There are 6 ways to get from Cardiff to Mecca by train, plane, or bus
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Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Jeddah, bus
best- 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 2,085–3,949Train 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 56mSAR 986–2,712Train 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 44mSAR 1,570–3,414Fly Cardiff Airport to Jeddah, bus
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Jeddah (JED)plane CWL - JED
- Take the bus from King Abdulaziz Airport to Jarwal Bus Stationbus
15h 59mSAR 1,231–3,977Train 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 13mSAR 1,518–3,971Train 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 25mSAR 1,835–5,199
Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Jeddah (JED) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Mecca is to train and fly and bus which costs 950﷼ - 2800﷼ and takes 15h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Mecca is to train and fly and bus which takes 12h 28m and costs 2000﷼ - 4000﷼.
The distance between Cardiff and Mecca is 5166 km.
It takes approximately 12h 28m to get from Cardiff to Mecca, including transfers.
Mecca is 2h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 5:14 PM in Cardiff and 7:14 PM in Mecca.
There are 596+ 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 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. Alternatively, you can take the train to Bristol Temple Meads, walk to Temple Meads Stn, take the bus to Public Transport Interchange, walk to Bristol Airport (BRS) 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
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 800–2,800
Flights from Bristol Airport to Jeddah via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- SAR 850–2,900
Flights from Bristol Airport to Jeddah via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- SAR 900–2,700
Flights from Bristol Airport to Jeddah via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 850–2,900
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 900–3,100
Flights from Manchester Airport to Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 850–2,900
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Taif Regional Airport via Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,300–4,200
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Jeddah via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,200–4,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Jeddah via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,200–4,200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Taif Regional Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,600–6,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Jeddah via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,000–3,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Jeddah via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,100–3,900
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Taif Regional Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,400–4,800
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Jeddah via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 47m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 750–2,900
Flights from Bristol Airport to Jeddah via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- SAR 800–3,000
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Jeddah via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- SAR 900–2,700
Flights from Manchester Airport to Jeddah via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 950–2,600
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Jeddah via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- SAR 800–2,400
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Jeddah via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- SAR 800–3,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Jeddah via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,100–3,800
- Website
- rj.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Jeddah via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,000–4,800
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Taif Regional Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,500–4,600
- Website
- nesmaairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Taif Regional Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,300–4,700
- Website
- nileair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Taif Regional Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,600–6,000
Train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- SAR 270–380
- 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
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- SAR 80–170
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- SAR 320–650
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- SAR 75–130
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslow
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- SAR 310–550
- 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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