There are 5 ways to get from Edinburgh to Mecca by plane, bus, or train
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Fly Edinburgh Airport to Jeddah, bus
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Jeddah (JED)plane EDI - JED
- Take the bus from King Abdulaziz Airport to Jarwal Bus Stationbus
13h 26mSAR 898–2,483Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Jeddah, bus
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Jeddah (JED)plane MAN - JED
- Take the bus from King Abdulaziz Airport to Jarwal Bus Stationbus
13h 45mSAR 1,291–2,386Fly Edinburgh Airport to Taif Regional Airport, bus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Taif Regional Airport (TIF)plane EDI - TIF
- Take the bus from Ta'if Bus Station to Makkah Bus Stnbus
16h 47mSAR 1,313–3,268Train to Aberdeen Airport, fly to Jeddah, bus
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeentrain
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Jeddah (JED)plane ABZ - JED
- Take the bus from King Abdulaziz Airport to Jarwal Bus Stationbus
16h 20mSAR 1,270–3,684Fly Edinburgh Airport to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport (MED)plane EDI - MED
- Take the train from Madinah to Makkahtrain
16h 1mSAR 1,022–3,632
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Jeddah (JED) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Mecca is to train and fly and bus which costs 1200﷼ - 2400﷼ and takes 13h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Mecca is to fly and bus which takes 13h 26m and costs 900﷼ - 2500﷼.
The distance between Edinburgh and Mecca is 5273 km.
It takes approximately 13h 26m to get from Edinburgh to Mecca, including transfers.
Mecca is 3h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 9:27 AM in Edinburgh and 12:27 PM in Mecca.
There are 642+ hotels available in Mecca.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Mecca, Saudi Arabia?
There is no direct connection from Edinburgh to Mecca. However, you can take the vehicle to Edinburgh Airport, walk to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) 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 Manchester Airport, walk to Manchester Airport (MAN) airport, fly to Jeddah (JED), take the taxi to King Abdulaziz Airport, then take the bus to Jarwal Bus Station.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Jeddah via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Friday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 900–3,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Taif Regional Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,000–3,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,000–3,300
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Jeddah via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- SAR 750–2,300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Jeddah via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- SAR 850–2,700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Jeddah via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- SAR 750–2,300
Flights from Manchester Airport to Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 700–2,200
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Jeddah via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 32m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,000–3,200
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Jeddah via Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,000–3,200
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Jeddah via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,100–3,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Taif Regional Airport via Brussels, Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,300–3,700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Taif Regional Airport via Dusseldorf, Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,300–3,700
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Jeddah via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 700–2,800
Flights from Manchester Airport to Jeddah via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 700–2,700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 750–3,100
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Jeddah via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 32m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 850–2,700
Flights from Manchester Airport to Jeddah via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 950–2,500
- Website
- rj.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Jeddah via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 800–2,500
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Taif Regional Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,200–3,900
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Taif Regional Airport via Athens, Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,100–3,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Jeddah via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,000–3,100
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- SAR 800–3,100
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 750–3,100
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- SAR 340–550
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- SAR 250–410
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- SAR 210–300
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- SAR 280–420
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- SAR 140–200
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- 920000329
- customerservices@sar.com.sa
- Website
- sar.com.sa
Train from Madinah to Makkah
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- SAR 100–315
- Schedules at
- sar.hhr.sa
- Economy
- SAR 100–150
- Business
- SAR 180–260
- 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 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
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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