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There are 3 ways to get from Cairo to Medina by plane, bus, train, or car

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Fly
best
1. Fly from Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport (MED)plane CAI - MED
5h 33m
SAR 356–1,916
Drive 1,314 km
cheapest
1. Drive from Cairo to Medinacar 1,314 km
18h 30m
SAR 275–397
Bus, train
1. Take the bus from Cairo to Amman Abdali Terminalbus
2. Take the bus from Amman to Tabukbus
3. Take the bus from Tabuk Bus Station to Jeddah Train Stationbus
4. Take the train from Al-Sulimaniyah Jeddah station to Madinahtrain
34h 33m
SAR 679–1,134

Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport (MED) flights

83Weekly Planes

1h 51mAverage Duration

SAR 318Cheapest Price

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Map of how to get from Cairo to Medina.

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Distance: 1,079.1 km
Duration: 5h 33m

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

flyadeal, Flynas, and three other airlines fly from Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport (MED) every 2 hours.

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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)

8.8Fabulous

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

8.7Fabulous

Dar Al Taqwa Hotel(Opens in a new window)

9.1Superb

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