There are 4 ways to get from Glasgow to Makkah by bus, plane, taxi, or train
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Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Taif Regional Airport, taxi
best- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminalbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Taif Regional Airport (TIF)plane EDI - TIF
- Take the taxi from Taif Regional Airport (TIF) to Makkahtaxi
15h 33mSAR 1,639–4,323Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminalbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport (MED)plane EDI - MED
- Take the train from Madinah to Makkahtrain
16h 15mSAR 1,063–3,547Train, train to Manchester Airport, fly to Taif Regional Airport, taxi
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Lancastertrain
- Take the train from Lancaster to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Taif Regional Airport (TIF)plane MAN - TIF
- Take the taxi from Taif Regional Airport (TIF) to Makkahtaxi
15h 54mSAR 2,021–5,004Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Jeddah, train
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminalbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Jeddah (JED)plane EDI - JED
- Take the train from Jeddah Airport to King Abdullah Economic Citytrain
- Take the train from King Abdullah Economic City to Makkahtrain
16h 6mSAR 1,111–1,643
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Taif Regional Airport (TIF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Glasgow to Makkah is to bus and fly and train which costs 1100﷼ - 1700﷼ and takes 16h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Glasgow to Makkah is to bus and fly and taxi which takes 15h 33m and costs 1600﷼ - 4400﷼.
The distance between Glasgow and Makkah is 5436 km.
It takes approximately 15h 33m to get from Glasgow to Makkah, including transfers.
Makkah is 2h ahead of Glasgow. It is currently 5:28 AM in Glasgow and 7:28 AM in Makkah.
There are 629+ hotels available in Makkah.
What companies run services between Glasgow, Scotland and Makkah, Saudi Arabia?
There is no direct connection from Glasgow to Makkah. However, you can take the bus to Terminal, walk to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) airport, fly to Taif Regional Airport (TIF), then take the taxi to Makkah. Alternatively, you can take the train to Lancaster, take the train to Manchester Airport, walk to Manchester Airport (MAN) airport, fly to Taif Regional Airport (TIF), then take the taxi to Makkah.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Taif Regional Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,100–3,600
Flights from Manchester Airport to Taif Regional Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,100–3,600
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Jeddah via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,000–3,300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,000–3,400
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Taif Regional Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 36m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,200–3,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Taif Regional Airport via Dusseldorf, Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,200–3,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Taif Regional Airport via Munich, Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,200–3,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Taif Regional Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,200–3,500
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Taif Regional Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,200–3,800
Flights from Manchester Airport to Taif Regional Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,200–3,800
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Jeddah via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 800–3,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 800–3,000
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Jeddah via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 32m
- When
- Wednesday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 900–2,900
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Jeddah via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 800–2,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Jeddah via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 900–2,900
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Taif Regional Airport via Munich, Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 950–3,800
- Website
- nileair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Taif Regional Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,200–3,500
- Website
- flyadeal.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Jeddah via Sharm el-Sheikh
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- SAR 950–2,600
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 800–3,000
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- SAR 310–550
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- SAR 310–550
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Lancaster to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- SAR 110–200
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Lancaster to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- SAR 120–230
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- 920000329
- [email protected]
- Website
- sar.com.sa
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
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
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- SAR 35–75
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- SAR 35–75
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- SAR 35–75
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- SAR 35–75
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- SAR 35–75
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- SAR 35–75
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Estimated price
- SAR 500–650
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