How to get fromCairo to Meccaby plane, bus, car or train

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

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Fly to Jeddah, bus
best
1. Fly from Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Jeddah (JED)CAI - JED
2. Take the bus from King Abdulaziz Airport to Jarwal Bus Station
6h 48m
SAR 352–1,737
Bus, train
cheapest
1. Take the bus from Cairo to Amman Abdali Terminal
2. Take the bus from Amman to Tabuk
3. Take the bus from Tabuk Bus Station to Jeddah Train Station
4. Take the train from Al-Sulimaniyah Jeddah station to Makkah
32h 41m
SAR 225–724
Bus
1. Take the bus from Cairo to Amman Abdali Terminal
2. Take the bus from Amman to Tabuk
3. Take the bus from Tabuk to Makkah
31h 46m
SAR 434–594
Drive 1,581.7 km
1. Drive from Cairo to Mecca1,581.7 km
20h 9m
SAR 331–479
Fly to Taif Regional Airport, bus
1. Fly from Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Taif Regional Airport (TIF)CAI - TIF
2. Take the bus from Ta'if Bus Station to Makkah Bus Stn
8h 40m
SAR 627–1,622

Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Jeddah (JED) flights

264Weekly Planes

2h 14mAverage Duration

SAR 217Cheapest Price

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Distance: 1,361.1 km
Duration: 6h 48m

What companies run services between Cairo, Egypt and Mecca, Saudi Arabia?

You can take a bus from Cairo to Makkah via Amman Abdali Terminal, Amman, Tabuk, and Tabuk in around 31h 46m.

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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

Makarem Ajyad Makkah Hotel(Opens in a new window)

8.4Very Good

Jabal Omar Hyatt Regency Makkah(Opens in a new window)

8.9Fabulous

Makkah Towers(Opens in a new window)

8.0Good

Makkah Hotel(Opens in a new window)

8.7Fabulous

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