Driving in Oman — 2026 Guide
Oman is the easiest cross-border drive from the UAE — familiar roads, dramatic mountains and coastline, and several land crossings depending on your destination.
Right
Drives on
120 km/h
Highway limit
OMR
Currency
~0.24 OMR/L
Fuel (M91)
Orange Card
Insurance
Driving into Oman from the UAE
Border crossing from the UAE
Hatta–Al Wajajah (Muscat) · Al Darah (Khasab/Musandam) · Mezyad (Buraimi)Entry & visa requirements
Apply for an official GCC Resident Visit Visa (29N eVisa) online using the Royal Oman Police portal or travel visa-free if you are a UAE/GCC National.
Documents to carry
- Original Passport (valid more than 6 months)
- Emirates ID (valid more than 3 months)
- Valid UAE Residence Visa (valid more than 3 months)
- Proof of approved GCC profession category
- Fee
- OMR 5 (~AED 48) for Type 29N eVisa. UAE/GCC nationals enter visa-free.
- Approval time
- Usually approved in 2 to 24 hours online.
- At the border
- Better to get a prearranged eVisa. While on-arrival can be cleared at Hatta, Al Darah, or Khatm Al Shiklah border checkpoints for select professions, pre-arranging protects against long frontier line delays or professional category mismatches.