There are 3 ways to get from Mecca to Rub' al Khali by train, plane, unknown, bus, or car
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, travel
best- Take the train from Makkah to Jeddah Airporttrain
- Fly from Jeddah (JED) to Sharurah Domestic Airport (SHW)plane JED - SHW
- Walk from Sharurah Domestic Airport (SHW) to Rub' al Khaliunknown
12h 25mBus to Taif Regional Airport, fly, travel
- Take the bus from Makkah Bus Stn to Ta'if Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Taif Regional Airport (TIF) to Sharurah Domestic Airport (SHW)plane TIF - SHW
- Walk from Sharurah Domestic Airport (SHW) to Rub' al Khaliunknown
16h 36mDrive to Al-Baha Domestic Airport, fly, travel
- Drive from Mecca to Al-Baha Domestic Airport (ABT)car
- Fly from Al-Baha Domestic Airport (ABT) to Sharurah Domestic Airport (SHW)plane ABT - SHW
- Walk from Sharurah Domestic Airport (SHW) to Rub' al Khaliunknown
21h 28m
Jeddah (JED) to Sharurah Domestic Airport (SHW) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Mecca and Rub' al Khali is 1473 km.
It takes approximately 12h 25m to get from Mecca to Rub' al Khali, including transfers.
What companies run services between Mecca, Saudi Arabia and Rub' al Khali, Saudi Arabia?
There is no direct connection from Mecca to Rub' al Khali. However, you can take the train to Jeddah Airport, take the taxi to Jeddah-Airport-JED airport, fly to Sharurah Domestic Airport (SHW), then travel to Rub' al Khali. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Ta'if Bus Station, take the taxi to Taif Regional Airport (TIF) airport, fly to Sharurah Domestic Airport (SHW), then travel to Rub' al Khali.
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Jeddah to Sharurah Domestic Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 700–950
Flights from Jeddah to Sharurah Domestic Airport via Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 430–1,000
Flights from Taif Regional Airport to Sharurah Domestic Airport via Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 390–1,300
Flights from Taif Regional Airport to Sharurah Domestic Airport via Riyadh, Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 420–1,500
Flights from Al-Baha Domestic Airport to Sharurah Domestic Airport via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Sunday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 380–1,200
Flights from Al-Baha Domestic Airport to Sharurah Domestic Airport via Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 390–1,300
Flights from Al-Baha Domestic Airport to Sharurah Domestic Airport via Dammam, Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 600–1,300
Flights from Al-Baha Domestic Airport to Sharurah Domestic Airport via Jeddah, Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 410–1,400
- Phone
- 920000329
- [email protected]
- Website
- sar.com.sa
Train from Makkah to Jeddah Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- SAR 28–95
- Schedules at
- sar.hhr.sa
- Economy
- SAR 28–40
- Business
- SAR 45–70
- Phone
- + 966 920020590
- [email protected]
- Website
- nwbus.sa
Bus from Makkah Bus Stn to Ta'if Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- SAR 35–60
- Schedules at
- nwbus.sa
- Book at
- booking.nwbus.sa
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