There are 3 ways to get from Medina to Basra by plane, bus, car, 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.
Fly
best- Fly from Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport (MED) to Basra International Airport (BSR)plane MED - BSR
7h 51m$284–799Drive, car ferry
cheapest- Drive from Medina to Kuwaitcar
- Take the carferry from Kuwait to Khorramshahrcarferry
- Drive from Khorramshahr to Basracar
23h 10m$146–269Bus, drive, car ferry
- Take the bus from Al Madinah Bus Station to Riyadh Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Aziziyah Bus Stn to Dammambus
- Take the bus from Dammam Main Stn to King Fahd Airport Stnbus G7
- Take the bus from Dammam Airport to Al Khafji Borderbus
- Drive from Al Khafji Border to Airportcar
- Take the carferry from Kuwait to Khorramshahrcarferry
- Drive from Khorramshahr to Basracar
39h 51m$211–356
Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport (MED) to Basra International Airport (BSR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Medina to Basra is to drive and car ferry which costs $140 - $270 and takes 23h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Medina to Basra is to fly which takes 7h 51m and costs $280 - $800.
The distance between Medina and Basra is 1065 km.
It takes approximately 7h 51m to get from Medina to Basra, including transfers.
There are 12+ hotels available in Basra.
What companies run services between Medina, Saudi Arabia and Basra, Iraq?
Qatar Airways, Flydubai, and three other airlines fly from Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport (MED) to Basra International Airport (BSR) 3 times a day.
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport to Basra International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
- Phone
- + 966 920020590
- [email protected]
- Website
- nwbus.sa
Bus from Al Madinah Bus Station to Riyadh Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $60–90
- Schedules at
- nwbus.sa
- 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
Car ferry from Kuwait to Khorramshahr
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $65–150
- Schedules at
- eticket.valfajr.ir
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