--- title: "Ab Barik to Kandahar – 3 ways by plane, car, taxi | Mixroutes" description: "Ab Barik to Kandahar is 1262 km. Fastest: undefined in 0 min. Cheapest: undefined from –. Real timetables, prices labelled live, quoted or estimated." url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/ab-barik-to-kandahar" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/ab-barik-to-kandahar.md" image: "https://www.mixroutes.com/og.png" --- # How to get from Ab Barik to Kandahar [Plan it for your day](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Ab+Barik&to=Kandahar) [Kandahar to Ab Barik](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kandahar-to-ab-barik) **Fastest:** –\ \ **Cheapest:** –\ \ **Distance:** 1262 km\ as the crow flies\ **Departures today:** 2\ 3 ways, Sun 1 Nov\ ## 3 ways to travel 1262 km apart. Times are the timetables for Sun 1 Nov, planned from 08:00; every price says whether it is live, the operator's fare or our estimate. We add nothing to any fare. best 10h 30m quicker than driving for $380 more; for most people the time is worth more. - [**Fly** best 12h 14m$430–690 Estimated **Avoid** · Iran SYZ → KDH · one stop via DXB · typical times](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Ab+Barik&to=Kandahar) - [**Drive** 22h 44m$130–180 Estimated **Avoid** · Iran 1626 km · fuel only](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Ab+Barik&to=Kandahar) - [**Taxi** 22h 44m$2,600–3,580 Estimated **Avoid** · Iran one-way cab](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Ab+Barik&to=Kandahar) Data: [Roads © OpenStreetMap contributors, routed by OSRM](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) · [Typical flight routes from OpenFlights (ODbL), a 2014 snapshot](https://openflights.org/data) · [Places from GeoNames, CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · [All credits and licences](https://www.mixroutes.com/credits) ## Before you go Borders, permits, official travel advice and disaster alerts for the places on this route, as their sources publish them. Entry rules are shown for a passport from Iran; the planner lets you pick yours. - **Changing planes in United Arab Emirates** · Iran passport (assumed) [Check rules](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/united-arab-emirates/entry-requirements) - **Visa likely needed for Afghanistan** · Iran passport (assumed) [Check rules](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/afghanistan/entry-requirements) - **Visa likely needed for Afghanistan** · Iran passport (assumed) [Check rules](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/afghanistan/entry-requirements) - **Avoid travel to Iran** [UK](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/iran) [US](https://travel.state.gov/content/tsg_aem/us/en/home/international-travel/travel-advisories/destination.irn.html) - **Avoid travel to Afghanistan** [UK](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/afghanistan) [US](https://travel.state.gov/content/tsg_aem/us/en/home/international-travel/travel-advisories/destination.afg.html) - **Reconsider travel to United Arab Emirates** [US](https://travel.state.gov/content/tsg_aem/us/en/home/international-travel/travel-advisories/destination.are.html) Travel advice: UK FCDO (Open Government Licence v3.0), US State Department. Visa rules: [Passport Index data](https://github.com/imorte/passport-index-data) (MIT, 17 Feb 2026); always check the official entry rules. ## Departures today 1. [08:14 → 21:37 12h 23m · 1 change$430–630](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Ab+Barik&to=Kandahar&date=2026-11-01&time=08%3A00&it=fly) 2. [08:14 → 21:28 12h 14m · 1 change$460–690](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Ab+Barik&to=Kandahar&date=2026-11-01&time=08%3A00&it=fly-1) Timetable data via Transitous and the operators' own GTFS feeds. Live delays arrive when an operator publishes a real-time feed. ## Questions people ask How long does it take to get from Ab Barik to Kandahar? The fastest way is by plane: about 12h 14m door to door, including the ride to the airport and check-in. The straight-line distance is 1262 km. What is the cheapest way from Ab Barik to Kandahar? Fly is the cheapest, from $430. That figure is an estimate from the operator's fare bands, not a live quote. How long is the flight from Ab Barik to Kandahar? About 1h 57m in the air (SYZ → MHD), about 12h 14m door to door once you add the ride to the airport, check-in and the cab at the other end. Typical fares run $430–690; live prices are on Flights70. How far is Kandahar from Ab Barik by road? About 1626 km, roughly 22h 44m of driving in normal traffic. Fuel alone costs around $130–180; tolls and parking are extra. ## In Kandahar City in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan Kandahar is a major city in southern Afghanistan, serving as the capital of Kandahar Province. It is within the jurisdiction of Kandahar District and has an estimated population of 732,629 settled residents. Mullah Hekmatullah is the current mayor of the city. His predecessor was Haji Nimatullah Hassan. [The Kandahar guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/places/kandahar) Worth your time - Chil Zena Historical site located in the Sarpuza neighborhood. - Kandahar Museum Contains the paintings of Ghiyassuddin, regarded as one of the most important Afghan painters of all time. - Tomb of Ahmad Shah Durrani Resting place of Ahmad Shah Durrani, the founder of the state of Afghanistan. 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