--- title: "Shahu District to Kirkuk – 2 ways by car, plane | Mixroutes" description: "Shahu District to Kirkuk is 2546 km. Fastest: fly in 20h 9m. Cheapest: drive from ₨27,500. Real timetables, prices labelled live, quoted or estimated." url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/shahu-district-to-kirkuk" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/shahu-district-to-kirkuk.md" image: "https://www.mixroutes.com/og.png" --- # How to get from Shahu District to Kirkuk [Plan it for your day](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Shahu+District&to=Kirkuk) [Kirkuk to Shahu District](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kirkuk-to-shahu-district) **Fastest:** 20h 9m\ by plane, door to door\ **Cheapest:** ₨27,500\ by car\ **Distance:** 2546 km\ as the crow flies\ **Departures:** –\ none timetabled\ ## 2 ways to travel 2546 km apart. Times are the timetables for Tue 10 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 39h 35m slower than flying but ₨78,500 cheaper; for most people that trade is worth it. No bus, train or ferry timetable came up for this trip. - [**Drive** best cheapest 59h 43m₨27,500–36,650 Estimated **Avoid** · Afghanistan 3635 km · fuel only](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Shahu+District&to=Kirkuk) - [**Fly** fastest 20h 9m₨106,100–165,750 Estimated **Avoid** · Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province CJL → ISU · 2 stops via ISB, DXB · typical times](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Shahu+District&to=Kirkuk) Data: [Roads © OpenStreetMap contributors, routed by OSRM](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) · [Typical flight routes from OpenFlights (ODbL), a 2014 snapshot](https://openflights.org/data) · [Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, search by Photon](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 Pakistan; the planner lets you pick yours. - **Visa likely needed for Afghanistan** · Pakistan passport (assumed) [Check rules](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/afghanistan/entry-requirements) - **Visa likely needed for Iran** · Pakistan passport (assumed) [Check rules](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/iran/entry-requirements) - **e-Visa likely needed for Iraq** · Pakistan passport (assumed) [Check rules](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/iraq/entry-requirements) - **Changing planes in United Arab Emirates** · Pakistan passport (assumed) [Check rules](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/united-arab-emirates/entry-requirements) - **Avoid all but essential travel to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province** [UK](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/pakistan/warnings-and-insurance) - **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) - **Reconsider travel to Pakistan** [US](https://travel.state.gov/content/tsg_aem/us/en/home/international-travel/travel-advisories/destination.pak.html) [UK](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/pakistan/warnings-and-insurance) - **Reconsider travel to United Arab Emirates** [US](https://travel.state.gov/content/tsg_aem/us/en/home/international-travel/travel-advisories/destination.are.html) 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 Shahu District to Kirkuk? The fastest way is by plane: about 20h 9m door to door, including the ride to the airport and check-in. The straight-line distance is 2546 km. What is the cheapest way from Shahu District to Kirkuk? Driving is the cheapest, from ₨27,500. That figure is a fuel estimate, not counting tolls or parking. How long is the flight from Shahu District to Kirkuk? About 6h 49m in the air (CJL → ISB → DXB → ISU), 2 stops plus the change of planes; about 20h 9m door to door once you add the ride to the airport, check-in and the cab at the other end. Typical fares run ₨106,100–165,750; live prices are on Flights70. How far is Kirkuk from Shahu District by road? About 3635 km, roughly 59h 43m of driving in normal traffic. Fuel alone costs around ₨27,500–36,650; 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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