There are 3 ways to get from Crete to Mecca by plane or bus
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Fly from Sitia Airport, bus
best- Fly from Sitia Airport (JSH) to Jeddah (JED)plane JSH - JED
- Take the bus from King Abdulaziz Airport to Jarwal Bus Stationbus
10h 59mSAR 856–2,339Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, bus
cheapest- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Jeddah (JED)plane HER - JED
- Take the bus from King Abdulaziz Airport to Jarwal Bus Stationbus
9h 56mSAR 654–1,839Fly from Chania International Airport, bus
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Jeddah (JED)plane CHQ - JED
- Take the bus from King Abdulaziz Airport to Jarwal Bus Stationbus
10h 24mSAR 899–2,627
Sitia Airport (JSH) to Jeddah (JED) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Crete to Mecca is to fly and bus which costs 650﷼ - 1900﷼ and takes 9h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Crete to Mecca is to fly and bus which takes 9h 56m and costs 650﷼ - 1900﷼.
The distance between Crete and Mecca is 2071 km.
It takes approximately 10h 59m to get from Crete to Mecca, including transfers.
There are 488+ hotels available in Mecca.
What companies run services between Crete, Greece and Mecca, Saudi Arabia?
There is no direct connection from Crete to Mecca. However, you can fly to Jeddah (JED), take the taxi to King Abdulaziz Airport, then take the bus to Jarwal Bus Station. Alternatively, you can take the line 6 bus to Irakleion Airport, walk to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) airport, fly to Jeddah (JED), take the taxi to King Abdulaziz Airport, then take the bus to Jarwal Bus Station.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Sitia Airport to Jeddah via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 700–3,000
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Jeddah via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 18m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 550–2,300
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Jeddah via Santorini, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 550–1,700
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Jeddah via New Paros, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- SAR 550–1,700
Flights from Chania International Airport to Jeddah via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 650–2,800
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Jeddah via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Thursday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 550–2,300
Flights from Chania International Airport to Jeddah via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 700–2,100
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Sitia Airport to Jeddah via Athens, Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 32m
- When
- Tuesday, Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,000–4,400
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Jeddah via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 750–2,800
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Jeddah via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- SAR 850–2,600
- 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
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