There are 6 ways to get from Zurich to Mecca by plane, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Zurich Airport to Jeddah, bus
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Jeddah (JED)plane ZRH - JED
- Take the bus from King Abdulaziz Airport to Jarwal Bus Stationbus
9h 30mSAR 969–1,865Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Jeddah, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain
- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Jeddah (JED)plane MXP - JED
- Take the bus from King Abdulaziz Airport to Jarwal Bus Stationbus
13h 7mSAR 952–2,499Fly Zurich Airport to Taif Regional Airport, bus
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Taif Regional Airport (TIF)plane ZRH - TIF
- Take the bus from Ta'if Bus Station to Makkah Bus Stnbus
15h 46mSAR 1,034–2,550Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Jeddah, bus
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Jeddah (JED)plane GVA - JED
- Take the bus from King Abdulaziz Airport to Jarwal Bus Stationbus
12h 27mSAR 1,137–2,312Train, train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Jeddah, bus
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Singentrain
- Take the train from Singen to Böblingentrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Jeddah (JED)plane STR - JED
- Take the bus from King Abdulaziz Airport to Jarwal Bus Stationbus
12h 40mSAR 1,591–2,819Fly Zurich Airport to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport (MED)plane ZRH - MED
- Take the train from Madinah to Makkahtrain
14h 30mSAR 1,093–2,614
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Jeddah (JED) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Mecca is to fly and bus which costs 950﷼ - 1900﷼ and takes 9h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Mecca is to fly and bus which takes 9h 30m and costs 950﷼ - 1900﷼.
The distance between Zurich and Mecca is 4073 km.
It takes approximately 9h 30m to get from Zurich to Mecca, including transfers.
Mecca is 2h ahead of Zurich. It is currently 9:53 PM in Zurich and 11:53 PM in Mecca.
There are 643+ hotels available in Mecca.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Mecca, Saudi Arabia?
There is no direct connection from Zurich to Mecca. However, you can take the train to Zürich Flughafen, walk to Zurich Airport (ZRH) airport, fly to Jeddah (JED), take the taxi to King Abdulaziz Airport, then take the bus to Jarwal Bus Station. Alternatively, you can take the train to Zürich Flughafen, walk to Zurich Airport (ZRH) airport, fly to Taif Regional Airport (TIF), take the taxi to Ta'if Bus Station, then take the bus to Makkah Bus Stn.
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Jeddah via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 56m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 750–2,800
Flights from Zurich Airport to Taif Regional Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,100–3,200
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Jeddah via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 900–2,600
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Jeddah via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,100–3,100
Flights from Zurich Airport to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 32m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 850–3,100
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 650–2,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Taif Regional Airport via Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 850–2,600
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 600–1,900
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 700–2,300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 750–2,400
- Website
- flyaircairo.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Jeddah via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 700–2,000
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Jeddah via Hurghada
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 900–2,600
Flights from Zurich Airport to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport via Hurghada
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 850–2,400
- Website
- rj.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Jeddah via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 700–2,200
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Jeddah via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 800–2,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 800–2,400
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Jeddah via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- SAR 700–2,200
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Jeddah via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 700–2,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 600–2,000
- Website
- mea.com.lb
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Jeddah via Beirut
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,000–2,700
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Jeddah via Beirut
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,200–3,300
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Taif Regional Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 900–3,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Taif Regional Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,000–3,400
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Taif Regional Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- SAR 850–2,300
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 500–1,800
- Website
- nesmaairlines.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Jeddah via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- SAR 700–1,700
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- SAR 1,000–2,800
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- SAR 600–2,600
Train from Zürich HB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- SAR 270–430
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- SAR 430–700
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- SAR 100–160
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- SAR 25–35
- Website
- Trenord
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Singen to Böblingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- SAR 100–230
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Singen to Böblingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- SAR 110–470
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Singen to Böblingen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- SAR 75–100
- Schedules at
- DB ZugBus Regionalverkehr Alb-Bodensee GmbH (RAB)
- Phone
- 920000329
- [email protected]
- Website
- sar.com.sa
Train from Madinah to Makkah
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- SAR 100–315
- Schedules at
- sar.hhr.sa
- Economy
- SAR 100–150
- Business
- SAR 180–260
- Phone
- + 966 920020590
- [email protected]
- Website
- nwbus.sa
Bus from King Abdulaziz Airport to Jarwal Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- SAR 40–60
- Schedules at
- nwbus.sa
Bus from Ta'if Bus Station to Makkah Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- SAR 35–60
- Schedules at
- nwbus.sa
- Book at
- booking.nwbus.sa
Bus from King Abdulaziz Airport to Jarwal Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- SAR 40–60
- Schedules at
- nwbus.sa
Bus from King Abdulaziz Airport to Jarwal Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- SAR 40–60
- Schedules at
- nwbus.sa
Bus from King Abdulaziz Airport to Jarwal Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- SAR 40–60
- Schedules at
- nwbus.sa
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