--- title: "Anarak E Sofla to Najaf – 2 ways by car, taxi | Mixroutes" description: "Anarak E Sofla to Najaf is 338 km. Fastest: undefined in 0 min. Cheapest: undefined from –. Real timetables, prices labelled live, quoted or estimated." url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/anarak-e-sofla-to-najaf" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/anarak-e-sofla-to-najaf.md" image: "https://www.mixroutes.com/og.png" --- # How to get from Anarak E Sofla to Najaf [Plan it for your day](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Anarak+E+Sofla&to=Najaf) [Najaf to Anarak E Sofla](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/najaf-to-anarak-e-sofla) **Fastest:** –\ \ **Cheapest:** –\ \ **Distance:** 338 km\ as the crow flies\ **Departures today:** 0\ 2 ways, Mon 26 Oct\ ## 2 ways to travel 338 km apart. Times are the timetables for Mon 26 Oct, 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$970 cheaper than a cab and about as quick. - [**Drive** best 7h 29m$43–60 Estimated **Avoid** · Iran 536 km · fuel only](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Anarak+E+Sofla&to=Najaf) - [**Taxi** 7h 29m$860–1,180 Estimated **Avoid** · Iran one-way cab](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Anarak+E+Sofla&to=Najaf) Data: [Roads © OpenStreetMap contributors, routed by OSRM](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) · [Places © OpenStreetMap contributors](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) · [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. - **Likely no visa needed for Iraq** · Iran passport (assumed) [Check rules](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/iraq/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) - **Do not travel to Iraq** [US](https://travel.state.gov/content/tsg_aem/us/en/home/international-travel/travel-advisories/destination.irq.html) [UK](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/iraq/warnings-and-insurance) 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 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 Anarak E Sofla to Najaf? The fastest way is by car: about 7h 29m door to door. The straight-line distance is 338 km. What is the cheapest way from Anarak E Sofla to Najaf? Drive is the cheapest, from $43. That figure is an estimate from the operator's fare bands, not a live quote. How far is Najaf from Anarak E Sofla by road? About 536 km, roughly 7h 29m of driving in normal traffic. Fuel alone costs around $43–60; tolls and parking are extra. ## In Najaf Metropolis in Iraq Najaf is the capital city of the eponymous Najaf Governorate in central Iraq, about 160 km (99 mi) south of Baghdad. Its estimated population in 2024 was about 1.41 million people. It is widely considered amongst the holiest cities of Shia Islam and one of its spiritual capitals, as well as the center of Shia political power in Iraq. [The Najaf guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/places/najaf) Worth your time - Al-Qadisiyyah Historical city, infamous as the site of the battle in 636, which saw forces of the Rashidun Caliphate defeat the Persians sent by Rostam Farrokhzad, the dynast of the Sasanian Empire. - Great Mosque of Kufa Aside from its architectural significance, this mosque is historically important as the site of the assassination of Imam Ali, in 661 AD (40 AH). - Ruins of Al-Hirah Ancient city. - Wadi-us-Salaam An Islamic cemetery, it is noted for being the largest cemetery in the world. 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