--- title: "Dowlatyar to Kirkuk – 2 ways by car, taxi | Mixroutes" description: "Dowlatyar to Kirkuk is 1948 km. Fastest: drive in 37h 53m. Cheapest: drive from $195. Real timetables, prices labelled live, quoted or estimated." url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/dowlatyar-to-kirkuk" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/dowlatyar-to-kirkuk.md" image: "https://www.mixroutes.com/og.png" --- # How to get from Dowlatyar to Kirkuk [Plan it for your day](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Dowlatyar&to=Kirkuk) [Kirkuk to Dowlatyar](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kirkuk-to-dowlatyar) **Fastest:** 37h 53m\ by car, door to door\ **Cheapest:** $195\ by car\ **Distance:** 1948 km\ as the crow flies\ **Departures:** –\ none timetabled\ ## 2 ways to travel 1948 km apart. Times are the timetables for Wed 11 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. best$3,700 cheaper than a cab and about as quick. - [**Drive** best fastest cheapest 37h 53m$195–270 Estimated 2439 km · fuel only](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Dowlatyar&to=Kirkuk) - [**Taxi** 37h 53m$3,900–5,350 Estimated one-way cab](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Dowlatyar&to=Kirkuk) 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 Afghanistan; the planner lets you pick yours. - **Visa likely needed for Iran** · Afghanistan passport (assumed) [Check rules](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/iran/entry-requirements) - **e-Visa likely needed for Iraq** · Afghanistan passport (assumed) [Check rules](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/iraq/entry-requirements) - **Avoid travel to Afghanistan** [UK](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/afghanistan) [US](https://travel.state.gov/content/tsg_aem/us/en/home/international-travel/travel-advisories/destination.afg.html) - **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. ## Questions people ask How long does it take to get from Dowlatyar to Kirkuk? The fastest way is by car: about 37h 53m door to door. The straight-line distance is 1948 km. What is the cheapest way from Dowlatyar to Kirkuk? Driving is the cheapest, from $195. That figure is a fuel estimate, not counting tolls or parking. How far is Kirkuk from Dowlatyar by road? About 2439 km, roughly 37h 53m of driving in normal traffic. Fuel alone costs around $195–270; tolls and parking are extra. ## In Kirkuk City in Kirkuk Governorate, Iraq Kirkuk is a major city in northern Iraq, serving as the capital of the Kirkuk Governorate. The city is home to a diverse population of Kurds, Iraqi Turkmens and Arabs, as well as smaller numbers of Assyrians. Kirkuk sits on the ruins of the original Kirkuk Citadel which sits near the Khasa River. [The Kirkuk guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/places/kirkuk) Worth your time - Kirkuk Citadel Dating back to 858 BCE, this citadel stands on an artificial mound, 40 metres high, on a plateau across the Khasa River. - Mosque and Tomb of the Prophet Daniel One of many traditional burial places for Prophet Daniel as well as Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. - Qishla of Kirkuk This qishla, meaning barracks in Turkish, was built in 1863 to be the headquarters of the Ottoman army in Kirkuk. - Eternal fire of Baba Gurgur More than 4,000 years old. 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