How to get fromKandy to Medinaby bus, plane, or train

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There are 4 ways to get from Kandy to Medina by bus, plane, or train

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Mini Bus, bus to Weerawila International Airport, fly
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1. Take the bus from Kandy to Ellabus
2. Take the bus from Ella to Thanamalwilabus
3. Fly from Weerawila International Airport (WRZ) to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport (MED)plane WRZ - MED
24h 16m
SAR 1,028–2,811
Train, train to Koggala, fly
cheapest
1. Take the train from Kandy to Maradanatrain
2. Take the train from Maradana to Habaraduwatrain
3. Fly from Koggala (KCT) to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport (MED)plane KCT - MED
23h 32m
SAR 880–2,682
Train, train to Batticaloa Airport, fly
1. Take the train from Kandy to Polgahawelatrain
2. Take the train from Polgahawela to Batticaloatrain
3. Fly from Batticaloa Airport (BTC) to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport (MED)plane BTC - MED
21h 18m
SAR 897–2,692
Fly Victoria Resevour Kandy to Bandaranaike International Airport, fly
1. Fly from Victoria Resevour Kandy to Colombo Airportplane
2. Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport (MED)plane CMB - MED
12h 48m
SAR 1,579–3,229

Weerawila International Airport (WRZ) to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport (MED) flights

19Weekly Planes

19h 48mAverage Duration

SAR 870Cheapest Price

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Distance: 5,100.7 km
Duration: 24h 16m

What companies run services between Kandy, Sri Lanka and Medina, Saudi Arabia?

You can take a flight from Victoria Resevour Kandy to Prophet's Mosque via Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB), Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport (MED), and Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Int'l Airport in around 12h 48m.

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Medina(opens in a new window), Saudi Arabia(opens in a new window)

Medina, officially Al-Madinah al-Munawwarah and also commonly simplified as Madīnah or Madinah (Arabic: المدينة), is the capital of Medina Province in the Hejaz region of western Saudi Arabia. One of the most sacred cities in Islam, the estimated population as of 2020 is 1,488,782, making it the fifth-most populous city in the country. Located at the core of the Medina Province in the western reaches of the country, the city is distributed over, of which constitutes the city's urban area, while the rest is occupied by the Hejaz Mountains, empty valleys, agricultural spaces and older dormant volcanoes.

Things to do in Medina

Hejaz Railway Museum(Opens in a new window)

The Hejaz Railway Museum (Arabic: متحف سكة الحجاز) in Medina is a railway museum that was opened in 2006. It is on the grounds of the restored historic Ottoman railway station at Medina, locally called "Istasyun", including a stretch of the historic track and a train shed with originally four tracks. There are several engines and pieces of rolling stock on display, some of which has been transported to the museum from other places along the historic Hejaz railway line. At least one engine has been restored enough to be driveable on the museum tracks. It is, along with the old train station at Mada'in Saleh, one of two museums in Saudi Arabia dedicated to the Hejaz railway.

Places to stay in Medina

Emaar Elite Al Madina Hotel(Opens in a new window)

8.5Very Good

Sofitel Shahd Al Madinah(Opens in a new window)

8.9Fabulous

Bosphorus Hotel - Waqf Safi(Opens in a new window)

8.6Fabulous

Dar Al Taqwa Hotel(Opens in a new window)

9.1Superb

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