There are 6 ways to get from Europe to Iraqi Kurdistan by train, plane, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Frankfurt, fly, taxi
best- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Erbil International Airport (EBL)plane FRA - EBL
- Take the taxi from Erbil International Airport (EBL) to Iraqi Kurdistantaxi
13h 7m$319–837Train, train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly, taxi
cheapest- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain
- Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Erbil International Airport (EBL)plane DUS - EBL
- Take the taxi from Erbil International Airport (EBL) to Iraqi Kurdistantaxi
13h 21m$292–613Train, train to Hannover Airport, fly, taxi
- Take the train from Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof to Göttingentrain
- Take the train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Erbil International Airport (EBL)plane HAJ - EBL
- Take the taxi from Erbil International Airport (EBL) to Iraqi Kurdistantaxi
11h 16mTrain, train to Stuttgart Airport, fly, taxi
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Erbil International Airport (EBL)plane STR - EBL
- Take the taxi from Erbil International Airport (EBL) to Iraqi Kurdistantaxi
12h 27m$309–724Train to Erfurt–Weimar Airport, fly, taxi
- Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain
- Fly from Erfurt–Weimar Airport (ERF) to Erbil International Airport (EBL)plane ERF - EBL
- Take the taxi from Erbil International Airport (EBL) to Iraqi Kurdistantaxi
12h 3m$447–1,250Train, train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly, taxi
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Siegburg Bftrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Erbil International Airport (EBL)plane CGN - EBL
- Take the taxi from Erbil International Airport (EBL) to Iraqi Kurdistantaxi
12h 15m$348–901
Frankfurt (FRA) to Erbil International Airport (EBL) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Europe to Iraqi Kurdistan is to train and fly and taxi which costs $300 - $750 and takes 12h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Europe to Iraqi Kurdistan is to train and fly and taxi which takes 12h 3m and costs $440 - $1,300.
The distance between Europe and Iraqi Kurdistan is 3456 km.
It takes approximately 13h 7m to get from Europe to Iraqi Kurdistan, including transfers.
Iraqi Kurdistan is 2h 30m ahead of Europe. It is currently 7:37 AM in Europe and 10:07 AM in Iraqi Kurdistan.
What companies run services between Europe and Iraqi Kurdistan, Arbīl, Iraq?
There is no direct connection from Europe to Iraqi Kurdistan. However, you can take the line 315 bus to Bebra Bahnhof, walk to Bebra Bahnhof, take the train to Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof, take the train to Frankfurt, walk to Frankfurt (FRA) airport, fly to Erbil International Airport (EBL), then take the taxi to Iraqi Kurdistan. Alternatively, you can take the line 260 bus to Sontra Breitwiese, walk to Sontra Bahnhof, take the train to Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof, take the train to Göttingen, take the train to Hannover Hauptbahnhof, take the train to Langenhagen Flughafen, walk to Hannover Airport (HAJ) airport, fly to Erbil International Airport (EBL), then take the taxi to Iraqi Kurdistan.
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Erbil International Airport via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $160–550
Flights from Frankfurt to Erbil International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–550
Flights from Hannover Airport to Erbil International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–750
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Erbil International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–360
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Erbil International Airport via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–350
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Erbil International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–350
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Erbil International Airport via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–600
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Erbil International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–600
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Erbil International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Erbil International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Erbil International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Erfurt–Weimar Airport to Erbil International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Erbil International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Erbil International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–800
Flights from Hannover Airport to Erbil International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Erbil International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–900
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Erbil International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $260–900
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Erbil International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–850
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Erbil International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–650
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Erbil International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $210–700
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Erbil International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–700
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Erbil International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–650
- Website
- urairlines.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Erbil International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Erbil International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Erbil International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Erbil International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Erbil International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $330–950
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Erbil International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–850
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Erbil International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–800
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Erbil International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $260–800
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Erbil International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–700
Flights from Erfurt–Weimar Airport to Erbil International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Erbil International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–700
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $9–20
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $9–20
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–21
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $9–20
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Siegburg Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $27–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 561 766396-0
- [email protected]
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $29–45
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–18
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–18
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 30 21300130
- [email protected]
- Website
- Abellio GmbH
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–19
- Schedules at
- Abellio GmbH
- Phone
- 0800 2235546
- Website
- ABELLIO Rail Mitteldeutschland GmbH
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–20
- Schedules at
- ABELLIO Rail Mitteldeutschland GmbH
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Estimated price
- $100–130
Hello Taxi
- Phone
- +964 750 418 0000
Hello Taxi
- Phone
- +964 750 418 0000
Hello Taxi
- Phone
- +964 750 418 0000
Hello Taxi
- Phone
- +964 750 418 0000
Hello Taxi
- Phone
- +964 750 418 0000
Hello Taxi
- Phone
- +964 750 418 0000
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