There are 3 ways to get from Medina to Basra by plane, bus, car, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly
best- Fly from Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport (MED) to Basra International Airport (BSR)plane MED - BSR
10h 11m$234–999Drive, car ferry
cheapest- Drive from Medina to Kuwaitcar
- Take the carferry from Kuwait to Khorramshahrcarferry
- Drive from Khorramshahr to Basracar
23h 10m$146–269Bus, drive, car ferry
- Take the bus from Al Madinah Bus Station to Riyadh Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Aziziyah Bus Stn to Dammambus
- Take the bus from Dammam Main Stn to King Fahd Airport Stnbus G7
- Take the bus from Dammam Airport to Al Khafji Borderbus
- Drive from Al Khafji Border to Airportcar
- Take the carferry from Kuwait to Khorramshahrcarferry
- Drive from Khorramshahr to Basracar
39h 51m$211–356
Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport (MED) to Basra International Airport (BSR) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Medina to Basra is to drive and car ferry which costs $140 - $270 and takes 23h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Medina to Basra is to fly which takes 10h 11m and costs $230 - $1,000.
The distance between Medina and Basra is 1065 km.
It takes approximately 10h 11m to get from Medina to Basra, including transfers.
There are 12+ hotels available in Basra.
What companies run services between Medina, Saudi Arabia and Basra, Iraq?
Royal Jordanian, Flydubai, and Emirates fly from Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport (MED) to Basra International Airport (BSR) twice daily.
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport to Basra International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,200
- Website
- rj.com
Flights from Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport to Basra International Airport via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–800
- Phone
- + 966 920020590
- care@nwbus.sa
- Website
- nwbus.sa
Bus from Al Madinah Bus Station to Riyadh Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $60–90
- Schedules at
- nwbus.sa
- Phone
- +966920018221
- Website
- satrans.com.sa
Bus from Aziziyah Bus Stn to Dammam
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Schedules at
- satrans.com.sa
- Phone
- +966920000877
- Website
- saptco.com.sa
Bus from Dammam Main Stn to King Fahd Airport Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Schedules at
- saptco.com.sa
- Phone
- 8003040155
- Website
- darbalwatan.com
Bus from Dammam Airport to Al Khafji Border
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $26–32
- Schedules at
- darbalwatan.com
- 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
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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