There are 4 ways to get from Makkah to Iran by train, plane, car, bus, taxi, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Jeddah, fly to Shahid Dastghaib International Airport
best- Take the train from Makkah to Jeddah Airporttrain
- Fly from Jeddah (JED) to Shahid Dastghaib International Airport (SYZ)plane JED - SYZ
7h 52m$120–490Drive 2,641.2 km
- Drive from Makkah to Banārūdcar 2,641.2 km
34h 6m$148–213Train to Jeddah, fly to Tehran International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Makkah to Jeddah Airporttrain
- Fly from Jeddah (JED) to Tehran International Airport (IKA)plane JED - IKA
- Take the bus from Tehran Imam Khomeini to Azadi Squarebus
10h 14m$191–421Taxi to Taif Regional Airport, fly to Kuwait International Airport, car ferry, train
- Take the taxi from Makkah to Taif Regional Airport (TIF)taxi
- Fly from Taif Regional Airport (TIF) to Kuwait International Airport (KWI)plane TIF - KWI
- Take the carferry from Kuwait to Khorramshahrcarferry
- Take the train from Khorramshahr to Ahvaztrain
11h 42m
Jeddah (JED) to Shahid Dastghaib International Airport (SYZ) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Makkah to Iran is to drive which costs $140 - $220 and takes 34h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Makkah to Iran is to train and fly which takes 7h 52m and costs $120 - $490.
The distance between Makkah and Iran is 1719 km. The road distance is 2641.2 km.
It takes approximately 7h 52m to get from Makkah to Iran, including transfers.
Iran is 30 min ahead of Makkah. It is currently 10:23 AM in Makkah and 10:53 AM in Iran.
Yes, the driving distance between Makkah to Iran is 2641 km. It takes approximately 34h 6m to drive from Makkah to Iran.
What companies run services between Makkah, Saudi Arabia and Iran?
There is no direct connection from Makkah to Iran. However, you can take the train to Jeddah Airport, take the taxi to Jeddah-Airport-JED airport, fly to Shahid Dastghaib International Airport (SYZ), then take the taxi to Shiraz. Alternatively, you can drive from Makkah to Banārūd in around 34h 6m.
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Jeddah to Shahid Dastghaib International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from Jeddah to Tehran International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–500
- Phone
- 920000329
- [email protected]
- Website
- sar.com.sa
Train from Makkah to Jeddah Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–26
- Schedules at
- sar.hhr.sa
- Economy
- $7–11
- Business
- $13–19
Train from Makkah to Jeddah Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–26
- Schedules at
- sar.hhr.sa
- Economy
- $7–11
- Business
- $13–19
- Phone
- +980 21 72415841
- [email protected]
- Website
- eticket.valfajr.ir
Car ferry from Kuwait to Khorramshahr
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $65–150
- Schedules at
- eticket.valfajr.ir
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Estimated price
- $140–170
Almassarat Almassiyah Transport
Riyadh's Sabaya International
- Phone
- +966 18122566
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