How to get fromAqaba to MeccaBy plane, bus, car, or train

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There are 5 ways to get from Aqaba to Mecca by plane, bus, car, or train

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Fly from King Hussein International Airport, bus
best
1. Fly from King Hussein International Airport (AQJ) to Jeddah (JED)plane AQJ - JED
2. Take the bus from King Abdulaziz Airport to Jarwal Bus Stationbus
6h 51m
SAR 838–3,098
Bus
cheapest
1. Take the bus from Ḩaql to Tabuk Bus Stnbus
2. Take the bus from Tabuk to Makkahbus
19h 36m
SAR 341–461
Drive 1,144.6 km
1. Drive from Aqaba to Meccacar 1,144.6 km
14h 41m
SAR 675–974
Bus to Prince Sultan Bin Abdul Aziz Airport, fly, bus
1. Take the bus from Ḩaql to Tabuk Bus Stnbus
2. Fly from Prince Sultan Bin Abdul Aziz Airport (TUU) to Jeddah (JED)plane TUU - JED
3. Take the bus from King Abdulaziz Airport to Jarwal Bus Stationbus
7h 58m
SAR 521–1,211
Bus, train
1. Take the bus from Ḩaql to Tabuk Bus Stnbus
2. Take the bus from Tabuk Bus Station to Jeddah Train Stationbus
3. Take the train from Al-Sulimaniyah Jeddah station to Makkahtrain
20h 55m
SAR 390–591

King Hussein International Airport (AQJ) to Jeddah (JED) flights

19Weekly Planes

6h 16mAverage Duration

SAR 616Cheapest Price

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Distance: 1,086.6 km
Duration: 6h 51m

What companies run services between Aqaba, Jordan and Mecca, Saudi Arabia?

You can take a vehicle from Aqaba to Makkah via Ḩaql, Tabuk, and Tabuk in around 19h 36m.

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Mecca(opens in a new window), Saudi Arabia(opens in a new window)

Mecca is the capital of Mecca Province in the Hejaz region of western Saudi Arabia and the holiest city in Islam. It is inland from Jeddah on the Red Sea, in a narrow valley above sea level. Its last recorded population was 1,578,722 in 2015. Its estimated metropolitan population in 2020 is 2.042million, making it the third-most populated city in Saudi Arabia after Riyadh and Jeddah. Pilgrims more than triple this number every year during the pilgrimage, observed in the twelfth Hijri month of.

Things to do in Mecca

Black Stone(Opens in a new window)

The Black Stone (Arabic: ٱلْحَجَرُ ٱلْأَسْوَد, al-Ḥajaru al-Aswad, "Black Stone") is a rock set into the eastern corner of the Kaaba, the ancient building located in the center of the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. It is revered by Muslims as an Islamic relic which, according to Muslim tradition, dates back to the time of Adam and Eve.

Abraj Al Bait(Opens in a new window)

The Abraj Al-Bait (Translated as "The Towers of the House") is a government-owned megatall complex of seven skyscraper hotels in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. These towers are a part of the King Abdulaziz Endowment Project that strives to modernize the city in catering to its pilgrims. The central hotel tower, the Makkah Royal Clock Tower, A Fairmont Hotel, has the world's largest clock face and is the third tallest building and fourth tallest freestanding structure in the world. The building complex is metres away from the world's largest mosque and Islam's most sacred site, the Masjid al-Haram. The developer and contractor of the complex is the Saudi Binladin Group, the Kingdom's largest construction company.

Places to stay in Mecca

SAR 830

Jumeirah Jabal Omar Makkah(Opens in a new window)

9.4Superb

SAR 695

Hilton Suites Jabal Omar Makkah(Opens in a new window)

9.2Superb

SAR 511

Doubletree by Hilton Jabal Omar Makkah(Opens in a new window)

9.2Superb

SAR 657

Swissôtel Makkah(Opens in a new window)

9.2Superb

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