Every drive time below is measured from the compound gate to SEK International School Riyadh, outside peak hours. If this is the school, these are the communities that make the morning work.
32 of the 47 compounds we track sit within 20 minutes, 46 within 30. The closest is Executive Living Compound at 3 minutes, and the most affordable within reach is Azure Asala from SAR 85,000 a year.
| Compound | Drive | District | Units | Indicative rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Executive Living Compound | 3 min | Ar Rabi | 2BR, 3BR | from SAR 137,750 |
| Mena Al Muruj Residence | 9 min | Al Muruj | On request | On request |
| Stella Stays Riyadh Olaya Tower 1 | 10 min | As Sahafah | On request | On request |
| LIV by Yamama - KAFD | 10 min | Al Aqiq | On request | On request |
| Opal Residential Compound | 11 min | Al Narjis | 3BR | On request |
| Stella Stays Riyadh Olaya Tower 2 | 11 min | Al Malqa | Studio, 1BR | from SAR 100,000 |
| LIV by Yamama - Al Nada | 12 min | Al Nada | On request | On request |
| Azure KAFD | 13 min | Al Aqiq | 1BR, 2BR, 3BR, Villa | from SAR 210,000 |
| 4.09 | 13 min | Al Aqiq | 1BR, 2BR, 3BR | from SAR 193,284 |
| Stella Stays Riyadh King Fahd | 13 min | Al Malqa | Studio, 1BR | from SAR 117,000 |
| Azure Narjis | 14 min | Al Narjis | 3BR | from SAR 171,600 |
| Azure Al Wadi | 14 min | Al Wadi | 2BR, 3BR | from SAR 142,500 |
| STAY At AlYasmin | 14 min | Al Yasmin | On request | On request |
| Stella Stays Al Malqa | 14 min | Al Malqa | Studio, 1BR, 2BR | from SAR 90,000 |
| STAY At Nakheel | 15 min | Al Nakhil | On request | On request |
| STAY At M131 (majdyah) | 15 min | Al Yasmin | 2BR | from SAR 139,999 |
| Creative Hospitality Compound | 15 min | Al Nakhil | On request | On request |
| Al Bustan village | 17 min | Al Arid | Villa | On request |
| Mena house compound | 17 min | As Sulimaniyah | 1BR, 2BR, 3BR | from SAR 125,000 |
| STAY At Hittin | 17 min | Hittin | On request | On request |
| STAY At Aghna | 17 min | Al Nakhil | On request | On request |
| Wadi Qortuba | 18 min | Qurtubah | Villa | On request |
| Florentina Compound | 18 min | Al Malqa | Studio, 1BR, 2BR, 3BR | from SAR 128,000 |
| Al Maria Residence | 18 min | As Sulimaniyah | 1BR, 2BR, 3BR | from SAR 110,000 |
| Array suites | 18 min | Al Olaya | 1BR, 2BR, 3BR | from SAR 165,000 |
| The Residence Olaya | 18 min | Al Olaya | 1BR, 3BR | from SAR 95,000 |
| The Orient Compound | 18 min | Al Izdihar | 1BR, 2BR, 3BR | from SAR 89,500 |
| Flow Olaya | 19 min | Al Olaya | 1BR, 2BR | from SAR 145,000 |
| Alfardan Residence (Olaris) | 19 min | Al Olaya | 1BR, 2BR | from SAR 120,000 |
| Torch Residence | 20 min | Al Olaya | On request | On request |
| Mena Village Compound | 20 min | As Sulimaniyah | 2BR, 3BR, Villa | from SAR 165,000 |
| Antara Compound | 20 min | Ar Rihab | Villa | On request |
| Flow Granada | 21 min | Ghirnatah | 2BR, 3BR | from SAR 180,000 |
| Livin Olaya | 22 min | Al Olaya | Studio, 1BR, Villa | On request |
| Dara Village Compound | 22 min | Al Munsiyah | Studio, 1BR, 2BR, 3BR, Villa | from SAR 90,000 |
| Azure Lamara | 23 min | Al Munsiyah | 1BR, 2BR, 3BR | from SAR 115,000 |
| Azure Qurtubah | 23 min | Al Munsiyah | 1BR, 2BR, 3BR | from SAR 107,500 |
| Azure Hittin | 23 min | Hittin | 1BR, 2BR, 3BR | from SAR 121,275 |
| La Cordia Suites | 23 min | Al Mathar Ash Shamali | On request | On request |
| Azure Qairawan | 24 min | Al Qirawan | Villa | from SAR 475,000 |
| California Resort Riyadh | 24 min | Qurtubah | 1BR, 2BR, 3BR | On request |
| Azure Rabwah | 25 min | Ar Rabwah | 1BR, 2BR, 3BR, Villa | from SAR 94,864 |
| Azure Central | 25 min | Al Murabba | 2BR, 3BR | from SAR 145,000 |
| Azure Palma II | 25 min | Al Arid | Villa | from SAR 275,000 |
| Flow Narjis | 25 min | Al Narjis | 2BR, 3BR | from SAR 172,500 |
| Vives Compound | 28 min | Al Janadriyah | 1BR, Villa | On request |
| Azure Asala | 32 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 at ten in the morning is a thirty five minute drive at seven thirty, twice a day, five days a week. The compounds at the top of this table buy back an hour of the day, which is why families weigh the school run more heavily than the villa itself.
Most of what is close sits in Ar Rabi, Al Muruj, As Sahafah 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.
Places are never guaranteed, and admission timelines run on the school's calendar, not ours. We plan the housing and the school application together, because doing them in sequence is how families end up living in the wrong district.
Tell us the budget, the household and which days matter. Two to four communities come back, ranked against this exact journey.
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