Mecca to Dammam runs about 2 times a day, with the first departure around 07:30 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays €106.49, every fee included. The fastest door to door is 6h 21m over 1,399 km, on services run by 2 operators across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
Every operator we hold on this corridor starts at €106.49, so there is no spread to show.
Typical fares · Priced for 7 October 2026
€106.49
- 243%Moves across the booking window
243%When it runs, leaving Mecca
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%Departure times on this route
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Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €261.04Wed23
- about €322.09Thu24
- about €325.94Fri25
- about €260.49Sat26
- about €182.94Sun27
- about €185.69Mon28
- about €204.94Tue29
- about €183.49Wed30
- about €204.39Thu1
- about €148.29Fri2
- about €165.89Sat3
- about €142.24Sun4
- about €153.79Mon5
- about €116.39Tue6
- about €106.49Wed7
- about €177.44Thu8
- about €165.89Fri9
- about €131.24Sat10
- about €110.33Sun11
- about €122.43Mon12
- about €108.13Tue13
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
The train gets you into Dammam. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.
A room in Dammam for the night the train gets in
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When to book Mecca to Dammam
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €105.9390 days
- €113.6360 days
- €94.9345 days
- €115.2930 days
- €108.1321 days
- €116.3914 days
- €204.947 days
- €325.943 days
- €261.041 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €94.93.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 243 percent. The dearest point is €325.94, 3 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.
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This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Mecca to Dammam 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
1,399 km
1,183 km as the crow flies, 18% further by the route services take. The bearing runs north-east.
Who lives at each end
1,578,722 → 1,252,523
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 1,399 km against 1,183 km in a straight line, a detour of 18 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Madinah, Jeddah. The gap between arriving and leaving is 84 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 12 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.
Dammam is large, and the road in from DMM can take longer than the last hour of the flight. Cars are not our business.
A car waiting when you land in Dammam
Settled in advance, so the ride into Dammam costs what it said it would rather than what the rank says.
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Who runs this route
The train gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Left luggage near Dammam railway station
Most of the points near Dammam railway station open before the first train and shut after the last one.
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Questions about Mecca to Dammam
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 Mecca to Dammam?
The fastest journey from Mecca to Dammam takes 6h 21m door to door, of which 2h 54m is spent moving, on the train. Most services take around 7h 9m, 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 Mecca to Dammam?
The cheapest fare from Mecca to Dammam is €106.49, as of 22 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €183.22. 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 Mecca to Dammam?
The cheapest way from Mecca to Dammam is by train, at €106.49 for one passenger on 7 October 2026. That journey takes 6h 35m 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 Mecca to Dammam?
Fares from Mecca to Dammam bottom out around 45 days before departure, at €94.93. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 243 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 Mecca to Dammam?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Mecca to Dammam, at €116.39. 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 Mecca to Dammam?
February is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Mecca to Dammam, at €103.18 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 Mecca to Dammam?
2 operators sell services from Mecca to Dammam across 1 mode: 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 Mecca to Dammam?
0 percent of the services we sell from Mecca to Dammam are direct. The rest connect at Madinah, Jeddah, with about 84 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 Mecca to Dammam use?
Services from Mecca to Dammam by train leave from Makkah Railway Station and arrive at King Fahd International Airport DMM. 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 Mecca to Dammam?
1 of the 2 operators we sell from Mecca to Dammam 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 Mecca to Dammam on 22 September 2026: 1399 km of route against 1183 km in a straight line, 2 services a day, 2 operators a cheapest fare of €106.49, and 6h 21m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
The train is the simple part. What you do once you are in Dammam is somebody else's catalogue.
Day trips out of Dammam and across Saudi Arabia
Day trips that leave Dammam in the morning and cover a good part of Saudi Arabia by evening.
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The two ends, compared
Mecca reaches 26 places in 13 countries on services we hold, over distances from 67 to 7,275 km. Dammam reaches 60 places in 24 countries, from 53 to 7,413 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Mecca
- 26Places you can leave for
- 13Countries
- 1Operators
13
1Arriving in Dammam
Leaving Dammam
- 60Places you can leave for
- 24Countries
- 39Operators