000 |
| Azure KAFD | 49 min | Al Aqiq | 1BR, 2BR, 3BR, Villa | from SAR 210,000 |
| Alfardan Residence (Olaris) | 49 min | Al Olaya | 1BR, 2BR | from SAR 120,000 |
| 4.09 | 49 min | Al Aqiq | 1BR, 2BR, 3BR | from SAR 193,284 |
| Flow Olaya | 50 min | Al Olaya | 1BR, 2BR | from SAR 145,000 |
| Mena Al Muruj Residence | 50 min | Al Muruj | On request | On request |
| Array suites | 50 min | Al Olaya | 1BR, 2BR, 3BR | from SAR 165,000 |
| The Residence Olaya | 50 min | Al Olaya | 1BR, 3BR | from SAR 95,000 |
| STAY At Hittin | 51 min | Hittin | On request | On request |
| Mena Village Compound | 51 min | As Sulimaniyah | 2BR, 3BR, Villa | from SAR 165,000 |
| Azure Qairawan | 52 min | Al Qirawan | Villa | from SAR 475,000 |
| LIV by Yamama - KAFD | 52 min | Al Aqiq | On request | On request |
| Mena house compound | 53 min | As Sulimaniyah | 1BR, 2BR, 3BR | from SAR 125,000 |
| Livin Olaya | 54 min | Al Olaya | Studio, 1BR, Villa | On request |
| Azure Al Wadi | 55 min | Al Wadi | 2BR, 3BR | from SAR 142,500 |
| Florentina Compound | 55 min | Al Malqa | Studio, 1BR, 2BR, 3BR | from SAR 128,000 |
| Al Maria Residence | 55 min | As Sulimaniyah | 1BR, 2BR, 3BR | from SAR 110,000 |
| Executive Living Compound | 55 min | Ar Rabi | 2BR, 3BR | from SAR 137,750 |
| Stella Stays Riyadh Olaya Tower 2 | 56 min | Al Malqa | Studio, 1BR | from SAR 100,000 |
| Stella Stays Riyadh King Fahd | 56 min | Al Malqa | Studio, 1BR | from SAR 117,000 |
| Azure Rabwah | 57 min | Ar Rabwah | 1BR, 2BR, 3BR, Villa | from SAR 94,864 |
| STAY At AlYasmin | 57 min | Al Yasmin | On request | On request |
| Azure Narjis | 58 min | Al Narjis | 3BR | from SAR 171,600 |
| Stella Stays Riyadh Olaya Tower 1 | 58 min | As Sahafah | On request | On request |
| Stella Stays Al Malqa | 58 min | Al Malqa | Studio, 1BR, 2BR | from SAR 90,000 |
| STAY At M131 (majdyah) | 59 min | Al Yasmin | 2BR | from SAR 139,999 |
| LIV by Yamama - Al Nada | 60 min | Al Nada | On request | On request |
| The Orient Compound | 60 min | Al Izdihar | 1BR, 2BR, 3BR | from SAR 89,500 |
| Al Bustan village | 61 min | Al Arid | Villa | On request |
| Opal Residential Compound | 61 min | Al Narjis | 3BR | On request |
| Azure Palma II | 63 min | Al Arid | Villa | from SAR 275,000 |
| Flow Granada | 63 min | Ghirnatah | 2BR, 3BR | from SAR 180,000 |
| Azure Asala | 66 min | Al Safa | 1BR, 2BR, 3BR | from SAR 85,000 |
| Flow Narjis | 66 min | Al Narjis | 2BR, 3BR | from SAR 172,500 |
| Wadi Qortuba | 66 min | Qurtubah | Villa | On request |
| California Resort Riyadh | 67 min | Qurtubah | 1BR, 2BR, 3BR | On request |
| Dara Village Compound | 68 min | Al Munsiyah | Studio, 1BR, 2BR, 3BR, Villa | from SAR 90,000 |
| Azure Qurtubah | 71 min | Al Munsiyah | 1BR, 2BR, 3BR | from SAR 107,500 |
| Vives Compound | 72 min | Al Janadriyah | 1BR, Villa | On request |
| Azure Lamara | 73 min | Al Munsiyah | 1BR, 2BR, 3BR | from SAR 115,000 |
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 Mathar Ash Shamali, Al Nakhil, Al Olaya 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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