There are 5 ways to get from Riyadh to Mecca by subway, plane, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Line 1 subway, line 4 subway, fly to Jeddah, bus
best- Take the subway from King Fahad Library to Kafdsubway
- Take the subway from Kafd to Airport T3-4subway
- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Jeddah (JED)plane RUH - JED
- Take the bus from King Abdulaziz Airport to Jarwal Bus Stationbus
5h 20mSAR 306–749Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Riyadh Central Bus to Makkahbus
14h 24mSAR 173–234Drive 869.3 km
- Drive from Riyadh to Meccacar 869.3 km
8h 42mSAR 182–263Fly to Taif Regional Airport, bus
- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Taif Regional Airport (TIF)plane RUH - TIF
- Take the bus from Ta'if Bus Station to Makkah Bus Stnbus
7h 17mSAR 321–834Bus via Ta'if
- Take the bus from Riyadh Bus Station to Taif Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Ta'if Bus Station to Makkah Bus Stnbus
25h 26mSAR 208–374
Riyadh (RUH) to Jeddah (JED) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Riyadh to Mecca is to bus which costs 170﷼ - 240﷼ and takes 14h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Riyadh to Mecca is to line 1 subway and line 4 subway and fly and bus which takes 5h 20m and costs 300﷼ - 750﷼.
The distance between Riyadh and Mecca is 995 km. The road distance is 869.3 km.
The best way to get from Riyadh to Mecca without a car is to bus which takes 14h 24m and costs 170﷼ - 240﷼.
It takes approximately 5h 20m to get from Riyadh to Mecca, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Riyadh to Mecca is 869 km. It takes approximately 8h 42m to drive from Riyadh to Mecca.
There are 670+ hotels available in Mecca.
What companies run services between Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and Mecca, Saudi Arabia?
SAPTCO operates a bus from Riyadh Central Bus to Makkah every 4 hours. Tickets cost SAR 170–230 and the journey takes 13h 10m.
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Riyadh to Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 190–1,000
Flights from Riyadh to Taif Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 100–600
- Website
- flynas.com
Flights from Riyadh to Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 260–650
Flights from Riyadh to Taif Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 250–850
- Website
- flyadeal.com
Flights from Riyadh to Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 190–550
Flights from Riyadh to Taif Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 140–600
- Website
- royalairmaroc.com
Flights from Riyadh to Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 330–1,000
- Phone
- 19933
- customercare@riyadhbus.sa
- Website
- rpt.sa
Subway from King Fahad Library to Kafd
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- SAR 3–4
- Schedules at
- rpt.sa
Subway from Kafd to Airport T3-4
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- SAR 3–10
- Schedules at
- rpt.sa
- Standard 2 hr Pass
- SAR 4
- First Class 2 hr Pass
- SAR 10
- 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 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
- nwbus.sa
Bus from Riyadh Bus Station to Taif Bus Station
- Phone
- +966920000877
- Website
- saptco.com.sa
Bus from Riyadh Central Bus to Makkah
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- SAR 170–230
- Schedules at
- saptco.com.sa
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