There are 4 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 from Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport
best- Fly from Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport (MED) to Basra International Airport (BSR)plane MED - BSR
7h 51m$334–1,149Drive, car ferry
cheapest- Drive from Medina to Kuwaitcar
- Take the car ferry from Kuwait to Khorramshahrcarferry
- Drive from Khorramshahr to Basracar
23h 7m$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 car ferry from Kuwait to Khorramshahrcarferry
- Drive from Khorramshahr to Basracar
39h 25m$207–356Bus 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
19h 38m$480–1,909
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 7m.
The fastest way to get from Medina to Basra is to fly which takes 7h 51m and costs $330 - $1,200.
The distance between Medina and Basra is 1065 km.
It takes approximately 7h 51m to get from Medina to Basra, including transfers.
There are eight+ hotels available in Basra.
What companies run services between Medina, Saudi Arabia and Basra, Iraq?
Qatar Airways, Flydubai, and three other airlines fly from Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport (MED) to Basra International Airport (BSR) twice daily.
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport to Basra International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Yanbu Airport to Basra International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,800
Flights from Yanbu Airport to Basra International Airport via Riyadh, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,800
Flights from Yanbu Airport to Basra International Airport via Jeddah, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport to Basra International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,600
Flights from Yanbu Airport to Basra International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,600
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport to Basra International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
Flights from Yanbu Airport to Basra International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,600
- Website
- rj.com
Flights from Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport to Basra International Airport via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,900
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Yanbu Airport to Basra International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
- 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
Bus from Al Madinah Bus Station to Yanbu Bus Station
- Phone
- +966920018221
- Website
- satrans.com.sa
Bus from Aziziyah Bus Stn to Dammam
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–40
- 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
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