Travel to Erbil
Every way to reach Erbil: 1 modes compared, with fares.
Erbil is reachable from 25 places across 15 countries by 1 mode, on services run by 21 operators. The cheapest arrival costs €42.62 and the fastest takes 4h 1m door to door. The nearest origin is 319 km away.
How people reach Erbil
Every mode that actually calls at Erbil, with the cheapest fare and the fastest journey on each.
| Mode | Origins | From | Fastest | Reach | Operators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | 44 | €42.62 | 4h 1m | 3,536 km | 21 |
- 25Places you can arrive from
- 25Places you can leave for
- 15Countries
- 21Operators
Erbil is big enough that where you sleep decides what the days look like. We sell the seat, not the room.
Rooms within reach of Erbil - bnalsawa
Hotels and flats near the centre, most of them with free cancellation, on a map that shows what is walkable.
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How far people travel to get here
Every origin we sell, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.
| Distance | Routes | Share | Nearest of them |
|---|---|---|---|
| 200 to 600 km | 2 | 5% | Baghdad, 319 km |
| 600 to 1,500 km | 22 | 50% | Tbilisi, 616 km |
| Over 1,500 km | 20 | 45% | Sharjah, 1624 km |
Which countries you can arrive from
Countries with at least one route into Erbil that we sell.
| Country | Routes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 9 | 20% |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 14% |
| Türkiye | 6 | 14% |
| Iraq | 4 | 9% |
| Denmark | 2 | 5% |
| Egypt | 2 | 5% |
| Georgia | 2 | 5% |
| Iran | 2 | 5% |
| Jordan | 2 | 5% |
| Lebanon | 2 | 5% |
| Netherlands | 2 | 5% |
| Qatar | 2 | 5% |
| Austria | 1 | 2% |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 2% |
| Syria | 1 | 2% |
Stations, airports and ports in Erbil
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Erbil
- Erbil - bnalsawa
- kasnazan erbil bus station
- EBL
Erbil is large, and the road in from EBL can take longer than the last hour of the flight. Cars are not our business.
Getting from EBL into Erbil?
Settled in advance, so the ride into Erbil costs what it said it would rather than what the rank says.
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The cheapest journeys into Erbil
Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.
| Route | From | Fastest | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baghdad to Erbil flight | €42.62 | 4h 1m | 319 km |
| Damascus to Erbil flight | €86.28 | 4h 36m | 764 km |
| Tbilisi to Erbil flight | €88.64 | 4h 27m | 616 km |
| Tehran to Erbil flight | €89.23 | 4h 28m | 669 km |
| Basra to Erbil flight | €93.95 | 4h 34m | 722 km |
| Beirut to Erbil flight | €111.65 | 4h 43m | 815 km |
| Amman to Erbil flight | €116.96 | 4h 49m | 879 km |
| Cairo to Erbil flight | €143.51 | 5h 28m | 1,368 km |
| Istanbul to Erbil flight | €145.87 | 5h 25m | 1,412 km |
| Antalya to Erbil flight | €154.13 | 5h 8m | 1,191 km |
| Ankara to Erbil flight | €154.72 | 5h 3m | 1,060 km |
| Dubai to Erbil flight | €174.78 | 5h 42m | 1,639 km |
| Medina to Erbil flight | €188.94 | 5h 38m | 1,370 km |
| Abu Dhabi to Erbil flight | €194.84 | 5h 53m | 1,640 km |
| Sharjah city to Erbil flight | €198.38 | 5h 49m | 1,624 km |
| Doha to Erbil flight | €199.56 | 5h 34m | 1,409 km |
The flight gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Somewhere to leave the bags in Erbil?
Most of the points near Erbil - bnalsawa open before the first train and shut after the last one.
Check Erbil on StasherOr try Bounce
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Popular journeys to Erbil
Common questions about Travel to Erbil
How can I get to Erbil?
Erbil is reachable by 1 modes on our network, from 25 places, across 15 countries, on services run by 21 operators. The table on this page compares those modes on the cheapest fare, the fastest journey, how far each reaches and how many carriers run it.
What is the cheapest way to get to Erbil?
The cheapest way into Erbil is by Flight, from €42.62 for one passenger. That is the lowest fare across all 25 origins we sell into Erbil over the next three weeks, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee.
What is the fastest way to get to Erbil?
The fastest journey into Erbil is by Flight, at 4h 1m door to door. The nearest origin we sell is 319 km away in a straight line, which is why a short fast journey exists at all on this list.
Which stations and airports does Erbil have?
Erbil has 3 named terminals on our network, including 0 rail stations and 1 airports. Among them are EBL. Every journey time on this page allows for reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
Where else can I go from Erbil in Iraq?
Erbil connects to 25 places on our network across 15 countries, the furthest of them 3,536 km away in a straight line. Iraq routes are listed on this page, and the country pages carry the rest of the network around it.
Where these numbers come from
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 Catchment, Fares, Door to door, Distances
Elsewhere in Iraq
The wider region
Plenty of what is worth seeing sits outside Erbil and elsewhere in Iraq. None of it is ours to sell.
What to book in Erbil before you go
Day trips that leave Erbil in the morning and cover a good part of Iraq by evening.
See Erbil on GetYourGuideOr browse Viator
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Plan a trip from here
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