--- title: "Arbil to Najaf – 2 ways by car, taxi | Mixroutes" description: "Arbil to Najaf is 464 km. Fastest: undefined in 0 min. Cheapest: undefined from –. Real timetables, prices labelled live, quoted or estimated." url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/arbil-to-najaf" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/arbil-to-najaf.md" image: "https://www.mixroutes.com/og.png" --- # How to get from Arbil to Najaf [Plan it for your day](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Arbil&to=Najaf) [Najaf to Arbil](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/najaf-to-arbil) **Fastest:** –\ \ **Cheapest:** –\ \ **Distance:** 464 km\ as the crow flies\ **Departures today:** 0\ 2 ways, Wed 28 Oct\ ## 2 ways to travel 464 km apart. Times are the timetables for Wed 28 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$930 cheaper than a cab and about as quick. - [**Drive** best 6h 48m$41–55 Estimated **Avoid** · Iraq 515 km · fuel only](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Arbil&to=Najaf) - [**Taxi** 6h 48m$820–1,130 Estimated **Avoid** · Iraq one-way cab](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Arbil&to=Najaf) Data: [Roads © OpenStreetMap contributors, routed by OSRM](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 Iraq; the planner lets you pick yours. - **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. ## 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 Arbil to Najaf? The fastest way is by car: about 6h 48m door to door. The straight-line distance is 464 km. What is the cheapest way from Arbil to Najaf? Drive is the cheapest, from $41. That figure is an estimate from the operator's fare bands, not a live quote. How far is Najaf from Arbil by road? About 515 km, roughly 6h 48m of driving in normal traffic. Fuel alone costs around $41–55; 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. From Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA) [Hotels in Najaf Compare prices on Hotels70](https://www.hotels70.com) ## More routes - [Kochi to Bengaluru](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-bengaluru) - [Kochi to Chennai](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-chennai) - [Kochi to Thiruvananthapuram](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-thiruvananthapuram) - [Kochi to Munnar](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-munnar) - [Kochi to Alappuzha](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-alappuzha) - [Kochi to Kozhikode](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-kozhikode) --- This is the markdown version of https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/arbil-to-najaf, for search crawlers and AI assistants. The HTML page is the canonical copy. Mixroutes is made by Lascade LLC, Sharjah Media City, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. Index of every page: https://www.mixroutes.com/llms.txt