--- title: "Ur to Basra – 1 way by plane | Mixroutes" description: "Ur to Basra is 4254 km. Fastest: fly in 14h 5m. Cheapest: fly from €410. Real timetables, prices labelled live, quoted or estimated." url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/ur-to-basra" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/ur-to-basra.md" image: "https://www.mixroutes.com/og.png" --- # How to get from Ur to Basra [Plan it for your day](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Ur&to=Basra) [Basra to Ur](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/basra-to-ur) **Fastest:** 14h 5m\ by plane, door to door\ **Cheapest:** €410\ by plane\ **Distance:** 4254 km\ as the crow flies\ **Departures:** –\ none timetabled\ ## 1 way to travel 4254 km apart. Times are the timetables for Sat 7 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 14h 5m€410–730 Estimated **Avoid** · Iraq BCN → BSR · one stop via IST · typical times](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Ur&to=Basra) 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](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) · [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 France; the planner lets you pick yours. - **Changing planes in Spain** · France passport (assumed) [Check rules](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/spain/entry-requirements) - **Changing planes in Turkey** · France passport (assumed) [Check rules](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/turkey/entry-requirements) - **e-Visa likely needed for Iraq** · France 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) - **Parts of Turkey are advised against, not on this route** [UK](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/turkey/warnings-and-insurance) [US](https://travel.state.gov/content/tsg_aem/us/en/home/international-travel/travel-advisories/destination.tur.html) - **Exercise increased caution in France** [US](https://travel.state.gov/content/tsg_aem/us/en/home/international-travel/travel-advisories/destination.fra.html) - **Exercise increased caution in Spain** [US](https://travel.state.gov/content/tsg_aem/us/en/home/international-travel/travel-advisories/destination.esp.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 Ur to Basra? The fastest way is by plane: about 14h 5m door to door, including the ride to the airport and check-in. The straight-line distance is 4254 km. What is the cheapest way from Ur to Basra? Flying is the cheapest, from €410. That figure is an estimate from the operator's fare bands, not a live quote. How long is the flight from Ur to Basra? About 6h 55m in the air (BCN → IST → BSR), one stop plus the change of planes; about 14h 5m door to door once you add the ride to the airport, check-in and the cab at the other end. Typical fares run €410–730; live prices are on Flights70. ## 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. 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