There are 3 ways to get from Medina to Basra by plane, car, car ferry, or bus
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Fly from Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport
best- Fly from Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport (MED) to Basra International Airport (BSR)plane MED - BSR
7h 56m$184–749Drive, car ferry
cheapest- Drive from Medina to Kuwaitcar
- Take the car ferry from Kuwait to Khorramshahrcarferry
- Drive from Khorramshahr to Basracar
23h 9m$146–269Bus to Yanbu Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Al Madinah Bus Station to Yanbu Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Yanbu Airport (YNB) to Basra International Airport (BSR)plane YNB - BSR
20h$306–859
Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport (MED) to Basra International Airport (BSR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Medina to Basra is to drive and car ferry which costs $140 - $270 and takes 23h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Medina to Basra is to fly which takes 7h 56m and costs $180 - $750.
The distance between Medina and Basra is 1065 km.
It takes approximately 7h 56m to get from Medina to Basra, including transfers.
There are seven+ hotels available in Basra.
What companies run services between Medina, Saudi Arabia and Basra, Iraq?
Qatar Airways, Air Arabia, and four other airlines fly from Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport (MED) to Basra International Airport (BSR) 3 times a day.
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport to Basra International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–850
Flights from Yanbu Airport to Basra International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,200
Flights from Yanbu Airport to Basra International Airport via Dammam, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–850
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport to Basra International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Yanbu Airport to Basra International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Flights from Yanbu Airport to Basra International Airport via Riyadh, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–800
Flights from Yanbu Airport to Basra International Airport via Dammam, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–750
- Website
- rj.com
Flights from Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport to Basra International Airport via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–650
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport to Basra International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–850
Flights from Yanbu Airport to Basra International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,200
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport to Basra International Airport via Sharjah
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–700
- Phone
- + 966 920020590
- care@nwbus.sa
- Website
- nwbus.sa
Bus from Al Madinah Bus Station to Yanbu Bus Station
- Phone
- +980 21 72415841
- support@valfajr.ir
- Website
- eticket.valfajr.ir
Car ferry from Kuwait to Khorramshahr
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $65–150
- Schedules at
- eticket.valfajr.ir
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