Cairo to Mecca runs about 2 times a day, with the first departure around 07:30 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays €118.72, every fee included. The fastest door to door is 5h 33m over 1,379 km, on services run by 3 operators across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
Every operator we hold on this corridor starts at €118.72, so there is no spread to show.
Typical fares · Priced for 12 October 2026
€118.72
- 156%Moves across the booking window
156%When it runs, leaving Cairo
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 07:30First departure
- 07:30Last departure
- 2Services per day
- 0%Run direct
07:30
07:30
2
0%Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €308.12Wed23
- about €325.82Thu24
- about €263.87Fri25
- about €252.07Sat26
- about €234.37Sun27
- about €218.44Mon28
- about €171.83Tue29
- about €186.58Wed30
- about €183.63Thu1
- about €171.24Fri2
- about €197.79Sat3
- about €178.91Sun4
- about €181.27Mon5
- about €128.75Tue6
- about €157.08Wed7
- about €183.63Thu8
- about €138.79Fri9
- about €151.17Sat10
- about €124.63Sun11
- about €118.72Mon12
- about €147.63Tue13
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
The flight gets you into Mecca. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.
A room in Mecca for the night the flight gets in
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When to book Cairo to Mecca
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €141.7490 days
- €137.6160 days
- €120.5045 days
- €123.4530 days
- €147.6321 days
- €128.7514 days
- €171.837 days
- €263.873 days
- €308.121 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €120.50.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 156 percent. The dearest point is €308.12, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 45 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 45 days ahead. You are inside that window.
This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Cairo to Mecca and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
Both ends keep the same time, so the arrival is the departure plus the journey.
The shape of it
1,379 km
1,287 km as the crow flies, 7% further by the route services take. The bearing runs south-east.
Who lives at each end
9,606,916 → 1,578,722
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
The route
What the journey looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 0% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 100% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 1,379 km against 1,287 km in a straight line, a detour of 7 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Jeddah, Madinah. The gap between arriving and leaving is 55 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 17 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
Who runs this route
The flight gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Left luggage near Makkah Railway Station
Most of the points near Makkah Railway Station open before the first train and shut after the last one.
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Questions about Cairo to Mecca
The questions people actually ask about this journey, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Cairo to Mecca?
The fastest journey from Cairo to Mecca takes 5h 33m door to door, of which 2h 46m is spent moving, on the flight. Most services take around 6h 36m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Cairo to Mecca?
The cheapest fare from Cairo to Mecca is €118.72, as of 22 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €185.40. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Cairo to Mecca?
The cheapest way from Cairo to Mecca is by flight, at €118.72 for one passenger on 12 October 2026. That journey takes 5h 38m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Cairo to Mecca?
Fares from Cairo to Mecca bottom out around 45 days before departure, at €120.50. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 156 percent, measured on 22 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Cairo to Mecca?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Cairo to Mecca, at €147.63. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of 22 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Cairo to Mecca?
November is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Cairo to Mecca, at €109.28 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs services from Cairo to Mecca?
3 operators sell services from Cairo to Mecca across 1 mode: Air Arabia Egypt, flyadeal, Saudi Arabia Railways. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from Cairo to Mecca?
0 percent of the services we sell from Cairo to Mecca are direct. The rest connect at Jeddah, Madinah, with about 55 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
Which station or terminal do services from Cairo to Mecca use?
Services from Cairo to Mecca by flight leave from Cairo International Airport CAI and arrive at Makkah Railway Station. Allow about 1h 57m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Cairo to Mecca?
1 of the 3 operators we sell from Cairo to Mecca allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Observed service A carrier record names this operator on this pair, carried through unchanged.
Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labelled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Cairo to Mecca on 22 September 2026: 1379 km of route against 1287 km in a straight line, 2 services a day, 3 operators a cheapest fare of €118.72, and 5h 33m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
The flight is the simple part. What you do once you are in Mecca is somebody else's catalogue.
Day trips out of Mecca and across Saudi Arabia
Day trips that leave Mecca in the morning and cover a good part of Saudi Arabia by evening.
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The two ends, compared
Cairo reaches 134 places in 64 countries on services we hold, over distances from 117 to 13,966 km. Mecca reaches 26 places in 13 countries, from 67 to 7,275 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Cairo
- 134Places you can leave for
- 64Countries
- 72Operators
64
72Arriving in Mecca
Leaving Mecca
- 26Places you can leave for
- 13Countries
- 1Operators