There are 2 ways to get from Mecca to Arafat by train, plane, car, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, fly to Iğdır Airport, drive
best- Take the train from Makkah to Jeddah Airporttrain
- Fly from Jeddah (JED) to Iğdır Airport (IGD)plane JED - IGD
- Drive from Iğdır Airport (IGD) to Arafatcar
13h 24m$180–564Train, fly to Van Ferit Melen Airport, bus, drive
- Take the train from Makkah to Jeddah Airporttrain
- Fly from Jeddah (JED) to Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN)plane JED - VAN
- Take the bus from Van to Çaldıranbus
- Drive from Çaldıran to Arafatcar
14h 10m$198–555
Jeddah (JED) to Iğdır Airport (IGD) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Mecca to Arafat is to train and fly and drive which costs $180 - $600 and takes 13h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Mecca to Arafat is to train and fly and drive which takes 13h 24m and costs $180 - $600.
The distance between Mecca and Arafat is 2372 km.
It takes approximately 13h 24m to get from Mecca to Arafat, including transfers.
Arafat is 30 min ahead of Mecca. It is currently 4:50 AM in Mecca and 5:20 AM in Arafat.
What companies run services between Mecca, Saudi Arabia and Arafat, Iran?
There is no direct connection from Mecca to Arafat. However, you can take the train to Jeddah Airport, take the taxi to Jeddah-Airport-JED airport, fly to Iğdır Airport (IGD), then drive to Arafat. Alternatively, you can take the train to Jeddah Airport, take the taxi to Jeddah-Airport-JED airport, fly to Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN), take the taxi to Van, take the bus to Çaldıran, then drive to Arafat.
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Jeddah to Iğdır Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Jeddah to Iğdır Airport via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Jeddah to Van Ferit Melen Airport via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- 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
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- MetroTurizm
Bus from Van to Çaldıran
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- $11–16
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