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There are 2 ways to get from Najaf to Medina by plane or car

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Fly from Al Najaf International Airport
best
1. Fly from Al Najaf International Airport (NJF) to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport (MED)plane NJF - MED
6h 2m
SAR 1,037–3,200
Drive to Baghdad International Airport, fly
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1. Drive from Najaf to Baghdad International Airport (BGW)car
2. Fly from Baghdad International Airport (BGW) to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport (MED)plane BGW - MED
8h 25m
SAR 943–2,356

Al Najaf International Airport (NJF) to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport (MED) flights

20Weekly Planes

6h 41mAverage Duration

SAR 982Cheapest Price

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Distance: 972.4 km
Duration: 6h 2m

What companies run services between Najaf, Iraq and Medina, Saudi Arabia?

Qatar Airways, Gulf Air Bahrain, and five other airlines fly from Al Najaf International Airport (NJF) to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport (MED) 3 times a day.

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Medina(opens in a new window), Saudi Arabia(opens in a new window)

Medina, officially Al-Madinah al-Munawwarah and also commonly simplified as Madīnah or Madinah (Arabic: المدينة), is the capital of Medina Province in the Hejaz region of western Saudi Arabia. One of the most sacred cities in Islam, the estimated population as of 2020 is 1,488,782, making it the fifth-most populous city in the country. Located at the core of the Medina Province in the western reaches of the country, the city is distributed over, of which constitutes the city's urban area, while the rest is occupied by the Hejaz Mountains, empty valleys, agricultural spaces and older dormant volcanoes.

Places to stay in Medina

Emaar Elite Al Madina Hotel(Opens in a new window)

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Bosphorus Hotel Waqf Safi(Opens in a new window)

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Dar Al Taqwa Hotel(Opens in a new window)

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