Kuwait Road Network
Kuwait’s road network consists of a radial grid design. With seven major Ring Roads and a number of major dual-carriage expressways, the road network links Kuwait City to every area of Kuwait, as well as to the Iraqi and Saudi Arabian borders.
Kuwait has 5,749 Km of road network, of which 4,887 Km is paved. Kuwait has a good road infrastructure which is currently suffering the effect of increased demands made on it by the expanding urban population. A number of roads suffer from excessive use by heavy loads. As a result, restrictions have been implemented as to when heavy vehicles are permitted to use certain roads. The government is investing heavily in upgrading a number of roads.
4.1 Kuwait Government Contact List
Distance Matrix
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Distances from Capital City to Major Towns (km) |
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Dammam |
Riyadh |
Jeddah |
Amman |
Damascus |
Beirut |
Manama |
Doha |
Abu Dhabi | Dubai | Sharjah | Muscat | Basra | Baghdad | Kirkuk | Mosul |
| 420 | 700 | 1,500 | 1,200 | 1,300 | 1,400 | 450 | 550 | 833 | 851 | 900 | 1,234 | 131 | 557 | 762 | 904 | |
Travel Time Matrix
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Travel Time from Capital City to Major Towns (km) |
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Damman |
Riyadh |
Jeddah |
Amman |
Amman |
Damascus |
Beirut |
Manama |
Doha | Abu Dhabi | Dubai | Sharjah | Muscat | Basra | Baghdad | Kirkuk | Mosul |
| Kuwait City | 48 hours | 48 hours | 72 hours | 72 hours | 120 hours | 144 hours | 48 hours | 48 hours | 48 hours | 72 hours | 72 hours | 72 hours | 96 hours | 48 hours | 60 hours | 72 hours | 96 hours |
Weighbridges and Axle Load Limits
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Axle load limits |
LCA Country |
Transit Country |
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Truck with 2 axles |
15150 KG |
15150 KG |
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Truck with 3 axles |
29500 KG |
29500 KG |
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Truck with 4 axles |
33000 KG |
33000 KG |
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Semi-trailer with 3 axles |
27000 KG |
27000 KG |
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Semi-trailer with 4 axles |
30000 KG |
30000 KG |
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Semi-trailer with 5 axles |
36000 KG |
36000 KG |
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Semi-trailer with 6 axles |
40000 KG |
40000 KG |
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Truck & drawbar trailer with 4 axles |
- |
- |
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Truck & drawbar trailer with 5 axles |
- |
- |
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Truck & drawbar trailer with 6 axles |
- |
- |
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Truck & drawbar trailer with 7 axles |
- |
- |
For information on Bridges, traffic restrictions and international corridors leading to the country, please select the following document:
Kuwait Road Assessment Additional Information
Road Class and Surface Conditions
Surface: Paved
Road condition: Compacted - smooth (>40 kph)
Are road conditions the same on the entire distance? Yes
