There are 7 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 25mSAR 864–2,199Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Jeddah, bus
cheapest- 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
15h 8mSAR 716–2,001Train 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 774–2,173Train 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 1mSAR 1,239–3,558Fly 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 11mSAR 1,129–3,284Train 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 25mSAR 770–2,326Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport, train
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport (MED)plane LYS - MED
- Take the train from Madinah to Makkahtrain
12h 39mSAR 1,209–2,109
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 700﷼ - 2000﷼ and takes 15h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Mecca is to fly and bus which takes 10h 25m and costs 850﷼ - 2200﷼.
The distance between Lyon and Mecca is 4203 km.
It takes approximately 10h 25m to get from Lyon to Mecca, including transfers.
Mecca is 2h ahead of Lyon. It is currently 3:34 PM in Lyon and 5:34 PM in Mecca.
There are 612+ 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
- saudia.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Jeddah via Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- SAR 700–2,300
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 650–2,200
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Taif Regional Airport via Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 52m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 950–2,900
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- SAR 750–2,500
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 550–1,900
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Jeddah via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 18m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 850–2,700
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Taif Regional Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,000–3,200
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Taif Regional Airport via Rome, Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,000–3,300
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Jeddah via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 700–2,200
- Website
- rj.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Jeddah via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 800–2,300
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Jeddah via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 800–2,300
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 27m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 900–2,600
- Website
- flyaircairo.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Jeddah via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 650–2,200
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Jeddah via Luxor
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- SAR 650–1,800
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 550–2,500
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- SAR 550–2,500
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 600–2,700
- Website
- flynas.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Taif Regional Airport via Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 950–2,800
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 650–1,700
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 650–2,800
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Taif Regional Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 950–3,500
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Taif Regional Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 950–3,600
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 900–3,300
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Jeddah via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- SAR 700–2,100
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Jeddah via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- SAR 700–2,200
- 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 900–2,700
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Jeddah via Beirut
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 700–2,200
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Taif Regional Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,200–4,300
- Website
- nileair.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Taif Regional Airport via Athens, Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- SAR 900–3,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 650–2,100
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 650–2,800
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 330–750
- Website
- nesmaairlines.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Jeddah via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- SAR 600–1,600
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
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- SAR 110–150
- 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
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- SAR 220–480
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- SAR 220–320
- Rail 1st Class
- SAR 340–480
- 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 190–550
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- SAR 150–420
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 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
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- SAR 250–600
- 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
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- SAR 19–24
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 02-72494949
- Website
- malpensaexpress.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- SAR 66
- Website
- https://www.malpensaexpress.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
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- SAR 40–60
- Schedules at
- nwbus.sa
Bus from Ta'if Bus Station to Makkah Bus Stn
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