There are 5 ways to get from Lyon to Mecca by plane, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
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 1,017–1,602Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Jeddah, bus
cheapest- 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 833–1,851Train 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 9mSAR 1,014–2,231Train 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 51mSAR 1,198–3,436Train, 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
14h 50mSAR 1,043–2,063
Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Jeddah (JED) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Mecca is to train and fly and bus which costs 800﷼ - 1900﷼ and takes 11h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Mecca is to fly and bus which takes 10h 10m and costs 1000﷼ - 1600﷼.
The distance between Lyon and Mecca is 4203 km.
It takes approximately 10h 10m to get from Lyon to Mecca, including transfers.
Mecca is 2h ahead of Lyon. It is currently 12:16 PM in Lyon and 2:16 PM in Mecca.
There are 653+ 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
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,100–3,100
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Taif Regional Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,200–3,600
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Jeddah via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 900–2,600
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 700–2,400
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Taif Regional Airport via Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- SAR 900–3,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 550–2,000
- Website
- flyaircairo.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Jeddah via Luxor
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- SAR 700–2,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Jeddah via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Friday, Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 700–2,000
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 600–2,600
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- SAR 600–2,600
- Website
- rj.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Jeddah via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 800–2,500
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Jeddah via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 800–2,400
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Jeddah via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- SAR 700–2,100
- Website
- flynas.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 750–1,600
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Jeddah via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 700–2,800
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Taif Regional Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,200–3,800
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Taif Regional Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,200–3,600
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- SAR 500–1,800
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- SAR 120–200
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- SAR 230–380
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- SAR 120–200
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- SAR 130–210
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- SAR 250–380
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- SAR 130–210
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- SAR 150–210
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- SAR 220–310
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- SAR 18–23
- Website
- Trenord
- 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 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
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