Travelling by Air
From King Abdulaziz International Airport in Makkah
The airport gives arrivals quick access to Makkah via the Haram Train Station adjacent to the arrivals hall. They can also have access to the Bus Service going straight to the Grand Mosque. You can also take a taxi or a private transfer and head to Makkah via Prince Mohammad Bin Salman Road, Huda Al-Sham Road, or the old Makkah-Jeddah Road, stop at one of the entrances to Makkah, and move from it to the Grand Mosque via Mosque Buses.
Travelling by Air
From Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz International Airport in Makkah
Travelling by Air
From Taif International Airport
Travelling by Road
From Jeddah City
Passengers can travel from Jeddah to Makkah via the Harmain Train Stations at King Abdulaziz Airport or Sulaymania Train Stations. From there they may proceed to Makkah Station in Al-Rusaifah District, and then to the Grand Mosque via Makkah buses. Travellers from Jeddah to Makkah can take public transport buses from the corniche center area; they can also go by taxi from Al-Sham Road, or the old Makkah-Jeddah Road. You can book a ride via Green Taxi , Careem or Uber.
Getting to Makkah - By Road
Travelling by Road
From Madina City
Passengers from Madinah can reach Makkah via the Al Harmain Train Station on King Abdulaziz Street.
Travelling by Road
From Taif City
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SERVICES AVAILABLE AT MAKKAH
Pilgrims from all over the world travel to Makkah for Hajj and ‘Umrah in huge numbers, amounting to millions of visitors annually. For this reason, exceptional efforts are made to provide services for pilgrims and visitors. Thus, they can devote themselves to performing their acts of worship in a safe and secure environment freely. Here are some of the services provided in the Grand Mosque.
Friday sermon translation service: A translation of the Grand Mosque Friday sermon can be listened to in several languages through the Manarat Al-Haramain Digital Platform, which provides an audio-translation of the sermon live Urdu, French, Malay, Persian and English.
Answering the queries of worshippers: Telephones dedicated to answering the questions and inquiries of pilgrims and worshippers are placed throughout the Grand Mosque. This service is available in seven world languages.
Meanings of the Qur’an in several languages: Translation of the meanings of the Qur’an is available in many world languages for guests to read the Qur’an and contemplate its meanings while they are in the Haram. These translations are found on the Qur’an bookshelves. You can also ask for them. These translations are an endowment for the Haram and cannot be taken outside.
Services for people with disabilities:
Here are some of the most important services provided to people with special needs in the Grand Mosque:
Translation of the Friday sermon is available in sign language for people with hearing impediments. The service is provided in the prayer hall in King Fahd Extension, Gate 64.
For people with special needs, there are:
An area in King Fahd Extension accommodating more than 25 persons
Prayer area in the circumambulation yard, known as the Tawaaf Prayer Area,
The Ajyad Prayer Hall on the first floor,
The prayer hall located in King Fahd Extension on the ground floor in front of Gate 67.
The women’s prayer halls next to Gate 88 and Gate 74 on the ground floor.
Providing electronic Qur’an devices and Qur’ans in Braille for the blind.
Elevators are available to carry wheelchairs to the upper floors and to toilets.
Wheelchair service: There are large numbers of electric and manual wheelchairs available in the Grand Mosque. The baggy car service is available free of charge to transport pilgrims, elderly worshipers and people with special needs in the courtyards of the Grand Mosque. There are more than 5,000 regular wheelchairs and nearly 3,000 electric wheelchairs to facilitate the movement of pilgrims with disabilities.
