There are 4 ways to get from Glasgow to Erbil by bus, plane, train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Erbil International Airport
best- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminalbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Erbil International Airport (EBL)plane EDI - EBL
10h 57m$247–934Train, train to Newcastle, fly to Erbil International Airport
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Erbil International Airport (EBL)plane NCL - EBL
14h 9m$308–1,127Fly Glasgow Airport to Erbil International Airport
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Erbil International Airport (EBL)plane GLA - EBL
12h 48m$302–827Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Sulaymaniyah, drive
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminalbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Sulaymaniyah (ISU)plane EDI - ISU
- Drive from Sulaymaniyah (ISU) to Erbilcar
16h 7m$297–1,125
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Erbil International Airport (EBL) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Glasgow to Erbil is to fly which costs $300 - $850 and takes 12h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Glasgow to Erbil is to bus and fly which takes 10h 57m and costs $240 - $950.
The distance between Glasgow and Erbil is 4218 km.
It takes approximately 10h 57m to get from Glasgow to Erbil, including transfers.
Erbil is 2h ahead of Glasgow. It is currently 9:39 AM in Glasgow and 11:39 AM in Erbil.
There are 120+ hotels available in Erbil.
What companies run services between Glasgow, Scotland and Erbil, Iraq?
KLM, FlexFlight ApS, and three other airlines fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Erbil International Airport (EBL) 4 times a week.
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Erbil International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Newcastle to Erbil International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Erbil International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–800
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sulaymaniyah via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Erbil International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Newcastle to Erbil International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Erbil International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–1,900
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Erbil International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Erbil International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sulaymaniyah via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,200
- Website
- urairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Erbil International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Newcastle to Erbil International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Erbil International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–1,900
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Erbil International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–950
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Newcastle to Erbil International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sulaymaniyah via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $24–40
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $10–18
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–19
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- $10–19
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–19
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- $10–19
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Website
- Ember
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