There are 3 ways to get from Medina to Sharm el Sheikh by plane, bus, car ferry, 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.
Fly
best- Fly from Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport (MED) to Sharm El-Sheikh International Airport (SSH)plane MED - SSH
6h 46m$163–356Drive 1,127.9 km
cheapest- Drive from Medina to Sharm el Sheikhcar 1,127.9 km
16h 32m$63–91Bus, car ferry
- 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 Bus Stn to Ḩaqlbus
- Take the carferry from Aqaba to Nuweibacarferry
- Take the bus from Nuweiba to Wataniabus
37h 5m$206–599
Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport (MED) to Sharm El-Sheikh International Airport (SSH) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Medina to Sharm el Sheikh is to drive which costs $60 - $95 and takes 16h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Medina to Sharm el Sheikh is to fly which takes 6h 46m and costs $160 - $360.
The distance between Medina and Sharm el Sheikh is 694 km. The road distance is 1127.9 km.
It takes approximately 6h 46m to get from Medina to Sharm el Sheikh, including transfers.
Sharm el Sheikh is 1h behind Medina. It is currently 11:39 PM in Medina and 10:39 PM in Sharm el Sheikh.
Yes, the driving distance between Medina to Sharm el Sheikh is 1128 km. It takes approximately 16h 32m to drive from Medina to Sharm el Sheikh.
There are 933+ hotels available in Sharm el Sheikh.
What companies run services between Medina, Saudi Arabia and Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt?
Air Cairo, Egyptair, and two other airlines fly from Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport (MED) to Sharm El-Sheikh International Airport (SSH) 5 times a day.
- Website
- flyaircairo.com
Flights from Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport to Sharm El-Sheikh International Airport via Hurghada
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–320
Flights from Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport to Sharm El-Sheikh International Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport to Sharm El-Sheikh International Airport via Luxor
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $95–350
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport to Sharm El-Sheikh International Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–600
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport to Sharm El-Sheikh International Airport via Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport to Sharm El-Sheikh International Airport via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–490
Flights from Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport to Sharm El-Sheikh International Airport via Gassim
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–500
- Phone
- + 966 920020590
- [email protected]
- Website
- 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
Bus from Tabuk Bus Stn to Ḩaql
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–29
- Schedules at
- nwbus.sa
- Phone
- +20 19567
- [email protected]
- Website
- go-bus.com
Bus from Nuweiba to Watania
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3–7
- Book at
- 12go.asia
- Phone
- +962-6-5859554
- [email protected]
- Website
- abmaritime.com.jo
Car ferry from Aqaba to Nuweiba
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–410
- Schedules at
- abmaritime.com.jo
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