How to get from Kandahar to Do Ab

Fastest: 12h 41m; by plane, door to door
Cheapest: $165; by car
Distance: 1674 km; as the crow flies
Departures: –; none timetabled

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1674 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.

best16h quicker than driving for $280 more; for most people the time is worth more.

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 · 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 Afghanistan; the planner lets you pick yours.

Visa likely needed for Iran · Afghanistan passport (assumed)Check rules

Avoid travel to AfghanistanUK US
Avoid travel to IranUK US

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.

Questions people ask

How long does it take to get from Kandahar to Do Ab?

The fastest way is by plane: about 12h 41m door to door, including the ride to the airport and check-in. The straight-line distance is 1674 km.

What is the cheapest way from Kandahar to Do Ab?

Driving is the cheapest, from $165. That figure is a fuel estimate, not counting tolls or parking.

How long is the flight from Kandahar to Do Ab?

About 3h 51m in the air (KDH → MHD → KSH), one stop plus the change of planes; about 12h 41m door to door once you add the ride to the airport, check-in and the cab at the other end. Typical fares run $440–650; live prices are on Flights70.

How far is Do Ab from Kandahar by road?

About 2048 km, roughly 28h 39m of driving in normal traffic. Fuel alone costs around $165–225; tolls and parking are extra.

In Do Ab

Place in Bamyan Province, Afghanistan

Do Ab is a village in Bamiyan Province in central Afghanistan. It is located in a pass in a mountainous region North East of Barmiyan town on the Ghandak highway 10 km from the border with Baghlan Province. It has a bazaar, a coal weigh station built in 2007 and a police check point. Do Abe is the centre of a coal mining industry that employed manual methods to extract coal from shafts in sacks. Coal seams visible on the surface are followed deep underground. The shaft roof is unsupported so accidents are common. From 2009/10 a contract was to be let to a Chinese coal mining group to extract the coal using mechanized equipment. Prior to the establishment of the weigh station coal smuggling across the border into Baghan province was rife. Kiwi 5 patrol of the New Zealand Provincial Reconstruction Team spent time in Do Abe in 2008 training the ANP in order to stop coal smuggling. This area is subject to attacks by roadside bombs. It was near Do Ab, close to the Ish Pesta ANP check point that a New Zealand soldier was later killed in a roadside bomb blast. After the IED exploded the 3 vehicles were attacked by RPGs and automatic gun fire. This led to a combined NZ/US attack on the Taliban group responsible that resulted in 13 terrorists being killed.

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