Cheapest€70.94
- Iraqi Airways IA718806:331h 28m08:01Erbil EBLBasrah BSR
Door to door 4h 38mCO2 183.0 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
Traveling from Erbil to Basra costs €70.94 at the cheapest and takes 4h 31m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 1 operator. The route covers 744 km. Cheapest is by Flight, fastest is by Flight.
At a glance
- Distance
- 744 km
- Fastest
- 4h 31m
- Average
- 4h 35m
- Services per day
- 2
- Cheapest
- €70.94
- CO2 per passenger
- 183.0 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 September 28, 2026.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | 4h 38m | 1h 28m | 3h 10m | €75.66 | 183.0 kg | 2 |
- 4h 38mFastest, by Flight
- €75.66Cheapest, by Flight
- 183.0 kgLowest CO2, by Flight
- 744 kmDistance traveled
The cheapest and the fastest on September 28, 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 modeled until our booking connectors are live.
No live timetable for this trip yet.
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled 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 traveling are marked.
| Cheapest fare by mode and day for Erbil to Basra | WedSep 9 | ThuSep 10 | FriSep 11 | SatSep 12 | SunSep 13 | MonSep 14 | TueSep 15 | WedSep 16 | ThuSep 17 | FriSep 18 | SatSep 19 | SunSep 20 | MonSep 21 | TueSep 22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | €160.62 | €175.96 | €171.24 | €137.61 | €149.41 | €108.70 | €121.09 | €112.83 | €124.63 | €126.40 | €112.24 | €95.72 | €97.49 | €75.66 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-28 · €70.94
Basra is big enough that where you sleep decides what the days look like. We sell the seat, not the room.
Where to stay in Basra
Filter by neighborhood and by nightly price, and the map tells you what is a walk and what is a cab.
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When to book Erbil to Basra
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €72.7190 days
- €76.2560 days
- €70.9445 days
- €81.5630 days
- €73.3021 days
- €75.6614 days
- €121.097 days
- €171.243 days
- €160.621 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €70.94.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 141 percent. The most expensive point is €171.24, 3 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.
- €95.72Sun
- €97.49Mon
- €75.66Tue
- €112.83Wed
- €124.63Thu
- €126.40Fri
- €112.24Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €121.09Sep
- €74.48Oct
- €80.97Nov
- €66.81Dec
- €66.22Jan
- €65.04Feb
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.
- Direct or connecting
- 50% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 50% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 744 km against 722 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Baghdad. The gap between arriving and leaving is 52 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 18 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is ours to fix and you are rebooked at no charge.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Erbil at 06:33 and the last at 07:30, 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.
Erbil
Bus
- Erbil - bnalsawa
- kasnazan erbil bus station
Air
- EBL
Basrah
Rail
- Al Maqal Railway Station
Bus
- محطة باصات العشار
- كراج بغداد - الكراج الموحد
Air
- BSR
BSR is not in Basra, and the drive in from it is the part of the trip nobody plans. We sell the flight and stop at the terminal door.
Getting from BSR into Basra?
A price agreed before you fly, a driver at arrivals, and a car big enough for the bags.
Book a ride from BSR 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 | €70.94 | 4h 31m | 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 | €52.50 | 74% |
| Taxes | €9.45 | 13% |
| Supplier fees | €7.00 | 10% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 3% |
| Total you pay | €70.94 | 100% |
Check-in is at three and you will be in Basra well before then. Lockers are not something we run.
Somewhere to drop the bags in Basra?
Priced by the bag and by the day, booked before you get there, and insured while it sits.
Check Basra on StasherOr try Bounce
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Questions about Erbil to Basra
The questions people actually ask about this trip, 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 Erbil to Basra?
The fastest journey from Erbil to Basra takes 4h 31m door to door, of which 1h 28m is spent moving, on the Flight. Most services take around 4h 35m, 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 Erbil to Basra?
The cheapest fare from Erbil to Basra is €70.94, checked on September 28, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €109.29. 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 Erbil to Basra?
The cheapest way from Erbil to Basra is by Flight, at €75.66 for one passenger on September 28, 2026. That journey takes 4h 38m 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 Erbil to Basra?
Fares from Erbil to Basra bottom out around 45 days before departure, at €70.94. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 141 percent, measured on September 28, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Erbil to Basra?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Erbil to Basra, at €75.66. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 28, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Erbil to Basra?
February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Erbil to Basra, at €65.04 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 service from Erbil to Basra?
1 operators sell services from Erbil to Basra across 1 modes: 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 Erbil to Basra?
50 percent of the services we sell from Erbil to Basra are direct. The rest connect at Baghdad, with about 52 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
Which station or terminal do services from Erbil to Basra use?
Services from Erbil to Basra by Flight leave from Erbil EBL and arrive at Basrah BSR. 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 Erbil to Basra?
0 of the 1 operators we sell from Erbil to Basra 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 modeled 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 Erbil to Basra on September 8, 2026: 744 km of route against 722 km in a straight line, 2 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €70.94, and 4h 31m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
The flight is the simple part. What you do once you are in Basra is somebody else's catalog.
Things to do in Basra
Day trips that leave Basra in the morning and cover a good part of Iraq by evening.
See Basra on GetYourGuideOr browse Viator
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Other ways to make this journey
Arriving in Basra
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- 6Countries
- 9Operators
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