Cheapest€47.34
- Iraqi Airways IA973106:331h 3m07:36Basrah BSRBaghdad BGW
Door to door 4h 13mCO2 113.7 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
Travelling from Basra to Baghdad costs €47.34 at the cheapest and takes 4h 10m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 1 operator. The route covers 462 km. Cheapest is by flight, fastest is by flight.
At a glance
- Distance
- 462 km
- Fastest
- 4h 10m
- Average
- 4h 13m
- Services per day
- 2
- Cheapest
- €47.34
- CO2 per passenger
- 113.7 kg
Every way to make this journey
Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on 28 September 2026.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | 4h 13m | 1h 3m | 3h 10m | €50.29 | 113.7 kg | 2 |
- 4h 13mFastest, by Flight
- €50.29Cheapest, by Flight
- 113.7 kgLowest CO2, by Flight
- 462 kmDistance travelled
The cheapest and the fastest on 28 September 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Today's real departures
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modelled until our booking connectors are live.
Checking the live timetables.
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modelled until our booking connectors are live.
Prices over the next three weeks
Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of travelling are marked.
| Cheapest fare by mode and day for Basra to Baghdad | Sun13 Sept | Mon14 Sept | Tue15 Sept | Wed16 Sept | Thu17 Sept | Fri18 Sept | Sat19 Sept | Sun20 Sept | Mon21 Sept | Tue22 Sept | Wed23 Sept | Thu24 Sept | Fri25 Sept | Sat26 Sept |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | €123.45 | €85.69 | €97.49 | €83.92 | €98.67 | €79.20 | €89.23 | €62.68 | €63.86 | €50.29 | €69.17 | €82.74 | €72.71 | €68.58 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-28 · €47.34
The journey ends at Baghdad railway station. Everything past the barriers belongs to somebody else, the rooms included.
A room in Baghdad for the night the flight gets in
Sort by distance from Baghdad railway station and you can see which places are ten minutes on foot and which are not.
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When to book Basra to Baghdad
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €50.8890 days
- €45.5760 days
- €42.6245 days
- €44.9830 days
- €50.8821 days
- €68.5814 days
- €89.237 days
- €97.493 days
- €123.451 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €42.62.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 190 percent. The dearest point is €123.45, 1 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.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 45 days ahead. You are inside that window.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €62.68Sun
- €63.86Mon
- €56.19Tue
- €69.17Wed
- €82.74Thu
- €72.71Fri
- €68.58Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €97.49Sept
- €49.70Oct
- €49.11Nov
- €42.62Dec
- €44.39Jan
- €43.80Feb
The route
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 462 km against 448 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Basra at 06:33 and the last at 14:46, across 2 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Basrah
Rail
- Al Maqal Railway Station
Coach
- محطة باصات العشار
- كراج بغداد - الكراج الموحد
Air
- BSR
Baghdad
Rail
- Baghdad railway station
Coach
- New Baghdad Garage
- AlNahtha Bus Station
Air
- BGW
Ferry
- Station A
- Station B
Baghdad is large, and the road in from BGW can take longer than the last hour of the flight. Cars are not our business.
Getting from BGW into Baghdad?
Settled in advance, so the ride into Baghdad costs what it said it would rather than what the rank says.
Book a transfer from BGW with Welcome PickupsOr check Daytrip
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Who runs this route
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From | Fastest | Typical speed | Flexibility | On board |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Iraqi Airways | €47.34 | 4h 10m | 740 km/h | Fixed fare | Not published |
What the fare is made of
Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.
| Part | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Operator fare | €32.50 | 69% |
| Taxes | €5.85 | 12% |
| Supplier fees | €7.00 | 15% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 4% |
| Total you pay | €47.34 | 100% |
Check-in is at three and you will be in Baghdad well before then. Lockers are not something we run.
Where to leave your bags in Baghdad
Shops, cafes and hotels that take luggage, with the opening hours on the map so you know what is still open when you come back.
Check Baghdad on StasherOr try Bounce
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Questions about Basra to Baghdad
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 Basra to Baghdad?
The fastest journey from Basra to Baghdad takes 4h 10m door to door, of which 1h 3m is spent moving, on the flight. Most services take around 4h 13m, 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 Basra to Baghdad?
The cheapest fare from Basra to Baghdad is €47.34, checked on 12 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €68.88. 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 Basra to Baghdad?
The cheapest way from Basra to Baghdad is by flight, at €50.29 for one passenger on 28 September 2026. That journey takes 4h 13m 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 Basra to Baghdad?
Fares from Basra to Baghdad bottom out around 45 days before departure, at €42.62. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 190 percent, measured on 12 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Basra to Baghdad?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Basra to Baghdad, at €56.19. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on 12 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Basra to Baghdad?
December is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Basra to Baghdad, at €42.62 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 Basra to Baghdad?
1 operators sell services from Basra to Baghdad across 1 mode: Iraqi Airways. 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 Basra to Baghdad?
Every service we sell from Basra to Baghdad is direct, with around 2 departures a day and a fastest journey of 4h 10m door to door. No connection is needed, so there is no missed connection risk to plan around on this corridor.
Which station or terminal do services from Basra to Baghdad use?
Services from Basra to Baghdad by flight leave from Basrah BSR and arrive at Baghdad BGW. Allow about 3h 10m 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 Basra to Baghdad?
0 of the 1 operators we sell from Basra to Baghdad 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
Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modelled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Basra to Baghdad on 12 September 2026: 462 km of route against 448 km in a straight line, 2 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €47.34, and 4h 10m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
Our job ends on the platform. What fills the days in Baghdad afterwards does not belong to us.
Day trips out of Baghdad and across Iraq
The tickets worth having in advance, because the queue at the door is usually the whole morning.
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