There are 6 ways to get from Basel to Mecca by plane, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Basel to Jeddah, bus
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Jeddah (JED)plane BSL - JED
- Take the bus from King Abdulaziz Airport to Jarwal Bus Stationbus
11h 17mSAR 814–2,353Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Jeddah, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain
- Take the train from Lugano 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
14h 6mSAR 759–2,694Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Jeddah, bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Jeddah (JED)plane ZRH - JED
- Take the bus from King Abdulaziz Airport to Jarwal Bus Stationbus
10h 41mSAR 1,101–2,087Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Jeddah, bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Renens VDtrain
- Take the train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Jeddah (JED)plane GVA - JED
- Take the bus from King Abdulaziz Airport to Jarwal Bus Stationbus
12h 34mSAR 1,064–2,223Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Taif Regional Airport, bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Taif Regional Airport (TIF)plane ZRH - TIF
- Take the bus from Ta'if Bus Station to Makkah Bus Stnbus
15h 57mSAR 1,166–2,772Train, train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Jeddah, bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Jeddah (JED)plane STR - JED
- Take the bus from King Abdulaziz Airport to Jarwal Bus Stationbus
12h 24mSAR 1,609–3,071
Basel (BSL) to Jeddah (JED) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Mecca is to train and fly and bus which costs 750﷼ - 2700﷼ and takes 14h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Mecca is to train and fly and bus which takes 10h 41m and costs 1100﷼ - 2100﷼.
The distance between Basel and Mecca is 4140 km.
It takes approximately 11h 17m to get from Basel to Mecca, including transfers.
Mecca is 2h ahead of Basel. It is currently 4:26 PM in Basel and 6:26 PM in Mecca.
There are 647+ hotels available in Mecca.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Mecca, Saudi Arabia?
There is no direct connection from Basel to Mecca. However, you can take the line 50 bus to Basel EuroAirport, Abflug, walk to Basel (BSL) 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 Zürich HB, take the train to Zürich Flughafen, walk to Zurich Airport (ZRH) airport, fly to Jeddah (JED), take the taxi to King Abdulaziz Airport, then take the bus to Jarwal Bus Station.
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Jeddah via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 750–2,800
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Jeddah via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 6m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,100–3,100
Flights from Zurich Airport to Taif Regional Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,100–3,200
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Jeddah via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 900–2,600
- Website
- flyaircairo.com
Flights from Basel to Jeddah via Hurghada
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 900–2,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Jeddah via Hurghada
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 750–2,200
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Jeddah via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 700–2,000
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Jeddah via Hurghada
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 900–2,600
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 650–2,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 700–2,300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Taif Regional Airport via Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 850–2,600
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 600–1,900
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Basel to Jeddah via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 900–3,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Taif Regional Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 900–3,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Basel to Jeddah via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 700–2,800
Flights from Basel to Jeddah via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- SAR 700–2,900
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Basel to Jeddah via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 700–2,200
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Jeddah via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- SAR 700–2,200
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Jeddah via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 700–2,200
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Basel to Jeddah via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- SAR 650–2,300
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 500–1,800
- Website
- rj.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Jeddah via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 700–2,200
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Jeddah via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 800–2,500
- 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 1,200–3,300
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Jeddah via Beirut
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,000–2,700
- Website
- flynas.com
Flights from Basel to Jeddah via Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 900–2,400
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Taif Regional Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,000–3,400
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Taif Regional Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 850–2,300
- Website
- nesmaairlines.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Jeddah via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- SAR 700–1,700
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,000–2,800
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- SAR 130–220
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- SAR 260–430
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- SAR 95–160
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- SAR 130–220
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- SAR 390–650
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- [email protected]
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- SAR 80–110
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- SAR 25–35
- Website
- Trenord
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- SAR 140–310
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- SAR 55–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- SAR 180–270
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- SAR 190–390
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- SAR 270–390
- 2nd Class
- SAR 190–260
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- SAR 150–650
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- SAR 60–250
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- SAR 55–110
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
- 2nd Class Ticket
- SAR 55–70
- 1st Class Ticket
- SAR 75–110
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- SAR 55–80
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- SAR 65–100
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- + 966 920020590
- [email protected]
- 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 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 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
- booking.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 King Abdulaziz Airport to Jarwal Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- SAR 40–60
- Schedules at
- nwbus.sa
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