There are 4 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 998–2,783Fly Edinburgh Airport to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport (MED)plane EDI - MED
- Take the train from Madinah to Makkahtrain
14h 46mSAR 972–2,532Train 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 2,112–18,851Train 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 22mSAR 1,241–3,379
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 1000﷼ - 2800﷼ and takes 13h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Mecca is to fly and bus which takes 13h 31m and costs 1000﷼ - 2800﷼.
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 4:49 PM in Edinburgh and 6:49 PM in Mecca.
There are 216+ 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
- saudia.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Jeddah via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 800–3,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Jeddah via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 850–2,600
Flights from Manchester Airport to Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 750–3,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Jeddah via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,000–4,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Jeddah via Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,000–4,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Jeddah via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,000–4,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Jeddah via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,000–4,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Jeddah via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 950–3,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 950–3,500
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Jeddah via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 850–2,600
Flights from Manchester Airport to Jeddah via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 900–2,600
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Jeddah via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,000–3,900
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Jeddah via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 700–2,900
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 700–2,900
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Jeddah via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- SAR 950–2,700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 700–2,000
- Website
- rj.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Jeddah via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 850–4,200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Jeddah via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,000–3,900
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 700–2,900
- 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 410–750
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- SAR 280–550
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- SAR 180–280
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- SAR 330–470
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- SAR 160–280
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- 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
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