Madina

Medina named as the second holiest city of Islam where the Prophet Muhammad migrated to Medina from Mecca. The Prophet builds the first state or government in this town. So explore your best journey to Medina with creating a perfect plan and select the best route to reach Medina safely.

How to enter Medina by Air

Now you can book your international flight tickets online if you’re planning to travel to Medina. There is a major airport nearest to Medina is Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz International Airport. It is the 4th busiest airport in Saudi Arabia located 16 km away from the center of Medina. Direct as well as connecting flights are available to thousands of other destinations worldwide. Direct flights to Middle East cities are Cairo, Doha, Istanbul, Dubai, Kuwait and much more.

If you want to try out another way, then you can land on the Jeddah International airport of King Abdulaziz and then take away special buses to the holy cities and then fly back to Medina. While booking the flights compare with the other websites online as there are websites which provides the cheaper rates.

How to reach Medina by road

There are private buses available which operate by the Saudi Arabia Public Transport company which includes Islamic community and connects with the Middle East cities. The SAPTCO is a terminal which is off limits to non-Muslims. It takes about 5 hours to reach Medina in a bus. You can also take a car from Medina to Jeddah, which is around 4 hours to cover the distance of about 416 km. But service your vehicle before driving and also take proper things needed for safety as driving cost you less.

How to Reach Medina by train

Saudi Arabia prepares never fail to surprise the people as recently the train called The Haramain trains opens with a whole new era for the transportation sector in the Kingdom. Saudi Arabia has people around the world that make sure to give the visitors a good experience and enjoy their trip with their family at little cost.

Medina is the desert city where you can see hot summer months and warm winter months. You can visit Medina from October-May as it would include Pleasant and limited rainfall. But November to May is the best months so you can grab the opportunity and plan your trip during these months. However, people have the choice as for when they want to visit the city. Whether the pilgrims need to visit Medina for Hajj, Umrah or visit during the time of Ramadan.

Medina during winter

During winter Medina max temperature remains 24 degrees and when it rains about 4% in January month. In February to April the climate is quite good and is the average of 32 degrees at afternoon, and in the morning it remains 23 degrees. The winter months of Medina are milder but still hot.

Medina during summer

In summer months between June-September, the climate remains about 41 degree and rains about 1mm. But the weather is perfect during the months of October to December with 22 degrees on average temperature and rains 3mm per month. At this time people avoid traveling to Medina as the server heat might reach above 100 degrees and afternoon are just unbearable.

Best weather of Medina: January, February, March, April, May, October, November, and December

Warmest Months: June, July, August and September

Dry Months: January, February, April-December

Cheapest Month: February