--- title: "Tukan to Kirkuk – 1 way by plane | Mixroutes" description: "Tukan to Kirkuk is 5879 km. Fastest: fly in 18h 24m. Cheapest: fly from ¥4,010. Real timetables, prices labelled live, quoted or estimated." url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/tukan-to-kirkuk" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/tukan-to-kirkuk.md" image: "https://www.mixroutes.com/og.png" --- # How to get from Tukan to Kirkuk [Plan it for your day](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Tukan&to=Kirkuk) [Kirkuk to Tukan](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kirkuk-to-tukan) **Fastest:** 18h 24m\ by plane, door to door\ **Cheapest:** ¥4,010\ by plane\ **Distance:** 5879 km\ as the crow flies\ **Departures:** –\ none timetabled\ ## 1 way to travel 5879 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 Flying is the only way we found for this trip. - [**Fly** best fastest cheapest 18h 24m¥4,010–6,730 Estimated **Avoid** · Iraq CKG → ISU · one stop via DOH · typical times](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Tukan&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 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 China; the planner lets you pick yours. - **Changing planes in Qatar** · China passport (assumed) [Check rules](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/qatar/entry-requirements) - **e-Visa likely needed for Iraq** · China passport (assumed) [Check rules](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/iraq/entry-requirements) - **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 Qatar** [US](https://travel.state.gov/content/tsg_aem/us/en/home/international-travel/travel-advisories/destination.qat.html) - **Exercise increased caution in China** [US](https://travel.state.gov/content/tsg_aem/us/en/home/international-travel/travel-advisories/destination.chn.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 Tukan to Kirkuk? The fastest way is by plane: about 18h 24m door to door, including the ride to the airport and check-in. The straight-line distance is 5879 km. What is the cheapest way from Tukan to Kirkuk? Flying is the cheapest, from ¥4,010. That figure is an estimate from the operator's fare bands, not a live quote. How long is the flight from Tukan to Kirkuk? About 10h 2m in the air (CKG → DOH → ISU), one stop plus the change of planes; about 18h 24m door to door once you add the ride to the airport, check-in and the cab at the other end. Typical fares run ¥4,010–6,730; live prices are on Flights70. ## 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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