Medina meqat and Medina train station are on oppositve directions. If you are coming from a long haul flight , up in the air and pilot is announcing the miqat way ahead, you have enough time to pray two Nawafils, this is a different situation versus train is passing by Miqat where you do not have enough time to pray two nawafil and make a Pilgrims travelling from Madinah to Makkah via train can wear the Ihram garments at the hotel or the train station prior to departure. Your intention for Ihram can be delayed until after the train has departed. About 10 minutes into the train journey, an announcement will be made about the approaching Miqat boundary. Saudi Haramain train started operation from jeddah-Makkah-Madinah for Hajj and Umrah pilgrims visitors, New Bullet train for Makkah Madinah route,Train for H May 11, 2020 – 9:39 am. The Haramain High Speed Rail Project involves the construction of a new 450 km long electrified passenger line with an operating speed of 300 km/h. The new line transports passengers quickly, comfortably, reliably and safely between the holy cities of Makkah (Mecca) and Madinah (Medina) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Money deducted and tickets are not printed. The help desk is disaster they kept telling wrong information for mo4e than 4 hours. Finally they managed to take me to a train after my target time by 3 hours. So lost the day in Mecca and lost the day in Madina. Train itself is Okay. I booked business class and I don't see big difference from Try to reach station at least 1 hour before your train departure time. Train station is maximum 15 minutes from Mecca Haram, also in Medina its 15 minutes from Masjid-e-Nabwi. Taxi may take 20 SAR max for this. There are govt shuttle buses 5 SAR per person, it awesome and very great service, check for this one even if you have huge luggage. Train from Madinah to Makkah Ave. Duration 2h 20m Frequency Bus from Riyadh Central Bus to Makkah Ave. Duration 13h 10m dates back to the time of Adam and Eve. Re: Cost of Travel between Medina and Makkah to Jeddah. the cost of travel from madinah to makkah by bus is 60 SR for a person . and from makkah to jeddah is 40 SR for a person . but is you mean by airplane from madina to jeddah the cost is 140 SR for a person . 2. What companies run services between Mecca, Saudi Arabia and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia? SAPTCO operates a bus from Makkah to Riyadh Central Bus every 4 hours. Tickets cost 160﷼ - 240﷼ and the journey takes 13h 10m. Airlines. Saudia. Between Makkah and Madinah the journey times are 3 hours and 5 mins (approx. 450km), between Makkah and Jeddah it is 43 mins (approx. 78km) and between Jeddah and Madinah, it is 2 hours and 19 mins. Please also factor in the time it takes to and from the train station as well as security checks at the station. rpH4B.