There are 6 ways to get from Europe to Mecca by train, plane, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Frankfurt, fly to Jeddah, bus
best- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Jeddah (JED)plane FRA - JED
- Take the bus from King Abdulaziz Airport to Jarwal Bus Stationbus
13h 29mSAR 979–1,527Train, train to Hannover Airport, fly to Jeddah, bus
- Take the train from Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof to Göttingentrain
- Take the train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Jeddah (JED)plane HAJ - JED
- Take the bus from King Abdulaziz Airport to Jarwal Bus Stationbus
15h 28mTrain to Frankfurt, fly to Taif Regional Airport, bus
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Taif Regional Airport (TIF)plane FRA - TIF
- Take the bus from Ta'if Bus Station to Makkah Bus Stnbus
17h 35mSAR 1,244–3,412Train, train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Jeddah, bus
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Jeddah (JED)plane STR - JED
- Take the bus from King Abdulaziz Airport to Jarwal Bus Stationbus
14h 55mSAR 1,073–3,020Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Jeddah, bus
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to München Hbftrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Jeddah (JED)plane MUC - JED
- Take the bus from King Abdulaziz Airport to Jarwal Bus Stationbus
15h 28mSAR 1,356–2,530Train to Frankfurt, fly to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport, train
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport (MED)plane FRA - MED
- Take the train from Madinah to Makkahtrain
16h 44mSAR 1,103–2,176
Frankfurt (FRA) to Jeddah (JED) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Europe to Mecca is to train and fly and bus which costs 950﷼ - 1600﷼ and takes 13h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Europe to Mecca is to train and fly and bus which takes 13h 29m and costs 950﷼ - 1600﷼.
The distance between Europe and Mecca is 4421 km.
It takes approximately 13h 29m to get from Europe to Mecca, including transfers.
Mecca is 1h ahead of Europe. It is currently 10:25 PM in Europe and 11:25 PM in Mecca.
There are 656+ hotels available in Mecca.
What companies run services between Europe and Mecca, Saudi Arabia?
There is no direct connection from Europe to Mecca. However, you can take the line 315 bus to Bebra Bahnhof, walk to Bebra Bahnhof, take the train to Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof, take the train to Frankfurt, walk to Frankfurt (FRA) 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 line 260 bus to Sontra Breitwiese, walk to Sontra Bahnhof, take the train to Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof, take the train to Göttingen, take the train to Hannover Hauptbahnhof, take the train to Langenhagen Flughafen, walk to Hannover Airport (HAJ) 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 Hannover Airport to Jeddah via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,100–3,600
Flights from Frankfurt to Taif Regional Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,000–3,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Taif Regional Airport via Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,000–4,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 950–3,200
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Jeddah via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 800–3,300
Flights from Munich International Airport to Jeddah via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 600–2,600
Flights from Frankfurt to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 700–2,900
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Jeddah via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,000–2,900
Flights from Frankfurt to Taif Regional Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,300–3,700
Flights from Frankfurt to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 800–3,400
- Website
- flyaircairo.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Jeddah via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,000–2,900
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Jeddah via Hurghada
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 900–2,500
Flights from Munich International Airport to Jeddah via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,000–3,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport via Hurghada
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,000–2,700
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Jeddah via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 650–2,000
Flights from Hannover Airport to Jeddah via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 800–2,600
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Jeddah via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 700–2,200
Flights from Frankfurt to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 700–2,300
Flights from Frankfurt to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 700–2,200
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 650–2,100
Flights from Hannover Airport to Jeddah via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,100–3,400
Flights from Frankfurt to Taif Regional Airport via Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- SAR 950–2,900
Flights from Munich International Airport to Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 650–2,100
- Website
- rj.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Jeddah via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 800–2,300
Flights from Munich International Airport to Jeddah via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 800–2,400
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Jeddah via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 850–2,300
Flights from Munich International Airport to Jeddah via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 850–2,300
- Website
- mea.com.lb
Flights from Frankfurt to Jeddah via Beirut
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,300–3,100
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Taif Regional Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,200–3,900
- Website
- flynas.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Taif Regional Airport via Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,000–4,000
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Taif Regional Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 850–3,600
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 950–2,800
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- SAR 120–250
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- SAR 75–160
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- SAR 120–250
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- SAR 40–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- SAR 220–450
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- SAR 40–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- SAR 290–600
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- SAR 120–250
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 561 766396-0
- info@cantus-bahn.de
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- SAR 110–170
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- SAR 70–320
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- SAR 35–180
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- SAR 35–180
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- 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
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
Want to know more about travelling around Saudi Arabia
Rome2Rio's Travel Guide series provide vital information for the global traveller. Filled with useful and timely travel information, the guides answer all the hard questions - such as 'How do I buy a ticket?', 'Should I book online before I travel? ', 'How much should I expect to pay?', 'Do the trains and buses have Wifi?' - to help you get the most out of your next trip.
Related travel guides
Heading to Europe? Read this before you buy a Eurail Pass
Read the travel guide

















