How to get from Basra to Baghdad
- Quickest listed
- 6h 2m
- 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 Sat 7 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.
- Drive6h 2m$43–60Estimated537 km · fuel only
- Fly9h 59m$670–940EstimatedKWI → NJF · non-stop · typical times
- Taxi6h 2m$860–1,180Estimatedone-way cab
Data: Roads © OpenStreetMap contributors, routed by OSRM · Typical flight routes from OpenFlights (ODbL), a 2014 snapshot · Places © OpenStreetMap contributors · Places from GeoNames, CC BY 4.0 · 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
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 Basra to Baghdad?
About 1h 16m in the air (KWI → NJF); about 9h 59m door to door once you add the ride to the airport, check-in and the cab at the other end. Typical fares run $670–940; live prices are on Flights70.
How far is Baghdad from Basra by road?
About 537 km, roughly 6h 2m of driving in normal traffic. Fuel alone costs around $43–60; tolls and parking are extra.