There are 5 ways to get from Medina to Damascus by plane, train, bus, or car
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Fly to Damascus International Airport
best- Fly from Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport (MED) to Damascus International Airport (DAM)plane MED - DAM
7h 26m$249–814Drive 1,268.1 km
cheapest- Drive from Medina to Damascuscar 1,268.1 km
17h 25m$71–103Train, bus
- Take the train from Madinah to Makkahtrain
- Take the train from Makkah to Al-Sulimaniyah Jeddah stationtrain
- Take the bus from Jeddah Train Station to Tabuk Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Tabuk to Ammanbus
- Take the bus from Amman Abdali Terminal to Damascusbus
30h 42m$156–294Fly to Beirut International Airport, drive
- Fly from Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport (MED) to Beirut International Airport (BEY)plane MED - BEY
- Drive from Beirut International Airport (BEY) to Damascuscar
8h$276–622Bus
- Take the bus from Al Madinah Bus Station to Jeddah Train Stationbus
- Take the bus from Jeddah Train Station to Tabuk Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Tabuk to Ammanbus
- Take the bus from Amman Abdali Terminal to Damascusbus
33h 16m$122–196
Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport (MED) to Damascus International Airport (DAM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Medina to Damascus is to drive which costs $70 - $110 and takes 17h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Medina to Damascus is to fly which takes 7h 26m and costs $240 - $850.
No, there is no direct bus from Medina station to Damascus. However, there are services departing from Al Madinah Bus Station and arriving at Damascus via Jeddah Train Station, Tabuk and Amman Abdali Terminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 33h 16m.
The distance between Medina and Damascus is 1079 km. The road distance is 1268.1 km.
The best way to get from Medina to Damascus without a car is to train and bus which takes 30h 42m and costs $150 - $300.
It takes approximately 7h 26m to get from Medina to Damascus, including transfers.
Medina to Damascus bus services, operated by Northwest Bus, depart from Al Madinah Bus Station.
The best way to get from Medina to Damascus is to fly which takes 7h 26m and costs $240 - $850. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $120 - $200 and takes 33h 16m.
Medina to Damascus bus services, operated by Northwest Bus, arrive at Jeddah Train Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Medina to Damascus is 1268 km. It takes approximately 17h 25m to drive from Medina to Damascus.
What companies run services between Medina, Saudi Arabia and Damascus, Syria?
Royal Jordanian, Flynas, and four other airlines fly from Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport (MED) to Damascus International Airport (DAM) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Al Madinah Bus Station to Damascus via Jeddah Train Station, Tabuk, Amman, and Amman Abdali Terminal in around 33h 16m.
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport to Damascus International Airport via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport to Damascus International Airport via Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–900
Flights from Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport to Beirut International Airport via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–600
Flights from Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport to Beirut International Airport via Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–650
Flights from Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport to Beirut International Airport via Dammam
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–700
- Website
- rj.com
Flights from Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport to Damascus International Airport via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–900
Flights from Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport to Beirut International Airport via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $210–700
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport to Damascus International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport to Beirut International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–850
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport to Beirut International Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–800
- Website
- flynas.com
Flights from Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport to Damascus International Airport via Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–950
Flights from Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport to Damascus International Airport via Dammam
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport to Damascus International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–800
- Website
- jazeeraairways.com
Flights from Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport to Beirut International Airport via Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
- Phone
- 920000329
- [email protected]
- Website
- sar.com.sa
Train from Madinah to Makkah
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $28–84
- Schedules at
- sar.hhr.sa
- Economy
- $28–40
- Business
- $45–70
Train from Makkah to Al-Sulimaniyah Jeddah station
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–26
- Schedules at
- sar.hhr.sa
- Economy
- $6–9
- Business
- $11–16
- Phone
- + 966 920020590
- [email protected]
- Website
- nwbus.sa
Bus from Jeddah Train Station to Tabuk Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $70–100
- Schedules at
- nwbus.sa
- Book at
- booking.nwbus.sa
Bus from Al Madinah Bus Station to Jeddah Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–50
- Schedules at
- nwbus.sa
Bus from Jeddah Train Station to Tabuk Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $70–100
- Schedules at
- nwbus.sa
- Book at
- booking.nwbus.sa
- Phone
- +962 6 566 4141
- [email protected]
- Website
- jett.com.jo
Bus from Tabuk to Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $15–35
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en
- Adult
- $23–35
Bus from Amman Abdali Terminal to Damascus
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en
- Adult
- $10–14
Bus from Tabuk to Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $15–35
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en
- Adult
- $23–35
Bus from Amman Abdali Terminal to Damascus
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en
- Adult
- $10–14
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