There are 6 ways to get from Lyon to Mecca by plane, bus, or train
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Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Jeddah, bus
best- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Jeddah (JED)plane LYS - JED
- Take the bus from King Abdulaziz Airport to Jarwal Bus Stationbus
10h 10mSAR 1,169–11,204Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Jeddah, bus
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Jeddah (JED)plane GVA - JED
- Take the bus from King Abdulaziz Airport to Jarwal Bus Stationbus
11h 50mSAR 1,420–2,696Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Taif Regional Airport, bus
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Taif Regional Airport (TIF)plane LYS - TIF
- Take the bus from Ta'if Bus Station to Makkah Bus Stnbus
16h 51mSAR 1,434–3,689Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Taif Regional Airport, bus
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Taif Regional Airport (TIF)plane GVA - TIF
- Take the bus from Ta'if Bus Station to Makkah Bus Stnbus
17h 16mSAR 1,585–4,881Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly to Jeddah, bus
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Aix En Provence Tgvtrain
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Jeddah (JED)plane MRS - JED
- Take the bus from King Abdulaziz Airport to Jarwal Bus Stationbus
11h 20mSAR 1,677–2,887Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Jeddah, bus
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Jeddah (JED)plane MXP - JED
- Take the bus from King Abdulaziz Airport to Jarwal Bus Stationbus
15hSAR 1,261–2,447
Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Jeddah (JED) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Mecca is to train and fly and bus which costs 1200﷼ - 2500﷼ and takes 15h.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Mecca is to fly and bus which takes 10h 10m and costs 1100﷼ - 12000﷼.
The distance between Lyon and Mecca is 4203 km.
It takes approximately 10h 10m to get from Lyon to Mecca, including transfers.
Mecca is 1h ahead of Lyon. It is currently 6:27 PM in Lyon and 7:27 PM in Mecca.
There are 568+ hotels available in Mecca.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Mecca, Saudi Arabia?
There is no direct connection from Lyon to Mecca. However, you can take the train to Aéroport Lyon Saint-Exupéry, walk to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) 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 Geneve, take the train to Genève-Aéroport, walk to Geneva International Airport (GVA) airport, fly to Jeddah (JED), take the taxi to King Abdulaziz Airport, then take the bus to Jarwal Bus Station.
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Jeddah via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,200–4,700
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Taif Regional Airport via Venice, Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,600–6,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Taif Regional Airport via Rome, Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,600–6,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Taif Regional Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,600–6,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Jeddah via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 950–3,600
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 900–3,300
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Taif Regional Airport via Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 13m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,300–5,500
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 650–2,500
- Website
- rj.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Jeddah via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,100–5,500
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Jeddah via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,100–5,500
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Jeddah via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 850–4,100
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 750–3,000
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- SAR 650–2,700
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Jeddah via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,000–2,700
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Jeddah via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 900–2,500
- Website
- mea.com.lb
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Jeddah via Beirut
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,200–2,200
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Jeddah via Beirut
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 900–1,700
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Taif Regional Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,400–4,800
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Taif Regional Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,300–4,800
- Website
- nileair.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Taif Regional Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 950–3,700
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Taif Regional Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,600–6,000
- Website
- nesmaairlines.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Taif Regional Airport via Athens, Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,200–3,400
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Jeddah via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 650–2,600
- Website
- flynas.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Taif Regional Airport via Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,700–5,500
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,000–3,400
- Website
- flyaircairo.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Jeddah via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Sunday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- SAR 900–1,600
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Taif Regional Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,400–4,500
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 550–1,800
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- SAR 110–240
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- SAR 200–440
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- SAR 150–240
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- SAR 280–440
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- SAR 160–270
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- SAR 240–390
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- SAR 19–24
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- 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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