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How to get from Basra to Kirkuk

Plan it for your day Kirkuk to Basra
Quickest listed
9h 19m
by car, door to door; trains not read
Lowest listed
$65
by car; trains not read
Distance
638 km
as the crow flies
Departures
–
timetables not read

3 ways to travel

638 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 © 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.

  • Changing planes in Kuwait · Iraq passport (assumed)Check rules
  • Changing planes in Iran · Iraq passport (assumed)Check rules
  • Avoid travel to IranUKUS
  • 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 Basra to Kirkuk?

About 3h in the air (KWI → IKA → ISU), one stop plus the change of planes; about 12h 53m door to door once you add the ride to the airport, check-in and the cab at the other end. Typical fares run $600–910; live prices are on Flights70.

How far is Kirkuk from Basra by road?

About 793 km, roughly 9h 19m of driving in normal traffic. Fuel alone costs around $65–85; tolls and parking are extra.

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