There are 7 ways to get from Ireland to Mecca by plane, bus, or train
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Fly Cork Airport to Jeddah, bus
best- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Jeddah (JED)plane ORK - JED
- Take the bus from King Abdulaziz Airport to Jarwal Bus Stationbus
13h 4mSAR 967–2,960Fly Dublin Airport to Jeddah, bus
cheapest- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Jeddah (JED)plane DUB - JED
- Take the bus from King Abdulaziz Airport to Jarwal Bus Stationbus
13h 47mSAR 627–1,488Fly Shannon Airport to Jeddah, bus
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Jeddah (JED)plane SNN - JED
- Take the bus from King Abdulaziz Airport to Jarwal Bus Stationbus
13h 51mSAR 875–2,270Train to George Best Belfast City Airport, fly to Jeddah, bus
- Take the train from Dundalk to Belfast Great Centraltrain
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Jeddah (JED)plane BHD - JED
- Take the bus from King Abdulaziz Airport to Jarwal Bus Stationbus
14h 20mSAR 901–2,301Bus to Ireland West Airport Knock, fly to Jeddah, bus
- Take the bus from Galway Ceannt Station to Ireland West Airportbus
- Fly from Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) to Jeddah (JED)plane NOC - JED
- Take the bus from King Abdulaziz Airport to Jarwal Bus Stationbus
14h 24mSAR 1,070–3,030Fly Dublin Airport to Taif Regional Airport, bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Taif Regional Airport (TIF)plane DUB - TIF
- Take the bus from Ta'if Bus Station to Makkah Bus Stnbus
15h 8mSAR 1,202–3,373Fly Dublin Airport to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport, train
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport (MED)plane DUB - MED
- Take the train from Madinah to Makkahtrain
15h 11mSAR 931–3,237
Cork Airport (ORK) to Jeddah (JED) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ireland to Mecca is to fly and bus which costs 600﷼ - 1500﷼ and takes 13h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Ireland to Mecca is to fly and bus which takes 13h 4m and costs 950﷼ - 3000﷼.
The distance between Ireland and Mecca is 5378 km.
It takes approximately 13h 4m to get from Ireland to Mecca, including transfers.
Mecca is 3h ahead of Ireland. It is currently 2:16 PM in Ireland and 5:16 PM in Mecca.
There are 675+ hotels available in Mecca.
What companies run services between Ireland and Mecca, Saudi Arabia?
There is no direct connection from Ireland to Mecca. However, you can take the line 225 bus to Cork Airport, walk to Cork Airport (ORK) 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 vehicle to Red Cow, walk to Red Cow Luas, take the line 726 bus to Dublin Airport Zone 16, walk to Dublin Airport (DUB) 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 Cork Airport to Jeddah via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 850–2,800
Flights from Shannon Airport to Jeddah via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 850–2,800
Flights from Shannon Airport to Jeddah via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 850–2,700
Flights from Shannon Airport to Jeddah via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 850–2,700
Flights from Shannon Airport to Jeddah via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 900–2,900
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Jeddah via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 850–2,700
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Jeddah via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 850–2,700
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Jeddah via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 850–2,700
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to Jeddah via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 27m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 900–2,800
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to Jeddah via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 900–2,800
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Jeddah via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 750–2,800
Flights from Dublin Airport to Taif Regional Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 850–3,300
Flights from Dublin Airport to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 800–3,100
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Jeddah via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 57m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 850–2,900
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Jeddah via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 850–2,800
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to Jeddah via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 850–3,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Jeddah via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 900–2,800
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Jeddah via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 850–2,700
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Jeddah via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 850–2,600
Flights from Dublin Airport to Taif Regional Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,000–3,100
Flights from Dublin Airport to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 950–2,900
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Taif Regional Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,000–3,400
Flights from Dublin Airport to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,000–3,400
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Jeddah via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 600–2,400
Flights from Dublin Airport to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 650–2,700
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Jeddah via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 750–2,100
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Jeddah via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 750–2,100
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Jeddah via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- SAR 700–2,200
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Jeddah via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- SAR 600–2,000
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to Jeddah via Cologne Bonn
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,000–3,200
- Website
- nileair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Taif Regional Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,000–3,100
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Taif Regional Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,000–3,100
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Dundalk to Belfast Great Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- SAR 55–80
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6222
- info@irishrail.ie
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Dundalk to Belfast Great Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- SAR 35–55
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- SAR 35–55
- 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
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- expressway.ie
Bus from Galway Ceannt Station to Ireland West Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- SAR 70–95
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
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