Travelling Route to Oman

jubatus
By jubatus

Folks,
I wish to travel to Oman by road on a weekend. Have following questions in my mind.
1- What would be the route
2- Do I need visa for Oman or I shall be able to get it upon arrival?
3- Do I need to pass through Saudi?
4- How much travelling distance?
5- Can I travel at night (being alone)?

Would appreciate if anyone could help.

By pisces_girl_1985• 1 Jul 2010 21:33
pisces_girl_1985

You will love oman do visit the sheesha place called kargeen its my fav hangout place in muscat.

Stay at shangrilla its just beautiful !!!

By pisces_girl_1985• 1 Jul 2010 21:32
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pisces_girl_1985

You will love oman do visit the sheesha place called kargeen its my fav hangout place in muscat.

Stay at shangrilla its just beautiful !!!

By jubatus• 1 Jul 2010 12:37
jubatus

Thanks AlphaQ. You gave me very precise information.

By AlphaQ• 1 Jul 2010 09:55
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AlphaQ

I have been to Oman 3 times via road. It will take about 14/15 hours to reach Muscat. You will definately require Saudi visa (as they do not give visa on arrival) which you can get applying through any of the agents. below might help you for your route:

1 - Qatar-Saudi (about 50mins)add another 45mins to 1hr for immigrations & customs

2 - Saudi-UAE (about 80 mins) add another 45mins to 1hr for immigrations & customs

3 - UAE - Oman (5-6 hrs) add another 1hr-1-1/2hrs for immigrations & customs

4 - Border to Muscat (3-4hours)

Have a nice journey and all the best. last but not least avoid driving in night on highways.

By hms• 1 Jul 2010 08:30
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hms

Generally, wastage of time happens, in borders, as u have to cross Qatar border ( 15mins), saudi border (2hrs), dubai border (30mins), oman border 1hour, so these are all the hurdles, and u can take average 100kmph speed including all stoppages, so ideally 12hrs should be okay

By baldrick2dogs• 1 Jul 2010 08:28
baldrick2dogs

At least 10 hours!

By jubatus• 1 Jul 2010 08:05
jubatus

Thanks a lot for all the information. A general question, how much driving hours it usually takes (with few 10 minutes stops).

By hms• 1 Jul 2010 07:38
Rating: 5/5
hms

Answers are :

1. The route will be to cross saudi border go towards Dubai and road signs are available from there on.

2. Visa on arrival is available in Oman,

3. Yes u have to cross Saudi border, for that u have to take visa.

4. Distance is around 800-900km ( i am not 100% sure)

5. Yes u can travel during night as well, no issues.

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