There are 7 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 32mSAR 701–2,332Train 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 31mSAR 1,168–2,533Fly 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 4mSAR 1,225–3,560Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Jeddah, bus
- 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
14h 23mSAR 790–2,303Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Jeddah, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Jeddah (JED)plane LGW - JED
- Take the bus from King Abdulaziz Airport to Jarwal Bus Stationbus
13h 33mSAR 857–2,539Train 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 17mSAR 880–2,057Train 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 2mSAR 1,433–4,018
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 700﷼ - 2400﷼ and takes 12h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Mecca is to train and fly and bus which takes 12h 31m and costs 1100﷼ - 2600﷼.
The distance between Cardiff and Mecca is 5166 km.
It takes approximately 12h 32m to get from Cardiff to Mecca, including transfers.
Mecca is 3h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 2:19 AM in Cardiff and 5:19 AM in Mecca.
There are 607+ 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 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 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 Birmingham Airport to Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 700–2,200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 800–2,500
Flights from Bristol Airport to Jeddah via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 650–2,300
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 700–2,200
Flights from Manchester Airport to Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 750–2,300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Taif Regional Airport via Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,000–3,200
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Jeddah via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 750–2,900
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Jeddah via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 850–3,300
Flights from Bristol Airport to Jeddah via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- SAR 650–2,300
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Jeddah via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 750–2,900
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Taif Regional Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,000–3,800
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Jeddah via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,000–3,100
Flights from Manchester Airport to Jeddah via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 900–2,800
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Taif Regional Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,200–3,700
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Jeddah via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 650–2,300
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Jeddah via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- SAR 700–2,200
Flights from Manchester Airport to Jeddah via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 750–2,200
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Jeddah via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 600–2,500
Flights from Bristol Airport to Jeddah via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 600–2,500
- Website
- rj.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Jeddah via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 800–1,600
Flights from Manchester Airport to Jeddah via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 850–2,400
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 460–1,800
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 750–3,200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Jeddah via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,100–3,400
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Jeddah via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- SAR 600–2,000
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Jeddah via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 600–2,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Taif Regional Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,300–4,700
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Taif Regional Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 900–3,700
- Website
- nileair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Taif Regional Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,200–3,700
Train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- SAR 100–450
- 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 40–55
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- SAR 210–450
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- SAR 75–130
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- SAR 160–490
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- SAR 130–220
- 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 260–410
- 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
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- SAR 40–60
- Schedules at
- nwbus.sa
Bus from Ta'if Bus Station to Makkah Bus Stn
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