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How to get from Baghdad to Basra

Plan it for your day Basra to Baghdad
Quickest listed
6h 4m
by car, door to door; trains not read
Lowest listed
$43
by car; trains not read
Distance
451 km
as the crow flies
Departures
–
timetables not read

3 ways to travel

451 km apart. Times are the timetables for Fri 6 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.

Trains and buses couldn't be loaded when this page was made, so this is not the full list and none of it is called best, fastest or cheapest. The planner reads the timetables again for your day.

Data: Roads © OpenStreetMap contributors, routed by OSRM · Typical flight routes from OpenFlights (ODbL), a 2014 snapshot · Places from GeoNames, CC BY 4.0 · Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, search by Photon · All credits and licences

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.

  • Visa likely needed for Kuwait · Iraq passport (assumed)Check rules
  • Do not travel to IraqUSUK
  • Reconsider travel to KuwaitUS

Travel advice: UK FCDO (Open Government Licence v3.0), US State Department. Visa rules: Passport Index data (MIT, 17 Feb 2026); always check the official entry rules.

Departures today

No train or bus is listed because the timetables couldn't be loaded when this page was made, not because none runs. See today's departures in the planner.

Questions people ask

How long is the flight from Baghdad to Basra?

About 1h 16m in the air (NJF → KWI); about 10h 7m door to door once you add the ride to the airport, check-in and the cab at the other end. Typical fares run $470–680; live prices are on Flights70.

How far is Basra from Baghdad by road?

About 538 km, roughly 6h 4m of driving in normal traffic. Fuel alone costs around $43–60; tolls and parking are extra.

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