Madinah's Haramain station sits on the Knowledge Economic City side of the city, a short drive from the Haram hotels but too far to walk with luggage. This transfer collects you at your hotel and drops you at the station in time for check-in.
Haramain High Speed Railway — photo by Glory20, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Prices are per vehicle in Saudi Riyal, not per passenger, and cover the full journey with your driver.
The drive is usually fifteen to thirty minutes from Central Haram hotels. Add at least thirty minutes at the station before departure, more for groups or heavy luggage.
Leaving your hotel about an hour and a quarter before the train is comfortable for most travellers, and lets you pray before setting off rather than in transit.
The pedestrianised area around Masjid an-Nabawi means some hotels are reached only from the nearest permitted entrance. Your driver messages before arrival so you are not waiting outside with cases.
Give us the hotel name and, if you know it, the street or gate closest to your lobby.
Haramain sets luggage limits per passenger, and there are no porters at the drop-off, so you handle your own bags from the car to the platform.
If you are travelling with Zamzam boxes or four or more cases, weigh the train against a direct car to Makkah — the car handles the whole journey without a platform in the middle.
The train reaches Makkah in about two and a half hours and is comfortable and punctual. The catch on this leg is Ihram: you will want to be in Ihram before boarding, since the train does not stop at Dhul Hulaifah.
A private car can include the Abyar Ali Miqat stop as a matter of course, which is why many pilgrims choose the road for the Madinah to Makkah direction and the train for the return.
A short drive of roughly fifteen to thirty minutes depending on traffic and where your hotel sits.
About an hour and a quarter before departure: fifteen to thirty minutes driving plus at least thirty minutes at the station.
Most pilgrims change at the hotel, since the train does not stop at Dhul Hulaifah. If you want a Miqat stop, a private car to Makkah is the practical choice.
The driver unloads at the entrance; from there you carry your own bags to the platform.
Yes, per vehicle and agreed in advance, including fuel and tolls.
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