--- title: "Kolah Hu Kermanshah to Najaf – 2 ways by car, taxi | Mixroutes" description: "Kolah Hu Kermanshah to Najaf is 368 km. Fastest: undefined in 0 min. Cheapest: undefined from –. Real timetables, prices labelled live, quoted or estimated." url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kolah-hu-kermanshah-to-najaf" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kolah-hu-kermanshah-to-najaf.md" image: "https://www.mixroutes.com/og.png" --- # How to get from Kolah Hu Kermanshah to Najaf [Plan it for your day](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Kolah+Hu+Kermanshah&to=Najaf) [Najaf to Kolah Hu Kermanshah](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/najaf-to-kolah-hu-kermanshah) **Fastest:** –\ \ **Cheapest:** –\ \ **Distance:** 368 km\ as the crow flies\ **Departures today:** 0\ 2 ways, Sun 25 Oct\ ## 2 ways to travel 368 km apart. Times are the timetables for Sun 25 Oct, 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$1,000 cheaper than a cab and about as quick. - [**Drive** best 8h 8m$46–65 Estimated **Avoid** · Iran 580 km · fuel only](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Kolah+Hu+Kermanshah&to=Najaf) - [**Taxi** 8h 8m$930–1,280 Estimated **Avoid** · Iran one-way cab](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Kolah+Hu+Kermanshah&to=Najaf) Data: [Roads © OpenStreetMap contributors, routed by OSRM](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) · [Places © OpenStreetMap contributors](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 Iran; the planner lets you pick yours. - **Likely no visa needed for Iraq** · Iran passport (assumed) [Check rules](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/iraq/entry-requirements) - **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. ## Departures today Timetable data via Transitous and the operators' own GTFS feeds. Live delays arrive when an operator publishes a real-time feed. ## Questions people ask How long does it take to get from Kolah Hu Kermanshah to Najaf? The fastest way is by car: about 8h 8m door to door. The straight-line distance is 368 km. What is the cheapest way from Kolah Hu Kermanshah to Najaf? Drive is the cheapest, from $46. That figure is an estimate from the operator's fare bands, not a live quote. How far is Najaf from Kolah Hu Kermanshah by road? About 580 km, roughly 8h 8m of driving in normal traffic. Fuel alone costs around $46–65; tolls and parking are extra. ## In Najaf Metropolis in Iraq Najaf is the capital city of the eponymous Najaf Governorate in central Iraq, about 160 km (99 mi) south of Baghdad. Its estimated population in 2024 was about 1.41 million people. It is widely considered amongst the holiest cities of Shia Islam and one of its spiritual capitals, as well as the center of Shia political power in Iraq. [The Najaf guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/places/najaf) Worth your time - Al-Qadisiyyah Historical city, infamous as the site of the battle in 636, which saw forces of the Rashidun Caliphate defeat the Persians sent by Rostam Farrokhzad, the dynast of the Sasanian Empire. - Great Mosque of Kufa Aside from its architectural significance, this mosque is historically important as the site of the assassination of Imam Ali, in 661 AD (40 AH). - Ruins of Al-Hirah Ancient city. - Wadi-us-Salaam An Islamic cemetery, it is noted for being the largest cemetery in the world. 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