How to get fromIstanbul Airport (IST) to Medinaby plane, bus, or train

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There are 3 ways to get from Istanbul Airport (IST) to Medina by plane, bus, or train

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Fly to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport
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1. Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport (MED)plane IST - MED
4h 13m
SAR 711–1,492
Fly to Yanbu Airport, bus
1. Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Yanbu Airport (YNB)plane IST - YNB
2. Take the bus from Yanbu Bus Station to Al Madinah Bus Stationbus
8h 38m
SAR 874–2,590
Fly to Jeddah, train
1. Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Jeddah (JED)plane IST - JED
2. Take the train from Jeddah Airport to Madinahtrain
6h 40m
SAR 885–2,241

Istanbul (IST) to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport (MED) flights

69Weekly Planes

5h 10mAverage Duration

SAR 476Cheapest Price

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Map of how to get from Istanbul Airport (IST) to Medina.

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Distance: 2,133.6 km
Duration: 4h 13m

What companies run services between Istanbul Airport (IST), Turkey and Medina, Saudi Arabia?

Saudia, Turkish Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Istanbul (IST) to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport (MED) every 3 hours.

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Medina(opens in a new window), Saudi Arabia(opens in a new window)

Medina, officially Al-Madinah al-Munawwarah and also commonly simplified as Madīnah or Madinah (Arabic: المدينة), is the capital of Medina Province in the Hejaz region of western Saudi Arabia. One of the most sacred cities in Islam, the estimated population as of 2020 is 1,488,782, making it the fifth-most populous city in the country. Located at the core of the Medina Province in the western reaches of the country, the city is distributed over, of which constitutes the city's urban area, while the rest is occupied by the Hejaz Mountains, empty valleys, agricultural spaces and older dormant volcanoes.

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