There are 7 ways to get from Basel to Mecca by plane, bus, or train
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Fly Basel to Jeddah, bus
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Jeddah (JED)plane BSL - JED
- Take the bus from King Abdulaziz Airport to Jarwal Bus Stationbus
11h 34mSAR 713–2,152Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Jeddah, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain
- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Jeddah (JED)plane MXP - JED
- Take the bus from King Abdulaziz Airport to Jarwal Bus Stationbus
14h 26mSAR 554–1,836Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Jeddah, bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Jeddah (JED)plane ZRH - JED
- Take the bus from King Abdulaziz Airport to Jarwal Bus Stationbus
11h 40mSAR 758–2,254Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Taif Regional Airport, bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Taif Regional Airport (TIF)plane ZRH - TIF
- Take the bus from Ta'if Bus Station to Makkah Bus Stnbus
16h 56mSAR 973–3,039Fly Basel to Taif Regional Airport, bus
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Taif Regional Airport (TIF)plane BSL - TIF
- Take the bus from Ta'if Bus Station to Makkah Bus Stnbus
15h 50mSAR 978–2,937Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Jeddah, bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Berntrain
- Take the train from Bern to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Jeddah (JED)plane GVA - JED
- Take the bus from King Abdulaziz Airport to Jarwal Bus Stationbus
13h 10mSAR 916–2,144Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport (MED)plane ZRH - MED
- Take the train from Madinah to Makkahtrain
15h 29mSAR 853–2,464
Basel (BSL) to Jeddah (JED) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Mecca is to train and fly and bus which costs 550﷼ - 1900﷼ and takes 14h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Mecca is to fly and bus which takes 11h 34m and costs 700﷼ - 2200﷼.
The distance between Basel and Mecca is 4139 km.
It takes approximately 11h 34m to get from Basel to Mecca, including transfers.
Mecca is 2h ahead of Basel. It is currently 12:30 PM in Basel and 2:30 PM in Mecca.
There are 612+ hotels available in Mecca.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Mecca, Saudi Arabia?
There is no direct connection from Basel to Mecca. However, you can take the line 50 bus to Basel EuroAirport, Abflug, walk to Basel (BSL) airport, fly to Jeddah (JED), take the taxi to King Abdulaziz Airport, then take the bus to Jarwal Bus Station. Alternatively, you can take the train to Zürich HB, take the train to Zürich Flughafen, walk to Zurich Airport (ZRH) airport, fly to Jeddah (JED), take the taxi to King Abdulaziz Airport, then take the bus to Jarwal Bus Station.
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Jeddah via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 550–2,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Taif Regional Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 950–2,900
Flights from Basel to Taif Regional Airport via Antalya, Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 800–2,700
Flights from Basel to Taif Regional Airport via Budapest, Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,100–3,500
Flights from Basel to Taif Regional Airport via Vienna, Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,100–3,500
Flights from Basel to Taif Regional Airport via Munich, Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,100–3,400
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Jeddah via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 18m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 850–2,700
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Jeddah via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 700–2,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 650–2,700
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Basel to Jeddah via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 800–3,100
Flights from Zurich Airport to Taif Regional Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 850–3,200
Flights from Basel to Taif Regional Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,000–3,700
Flights from Zurich Airport to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 800–3,000
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 600–2,100
Flights from Zurich Airport to Taif Regional Airport via Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 850–2,700
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 650–2,200
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 550–1,900
Flights from Zurich Airport to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 750–2,400
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Basel to Jeddah via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 600–2,600
Flights from Basel to Jeddah via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- SAR 600–2,700
Flights from Zurich Airport to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 550–2,500
- Website
- flyaircairo.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Jeddah via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 650–2,200
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Jeddah via Luxor
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- SAR 650–1,800
- Website
- rj.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Jeddah via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 700–2,100
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Jeddah via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 800–2,300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 800–2,300
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Basel to Jeddah via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 600–2,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 600–1,900
- Website
- flynas.com
Flights from Basel to Jeddah via Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 700–2,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 550–2,500
- Website
- nesmaairlines.com
Flights from Basel to Taif Regional Airport via Munich, Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 850–3,400
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Jeddah via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- SAR 600–1,600
- Website
- mea.com.lb
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Jeddah via Beirut
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 900–2,700
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Jeddah via Beirut
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 700–2,200
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Taif Regional Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,000–3,900
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Taif Regional Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 700–2,600
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 330–750
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- SAR 90–180
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- SAR 110–210
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- SAR 150–300
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- SAR 250–470
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- SAR 85–110
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- SAR 26–35
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- 920000329
- customerservices@sar.com.sa
- Website
- sar.com.sa
Train from Madinah to Makkah
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- SAR 120–315
- Schedules at
- sar.hhr.sa
- Economy
- SAR 120–150
- Business
- SAR 200–280
- Phone
- + 966 920020590
- care@nwbus.sa
- Website
- nwbus.sa
Bus from King Abdulaziz Airport to Jarwal Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- SAR 40–60
- Schedules at
- nwbus.sa
Bus from Ta'if Bus Station to Makkah Bus Stn
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