Travel to Baghdad
Every way to reach Baghdad: 1 modes compared, with fares.
Baghdad is reachable from 28 places across 17 countries by 1 mode, on services run by 21 operators. The cheapest arrival costs €31.41 and the fastest takes 3h 47m door to door. The nearest origin is 146 km away.
How people reach Baghdad
Every mode that actually calls at Baghdad, with the cheapest fare and the fastest journey on each.
| Mode | Origins | From | Fastest | Reach | Operators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | 53 | €31.41 | 3h 47m | 3,453 km | 21 |
- 28Places you can arrive from
- 28Places you can leave for
- 17Countries
- 21Operators
Baghdad sits on the water, which usually settles which side of town you want to wake up on. Rooms are not ours to sell.

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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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 200 km | 2 | 4% | Najaf, 146 km |
| 200 to 600 km | 7 | 13% | Sulaymaniyah, 265 km |
| 600 to 1,500 km | 35 | 66% | Tehran, 694 km |
| Over 1,500 km | 9 | 17% | Istanbul, 1609 km |
Which countries you can arrive from
Countries with at least one route into Baghdad that we sell.
| Country | Routes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 8 | 15% |
| Türkiye | 8 | 15% |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 11% |
| Iran | 5 | 9% |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 8% |
| Bahrain | 2 | 4% |
| Germany | 2 | 4% |
| Egypt | 2 | 4% |
| Georgia | 2 | 4% |
| India | 2 | 4% |
| Jordan | 2 | 4% |
| Lebanon | 2 | 4% |
| Oman | 2 | 4% |
| Qatar | 2 | 4% |
| Syria | 2 | 4% |
| Kuwait | 1 | 2% |
| Pakistan | 1 | 2% |
Stations, airports and ports in Baghdad
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Baghdad
- Baghdad railway station
- New Baghdad Garage
- AlNahtha Bus Station
- BGW
- 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 cab stand says.
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The cheapest journeys into Baghdad
Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.
| Route | From | Fastest | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Najaf to Baghdad flight | €31.41 | 3h 47m | 146 km |
| Sulaymaniyah to Baghdad flight | €37.31 | 3h 56m | 265 km |
| Erbil to Baghdad flight | €41.44 | 4h | 319 km |
| Basra to Baghdad flight | €54.42 | 4h 11m | 448 km |
| Damascus to Baghdad flight | €80.97 | 4h 36m | 753 km |
| Tehran to Baghdad flight | €82.74 | 4h 33m | 694 km |
| Beirut to Baghdad flight | €83.92 | 4h 39m | 826 km |
| Amman to Baghdad flight | €85.69 | 4h 39m | 806 km |
| Trabzon to Baghdad flight | €109.88 | 4h 49m | 947 km |
| Doha to Baghdad flight | €110.47 | 5h 10m | 1,131 km |
| Medina to Baghdad flight | €113.42 | 5h 5m | 1,091 km |
| Tbilisi to Baghdad flight | €117.55 | 4h 53m | 929 km |
| Dubai to Baghdad flight | €133.48 | 5h 25m | 1,400 km |
| Cairo to Baghdad flight | €135.25 | 5h 17m | 1,295 km |
| Mashhad to Baghdad flight | €136.43 | 5h 26m | 1,425 km |
| Antalya to Baghdad flight | €147.64 | 5h 21m | 1,307 km |
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
Stores, cafes and hotels that take luggage, with the hours on the map so you know what is still open when you come back.
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Popular trips to Baghdad
Common questions about Travel to Baghdad
How can I get to Baghdad?
Baghdad is reachable by 1 modes on our network, from 28 places, across 17 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 Baghdad?
The cheapest way into Baghdad is by Flight, from €31.41 for one passenger. That is the lowest fare across all 28 origins we sell into Baghdad over the next three weeks, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee.
What is the fastest way to get to Baghdad?
The fastest journey into Baghdad is by Flight, at 3h 47m door to door. The nearest origin we sell is 146 km away in a straight line, which is why a short fast journey exists at all on this list.
Which stations and airports does Baghdad have?
Baghdad has 6 named terminals on our network, including 1 rail stations and 1 airports. Among them are Baghdad railway station, BGW. Every journey time on this page allows for reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
Where can I travel to Baghdad from within 200 km?
2 of the routes we sell into Baghdad start within 200 km. The nearest is Najaf, 146 km away in a straight line. Short corridors like these are usually the ones where a train or bus beats a flight door to door.
Where else can I go from Baghdad in Iraq?
Baghdad connects to 28 places on our network across 17 countries, the furthest of them 3,453 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 modeled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Catchment, Fares, Door to door, Distances
Elsewhere in Iraq
The wider region
Our job ends at the platform. What fills the days in Baghdad afterward does not belong to us.

Day trips out of Baghdad and across Iraq
The tickets worth having in advance, because the line at the door is usually the whole morning.
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Plan a trip from here
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