Every drive time below is measured from the compound gate to The Business Gate, outside peak hours. If this is where the working day starts, these are the communities that make it bearable.
30 of the 47 compounds we track sit within 20 minutes, 47 within 30. The closest is The Orient Compound at 9 minutes, and the most affordable within reach is Azure Asala from SAR 85,000 a year.
| Compound | Drive | District | Units | Indicative rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Orient Compound | 9 min | Al Izdihar | 1BR, 2BR, 3BR | from SAR 89,500 |
| Azure Al Wadi | 10 min | Al Wadi | 2BR, 3BR | from SAR 142,500 |
| California Resort Riyadh | 10 min | Qurtubah | 1BR, 2BR, 3BR | On request |
| Mena Al Muruj Residence | 10 min | Al Muruj | On request | On request |
| LIV by Yamama - Al Nada | 10 min | Al Nada | On request | On request |
| Flow Granada | 11 min | Ghirnatah | 2BR, 3BR | from SAR 180,000 |
| Wadi Qortuba | 12 min | Qurtubah | Villa | On request |
| Azure KAFD | 14 min | Al Aqiq | 1BR, 2BR, 3BR, Villa | from SAR 210,000 |
| Opal Residential Compound | 14 min | Al Narjis | 3BR | On request |
| 4.09 | 14 min | Al Aqiq | 1BR, 2BR, 3BR | from SAR 193,284 |
| Creative Hospitality Compound | 15 min | Al Nakhil | On request | On request |
| Azure Lamara | 16 min | Al Munsiyah | 1BR, 2BR, 3BR | from SAR 115,000 |
| STAY At Nakheel | 16 min | Al Nakhil | On request | On request |
| Executive Living Compound | 16 min | Ar Rabi | 2BR, 3BR | from SAR 137,750 |
| Dara Village Compound | 16 min | Al Munsiyah | Studio, 1BR, 2BR, 3BR, Villa | from SAR 90,000 |
| Azure Qurtubah | 17 min | Al Munsiyah | 1BR, 2BR, 3BR | from SAR 107,500 |
| STAY At Aghna | 17 min | Al Nakhil | On request | On request |
| Azure Narjis | 18 min | Al Narjis | 3BR | from SAR 171,600 |
| Flow Olaya | 18 min | Al Olaya | 1BR, 2BR | from SAR 145,000 |
| LIV by Yamama - KAFD | 18 min | Al Aqiq | On request | On request |
| Mena house compound | 19 min | As Sulimaniyah | 1BR, 2BR, 3BR | from SAR 125,000 |
| Array suites | 19 min | Al Olaya | 1BR, 2BR, 3BR | from SAR 165,000 |
| The Residence Olaya | 19 min | Al Olaya | 1BR, 3BR | from SAR 95,000 |
| Vives Compound | 19 min | Al Janadriyah | 1BR, Villa | On request |
| Azure Rabwah | 20 min | Ar Rabwah | 1BR, 2BR, 3BR, Villa | from SAR 94,864 |
| STAY At M131 (majdyah) | 20 min | Al Yasmin | 2BR | from SAR 139,999 |
| Alfardan Residence (Olaris) | 20 min | Al Olaya | 1BR, 2BR | from SAR 120,000 |
| Stella Stays Riyadh Olaya Tower 2 | 20 min | Al Malqa | Studio, 1BR | from SAR 100,000 |
| Stella Stays Riyadh King Fahd | 20 min | Al Malqa | Studio, 1BR | from SAR 117,000 |
| Antara Compound | 20 min | Ar Rihab | Villa | On request |
| Al Maria Residence | 21 min | As Sulimaniyah | 1BR, 2BR, 3BR | from SAR 110,000 |
| Torch Residence | 21 min | Al Olaya | On request | On request |
| STAY At AlYasmin | 21 min | Al Yasmin | On request | On request |
| 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 Hittin | 22 min | Hittin | 1BR, 2BR, 3BR | from SAR 121,275 |
| Al Bustan village | 22 min | Al Arid | Villa | On request |
| Mena Village Compound | 22 min | As Sulimaniyah | 2BR, 3BR, Villa | from SAR 165,000 |
| STAY At Hittin | 23 min | Hittin | On request | On request |
| Livin Olaya | 24 min | Al Olaya | Studio, 1BR, Villa | On request |
| La Cordia Suites | 24 min | Al Mathar Ash Shamali | On request | On request |
| Florentina Compound | 24 min | Al Malqa | Studio, 1BR, 2BR, 3BR | from SAR 128,000 |
| Azure Qairawan | 25 min | Al Qirawan | Villa | from SAR 475,000 |
| Azure Central | 26 min | Al Murabba | 2BR, 3BR | from SAR 145,000 |
| Flow Narjis | 27 min | Al Narjis | 2BR, 3BR | from SAR 172,500 |
| Azure Asala | 29 min | Al Safa | 1BR, 2BR, 3BR | from SAR 85,000 |
| Azure Palma II | 29 min | Al Arid | Villa | from SAR 275,000 |
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 Izdihar, Al Wadi, Qurtubah 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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