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# How to get from Sialkot to Basra

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**Quickest listed:** 3h 53m\
by car, door to door; trains not read\
**Lowest listed:** ₨1,550\
by car; trains not read\
**Distance:** 173 km\
as the crow flies\
**Departures:** –\
timetables not read\

## 3 ways to travel

173 km apart. Times are the timetables for Sun 8 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](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Sialkot&to=Basra) reads the timetables again for your day.

- [**Drive** 3h 53m₨1,550–2,070 Estimated 205 km · fuel only](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Sialkot&to=Basra)
- [**Taxi** 3h 53m₨10,350–15,500 Estimated one-way cab](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Sialkot&to=Basra)
- [**Fly** 8h 19m₨27,500–41,900 Estimated LHE → ISB · non-stop · typical times](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Sialkot&to=Basra)

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## 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.

- **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)

Travel advice: UK FCDO (Open Government Licence v3.0), US State Department.

## 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](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Sialkot&to=Basra).

## Questions people ask

How long is the flight from Sialkot to Basra?

About 1h 1m in the air (LHE → ISB); about 8h 19m door to door once you add the ride to the airport, check-in and the cab at the other end. Typical fares run ₨27,500–41,900; live prices are on Flights70.

How far is Basra from Sialkot by road?

About 205 km, roughly 3h 53m of driving in normal traffic. Fuel alone costs around ₨1,550–2,070; tolls and parking are extra.

## In Basra

Port city in southern Iraq

Basra or Basrah is a port city in southern Iraq. It is the capital of the eponymous Basra Governorate, as well as the third largest city in Iraq overall, behind Baghdad and Mosul. Located near the Iran–Iraq border, the city is situated along the banks of the Shatt al-Arab that empties into the Persian Gulf. It is consistently one of the hottest cities on the planet, with summer temperatures regularly exceeding 50 °C (122 °F).

[The Basra guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/places/basra)

Worth your time

- Basra Museum Opened in September 2016 in the former Lakeside Palace of Saddam Hussein.
- Badr Shakir al-Sayyab statue Basra was the home of one of the Arab world's most celebrated poets, Badr Shakir al-Sayyab (1926-1964).
- Sinbad Island A tourist landmark, named after Sinbad the Sailor, who embarked on his legendary journeys from Basra.
- Corniche al-Basra A street which runs on the shore of the Shatt al-Arab, from the Lion of Babylon square to the four palaces.

From Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA)

[Hotels in Basra Compare prices on Hotels70](https://www.hotels70.com/basra)

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