Cheapest€273.31
- Eurowings E530306:115h 2m11:13Köln CGNErbil EBL
Door to door 8h 12mCO2 511.8 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
Traveling from Cologne to Erbil costs €273.31 at the cheapest and takes 7h 55m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 1 operator. The route covers 3,458 km. Cheapest is by Flight, fastest is by Flight.
At a glance
- Distance
- 3,458 km
- Fastest
- 7h 55m
- Average
- 8h 18m
- Services per day
- 5
- Cheapest
- €273.31
- CO2 per passenger
- 511.8 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 29, 2026.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | 8h 12m | 5h 2m | 3h 10m | €339.39 | 511.8 kg | 4 |
- 8h 12mFastest, by Flight
- €339.39Cheapest, by Flight
- 511.8 kgLowest CO2, by Flight
- 3,458 kmDistance traveled
The cheapest and the fastest on September 29, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Lowest CO2€297.89
- DB Fernverkehr DB920807:301h 17m08:47Koln HauptbahnhofFrankfurt Hauptbahnhof
- Emirates E956510:125h 4m15:16Frankfurt am Main FRAErbil EBL
Changes at Frankfurt am Main, with 85 minutes between services and a walk of about 14 minutes.
Door to door 9h 43mCO2 495.2 kgChanges 1Fixed, no changes
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 Cologne to Erbil | FriSep 11 | SatSep 12 | SunSep 13 | MonSep 14 | TueSep 15 | WedSep 16 | ThuSep 17 | FriSep 18 | SatSep 19 | SunSep 20 | MonSep 21 | TueSep 22 | WedSep 23 | ThuSep 24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | €857.41 | €794.87 | €657.99 | €436.15 | €521.70 | €468.01 | €555.33 | €481.58 | €456.80 | €424.35 | €348.83 | €339.39 | €380.69 | €452.67 |
| Train | €751.64 | €825.89 | €607.54 | €449.14 | €472.79 | €498.09 | €567.94 | €446.94 | €484.34 | €387.54 | €413.39 | €358.94 | €371.04 | €427.69 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-29 · €273.31
The flight gets you into Erbil. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.
Rooms within reach of Erbil - bnalsawa
Hotels and apartments near downtown, most of them with free cancellation, on a map that shows what is walkable.
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When to book Cologne to Erbil
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €291.0190 days
- €216.0860 days
- €241.2445 days
- €273.3130 days
- €345.2921 days
- €427.6914 days
- €555.337 days
- €607.543 days
- €751.641 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €216.08.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 248 percent. The most expensive point is €751.64, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 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 60 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.
- €387.54Sun
- €348.83Mon
- €339.39Tue
- €371.04Wed
- €427.69Thu
- €446.94Fri
- €456.80Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €472.79Sep
- €295.14Oct
- €244.54Nov
- €285.24Dec
- €235.74Jan
- €202.19Feb
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
- 20% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 80% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 3,458 km against 3,357 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 Ankara, Vienna, Istanbul, Frankfurt am Main. The gap between arriving and leaving is 49 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 19 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Cologne at 06:11 and the last at 07:30, across 4 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.
Köln
Rail
- Koln Hauptbahnhof
- Köln Hbf
- Köln-Lövenich
Bus
- Koln Breslauer Platz
- Wahn S-Bahn
Air
- CGN
Ferry
- Weiß - Zündorf
- Zündorf - Weiß
Erbil
Bus
- Erbil - bnalsawa
- kasnazan erbil bus station
Air
- 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 cab stand says.
Book a ride from EBL 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eurowings | €273.31 | 7h 55m | 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 | €224.00 | 82% |
| Taxes | €40.32 | 15% |
| Supplier fees | €7.00 | 3% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 1% |
| Total you pay | €273.31 | 100% |
The flight gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Somewhere to drop the bags in Erbil?
Most of the points near Erbil - bnalsawa open before the first train and close after the last one.
Check Erbil on StasherOr try Bounce
Partner links. We do not run these networks. We earn a commission on a booking, and the price is the same as going direct.
Questions about Cologne to Erbil
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 Cologne to Erbil?
The fastest journey from Cologne to Erbil takes 7h 55m door to door, of which 5h 2m is spent moving, on the Flight. Most services take around 8h 18m, 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 Cologne to Erbil?
The cheapest fare from Cologne to Erbil is €273.31, checked on September 29, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €479.81. 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 Cologne to Erbil?
The cheapest way from Cologne to Erbil is by Flight, at €339.39 for one passenger on September 29, 2026. That journey takes 8h 12m 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 Cologne to Erbil?
Fares from Cologne to Erbil bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €216.08. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 248 percent, measured on September 29, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Cologne to Erbil?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Cologne to Erbil, at €339.39. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 29, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Cologne to Erbil?
February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Cologne to Erbil, at €202.19 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 Cologne to Erbil?
1 operators sell services from Cologne to Erbil across 1 modes: Eurowings. 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 Cologne to Erbil?
20 percent of the services we sell from Cologne to Erbil are direct. The rest connect at Ankara, Vienna, Istanbul, Frankfurt am Main, with about 49 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 Cologne to Erbil use?
Services from Cologne to Erbil by Flight leave from Köln CGN and arrive at Erbil EBL. 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 Cologne to Erbil?
0 of the 1 operators we sell from Cologne to Erbil 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 Cologne to Erbil on September 10, 2026: 3458 km of route against 3357 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €273.31, and 7h 55m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
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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