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 31mSAR 897–2,682Train to Dundee Riverside Airport, fly to Jeddah, bus
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dundeetrain
- Fly from Dundee Riverside Airport (DND) to Jeddah (JED)plane DND - JED
- Take the bus from King Abdulaziz Airport to Jarwal Bus Stationbus
18h 10mSAR 1,268–4,173Fly 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
17h 7mSAR 1,012–3,867Train 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 55mSAR 1,116–18,834Fly 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
15h 25mSAR 941–2,431
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Jeddah (JED) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Mecca is to fly and bus which costs 850﷼ - 2700﷼ and takes 13h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Mecca is to fly and bus which takes 13h 31m and costs 850﷼ - 2700﷼.
The distance between Edinburgh and Mecca is 5273 km.
It takes approximately 13h 31m to get from Edinburgh to Mecca, including transfers.
Mecca is 2h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 10:30 PM in Edinburgh and 12:30 AM in Mecca.
There are 257+ 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 Dundee, walk to Nethergate, take the bus to Farington Terrace, walk to Dundee Riverside Airport (DND) 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
- 10h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 800–3,300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Taif Regional Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 17m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,000–3,900
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 850–3,400
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Jeddah via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- SAR 700–2,700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Jeddah via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 750–2,500
Flights from Dundee Riverside Airport to Jeddah via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,000–3,800
Flights from Manchester Airport to Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 700–2,700
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Jeddah via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 750–2,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Jeddah via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 800–2,500
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Jeddah via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 950–3,300
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Jeddah via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 650–2,800
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 650–2,900
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Dundee Riverside Airport to Jeddah via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,100–3,800
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Taif Regional Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 32m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,100–3,700
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Taif Regional Airport via Munich, Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 800–3,600
- Website
- rj.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Jeddah via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 800–2,600
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- SAR 650–1,900
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 650–2,900
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- SAR 120–230
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- SAR 80–130
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- SAR 150–220
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- SAR 55–95
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- SAR 410–700
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- 920000329
- customerservices@sar.com.sa
- Website
- sar.com.sa
Train from Madinah to Makkah
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- SAR 120–315
- Schedules at
- sar.hhr.sa
- Economy
- SAR 120–150
- Business
- SAR 200–280
- 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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