There are 6 ways to get from Cardiff to Mecca by plane, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
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
14h 1mSAR 1,080–3,073Train 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
13h 20mSAR 876–2,492Train 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 14mSAR 1,410–3,337Train 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
14h 43mSAR 1,200–2,318Train 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 5mSAR 1,222–2,266Train 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
15h 40mSAR 1,625–4,122
Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Jeddah (JED) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Mecca is to train and fly and bus which costs 1200﷼ - 2300﷼ and takes 14h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Mecca is to train and fly and bus which takes 12h 14m and costs 1400﷼ - 3400﷼.
The distance between Cardiff and Mecca is 5045 km.
It takes approximately 14h 1m to get from Cardiff to Mecca, including transfers.
Mecca is 2h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 9:51 AM in Cardiff and 11:51 AM in Mecca.
There are 636+ 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 London Paddington, take the train to Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3, walk to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) 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 London Heathrow Airport to Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 850–1,100
Flights from Bristol Airport to Jeddah via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- SAR 700–2,200
Flights from Bristol Airport to Jeddah via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 700–2,200
Flights from Bristol Airport to Jeddah via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- SAR 750–2,500
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Jeddah via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 700–2,200
Flights from Manchester Airport to Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 700–2,200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Taif Regional Airport via Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,100–3,200
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Jeddah via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,200–3,500
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Jeddah via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,100–3,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Jeddah via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,100–3,100
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Taif Regional Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,500–4,100
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Jeddah via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,000–3,300
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Jeddah via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 850–2,900
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Taif Regional Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,200–3,900
- Website
- flyaircairo.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Jeddah via Hurghada
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 52m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- SAR 900–3,500
Flights from Bristol Airport to Jeddah via Hurghada
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 650–2,600
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Jeddah via Hurghada
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 800–2,600
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Jeddah via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 650–2,600
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Jeddah via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 700–2,700
Flights from Manchester Airport to Jeddah via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 700–2,700
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Jeddah via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 950–2,900
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Jeddah via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 700–2,200
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Jeddah via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- SAR 700–2,300
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Jeddah via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- SAR 750–2,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Jeddah via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 950–2,500
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Jeddah via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 650–2,600
- Website
- rj.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Jeddah via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- SAR 800–2,500
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Taif Regional Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,400–4,300
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Taif Regional Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,500–4,100
- Website
- nileair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Taif Regional Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,000–3,600
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- SAR 300–550
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- SAR 80–150
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- SAR 300–550
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- SAR 60–110
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslow
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- SAR 260–420
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- SAR 80–130
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- SAR 230–350
- Website
- Cross Country
- 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 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 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 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 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
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- SAR 35–60
- Schedules at
- nwbus.sa
- Book at
- booking.nwbus.sa
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