There are 4 ways to get from Cairo to Makkah by plane, taxi, car, or train
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Fly to Taif Regional Airport, taxi
best- Fly from Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Taif Regional Airport (TIF)plane CAI - TIF
- Take the taxi from Taif Regional Airport (TIF) to Makkahtaxi
6h 37mSAR 912–2,052Drive 1,585.3 km
cheapest- Drive from Cairo to Makkahcar 1,585.3 km
20h 14mSAR 331–478Fly to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport, train
- Fly from Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport (MED)plane CAI - MED
- Take the train from Madinah to Makkahtrain
8h 35mSAR 576–1,876Fly to Jeddah, train
- Fly from Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Jeddah (JED)plane CAI - JED
- Take the train from Jeddah Airport to King Abdullah Economic Citytrain
- Take the train from King Abdullah Economic City to Makkahtrain
9h 15mSAR 424–1,772
Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Taif Regional Airport (TIF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cairo to Makkah is to drive which costs 330﷼ - 480﷼ and takes 20h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Cairo to Makkah is to fly and taxi which takes 6h 37m and costs 900﷼ - 2100﷼.
The distance between Cairo and Makkah is 1477 km. The road distance is 1585.3 km.
It takes approximately 6h 37m to get from Cairo to Makkah, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Cairo to Makkah is 1585 km. It takes approximately 20h 14m to drive from Cairo to Makkah.
There are 672+ hotels available in Makkah.
What companies run services between Cairo, Egypt and Makkah, Saudi Arabia?
There is no direct connection from Cairo to Makkah. However, you can take the train to Cairo Fair, walk to Cairo International Fair, take the line 111 bus to Cairo Airport Bridge, walk to Cairo International Airport (CAI) airport, fly to Taif Regional Airport (TIF), then take the taxi to Makkah. Alternatively, you can drive from Cairo to Makkah in around 20h 14m.
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 370–2,100
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 370–1,900
- Phone
- 920000329
- [email protected]
- Website
- sar.com.sa
Train from Madinah to Makkah
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- SAR 100–315
- Schedules at
- sar.hhr.sa
- Economy
- SAR 100–150
- Business
- SAR 180–260
Train from Jeddah Airport to King Abdullah Economic City
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- SAR 27–40
- Schedules at
- sar.hhr.sa
- Economy
- SAR 27–40
- Business
- SAR 45–70
Train from King Abdullah Economic City to Makkah
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- SAR 45–65
- Schedules at
- sar.hhr.sa
- Economy
- SAR 45–65
- Business
- SAR 80–120
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Estimated price
- SAR 500–650
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