There are 4 ways to get from Edinburgh to Iraqi Kurdistan by plane, taxi, train, or car
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Fly Edinburgh Airport to Erbil International Airport, taxi
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Erbil International Airport (EBL)plane EDI - EBL
- Take the taxi from Erbil International Airport (EBL) to Iraqi Kurdistantaxi
10h 19m$493–893Fly Edinburgh Airport to Kirkuk, drive
cheapest- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Kirkuk (KIK)plane EDI - KIK
- Drive from Kirkuk (KIK) to Iraqi Kurdistancar
18h 26m$209–773Train to Newcastle, fly to Erbil International Airport, taxi
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Erbil International Airport (EBL)plane NCL - EBL
- Take the taxi from Erbil International Airport (EBL) to Iraqi Kurdistantaxi
12h 34m$603–1,461Fly Edinburgh Airport to Sulaymaniyah, drive
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Sulaymaniyah (ISU)plane EDI - ISU
- Drive from Sulaymaniyah (ISU) to Iraqi Kurdistancar
14h 49m$409–1,523
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Erbil International Airport (EBL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Iraqi Kurdistan is to fly and drive which costs $200 - $800 and takes 18h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Iraqi Kurdistan is to fly and taxi which takes 10h 19m and costs $490 - $900.
The distance between Edinburgh and Iraqi Kurdistan is 4210 km.
It takes approximately 10h 19m to get from Edinburgh to Iraqi Kurdistan, including transfers.
Iraqi Kurdistan is 2h 30m ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 1:01 PM in Edinburgh and 3:31 PM in Iraqi Kurdistan.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Iraqi Kurdistan, Arbīl, Iraq?
There is no direct connection from Edinburgh to Iraqi Kurdistan. However, you can take the vehicle to Edinburgh Airport, walk to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) airport, fly to Erbil International Airport (EBL), then take the taxi to Iraqi Kurdistan. Alternatively, you can take the train to Newcastle, walk to Central Station, take the subway to Newcastle Airport, walk to Newcastle (NCL) airport, fly to Erbil International Airport (EBL), then take the taxi to Iraqi Kurdistan.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Erbil International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sulaymaniyah via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kirkuk via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 17m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–900
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kirkuk via Munich, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kirkuk via Amsterdam Schiphol, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–900
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Erbil International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Erbil International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 14m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,100
Flights from Newcastle to Erbil International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 59m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,200
Flights from Newcastle to Erbil International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Erbil International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Newcastle to Erbil International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sulaymaniyah via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
- Website
- urairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Erbil International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,800
Flights from Newcastle to Erbil International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Erbil International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sulaymaniyah via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sulaymaniyah via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Newcastle to Erbil International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 225 333
- [email protected]
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $90–130
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $60–110
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- [email protected]
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Estimated price
- $100–130
Hello Taxi
- Phone
- +964 750 418 0000
Hello Taxi
- Phone
- +964 750 418 0000
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