There are 6 ways to get from Cardiff to Mecca by plane, bus, or train
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Fly Cardiff Airport to Jeddah, bus
best- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Jeddah (JED)plane CWL - JED
- Take the bus from King Abdulaziz Airport to Jarwal Bus Stationbus
15h 9mSAR 1,132–4,178Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Jeddah, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Jeddah (JED)plane BRS - JED
- Take the bus from King Abdulaziz Airport to Jarwal Bus Stationbus
15h 57mSAR 933–2,542Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Jeddah, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Jeddah (JED)plane BHX - JED
- Take the bus from King Abdulaziz Airport to Jarwal Bus Stationbus
12h 28mSAR 1,696–3,967Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Jeddah, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Jeddah (JED)plane LHR - JED
- Take the bus from King Abdulaziz Airport to Jarwal Bus Stationbus
12h 43mSAR 1,581–3,820Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Jeddah, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslowtrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Jeddah (JED)plane MAN - JED
- Take the bus from King Abdulaziz Airport to Jarwal Bus Stationbus
14h 16mSAR 2,008–18,668Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Taif Regional Airport, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Taif Regional Airport (TIF)plane LHR - TIF
- Take the bus from Ta'if Bus Station to Makkah Bus Stnbus
16h 24mSAR 1,846–5,705
Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Jeddah (JED) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Mecca is to train and fly and bus which costs 900﷼ - 2600﷼ and takes 15h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Mecca is to train and fly and bus which takes 12h 28m and costs 1700﷼ - 4000﷼.
The distance between Cardiff and Mecca is 5045 km.
It takes approximately 15h 9m to get from Cardiff to Mecca, including transfers.
Mecca is 2h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 2:48 AM in Cardiff and 4:48 AM in Mecca.
There are 216+ hotels available in Mecca.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Mecca, Saudi Arabia?
There is no direct connection from Cardiff to Mecca. However, you can take the train to Barry, walk to Barry Hotel, take the line 304 bus to Cardiff Airport, walk to Cardiff Airport (CWL) 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 Birmingham New Street, take the train to Birmingham International, walk to Birmingham Intl Rail Station, take the vehicle to Birmingham International Airport, walk to Birmingham Airport (BHX) airport, fly to Jeddah (JED), take the taxi to King Abdulaziz Airport, then take the bus to Jarwal Bus Station.
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 750–2,900
Flights from Bristol Airport to Jeddah via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- SAR 800–3,000
Flights from Bristol Airport to Jeddah via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- SAR 850–2,600
Flights from Bristol Airport to Jeddah via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 800–3,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 800–3,100
Flights from Manchester Airport to Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 750–3,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Taif Regional Airport via Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,100–4,200
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Jeddah via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 900–3,400
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Jeddah via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,000–3,700
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Taif Regional Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,200–4,600
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Jeddah via Amsterdam Schiphol, Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,000–4,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Jeddah via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,100–4,100
Flights from Manchester Airport to Jeddah via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,000–3,900
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Taif Regional Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,400–5,500
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Jeddah via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 700–2,800
Flights from Bristol Airport to Jeddah via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 750–2,900
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Jeddah via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- SAR 850–2,600
Flights from Manchester Airport to Jeddah via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 900–2,600
- Website
- rj.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Jeddah via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 900–4,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Jeddah via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 850–4,200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Jeddah via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,100–4,100
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Jeddah via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- SAR 700–2,200
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Jeddah via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 750–2,900
- Website
- mea.com.lb
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Jeddah via Beirut
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,100–2,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Taif Regional Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,300–4,300
- Website
- nileair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Taif Regional Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,400–5,500
- Website
- nesmaairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Taif Regional Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,300–4,700
Train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- SAR 280–400
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- SAR 95–140
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- SAR 85–170
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- SAR 330–650
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslow
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- SAR 300–550
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- + 966 920020590
- care@nwbus.sa
- Website
- nwbus.sa
Bus from King Abdulaziz Airport to Jarwal Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- SAR 40–60
- Schedules at
- nwbus.sa
Bus from Ta'if Bus Station to Makkah Bus Stn
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