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There are 4 ways to get from Basra to Medina by plane, car, car ferry, or bus

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Fly
best
1. Fly from Basra International Airport (BSR) to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport (MED)plane BSR - MED
6h 29m
SAR 1,231–5,652
Drive, car ferry, bus
cheapest
1. Drive from Basra to Khorramshahrcar
2. Take the car ferry from Khorramshahr to Kuwaitcarferry
3. Drive from Airport to Al Khafji Bordercar
4. Take the bus from Al Khafji Border to Dammam Airportbus
5. Take the bus from King Fahd Airport Stn to Dammam Main Stnbus G7
6. Take the bus from Dammam to Aziziyah Bus Stnbus
7. Take the bus from Riyadh Bus Station to Al Madinah Bus Stationbus
39h 25m
SAR 795–1,323
Drive, car ferry, bus via Kuwait City
1. Drive from Basra to Khorramshahrcar
2. Take the car ferry from Khorramshahr to Kuwaitcarferry
3. Drive from Airport to Al Khafji Bordercar
4. Take the bus from Al Khafji Border to Dammam Airportbus
5. Take the bus from King Fahd Airport Stn to Dammam Main Stnbus G7
6. Take the bus from Dammam to Aziziyah Bus Stnbus
7. Take the bus from Riyadh Bus Station to Al Madinah Bus Stationbus
38h 49m
SAR 796–1,325
Drive, car ferry
1. Drive from Basra to Ras Alardcar
2. Take the car ferry from Ras Alard to Ras al Ardh - Failakacarferry
3. Take the car ferry from Ras al Ardh - Failaka to Ras Alardcarferry
4. Drive from Ras Alard to Medinacar
18h 15m

Basra International Airport (BSR) to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport (MED) flights

17Weekly Planes

6h 51mAverage Duration

SAR 1,125Cheapest Price

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Distance: 1,061.1 km
Duration: 6h 29m

What companies run services between Basra, Iraq and Medina, Saudi Arabia?

Emirates, Flydubai, and Turkish Airlines fly from Basra International Airport (BSR) to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport (MED) twice daily.

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

Medina, officially Al-Madinah al-Munawwarah and also commonly simplified as Madīnah or Madinah (Arabic: المدينة), is the capital of Medina Province in the Hejaz region of western Saudi Arabia. One of the most sacred cities in Islam, the estimated population as of 2020 is 1,488,782, making it the fifth-most populous city in the country. Located at the core of the Medina Province in the western reaches of the country, the city is distributed over, of which constitutes the city's urban area, while the rest is occupied by the Hejaz Mountains, empty valleys, agricultural spaces and older dormant volcanoes.

Things to do in Medina

Hejaz Railway Museum(Opens in a new window)

The Hejaz Railway Museum (Arabic: متحف سكة الحجاز) in Medina is a railway museum that was opened in 2006. It is on the grounds of the restored historic Ottoman railway station at Medina, locally called "Istasyun", including a stretch of the historic track and a train shed with originally four tracks. There are several engines and pieces of rolling stock on display, some of which has been transported to the museum from other places along the historic Hejaz railway line. At least one engine has been restored enough to be driveable on the museum tracks. It is, along with the old train station at Mada'in Saleh, one of two museums in Saudi Arabia dedicated to the Hejaz railway.

Places to stay in Medina

Emaar Elite Al Madina Hotel(Opens in a new window)

8.5Very Good

Sofitel Shahd Al Madinah(Opens in a new window)

8.9Fabulous

Bosphorus Hotel - Waqf Safi(Opens in a new window)

8.6Fabulous

Dar Al Taqwa Hotel(Opens in a new window)

9.1Superb

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