Travel to Iraq
Flying to Iraq
Iraqi Airways (www.iraqiairways.com.iq) fly from London Gatwick to Baghdad. Iraqi Airways also operates flights between Baghdad and all regional cities.
There are now regular scheduled direct flights on an increasing number of international and regional airlines into Baghdad, Basra, Irbil and Sulemaniyah.
Lufthansa (www.lufthansa.com) flies to Erbil from Frankfurt or Vienna.
The major airport is: Erbil International Airport.
Flight times
Average flight time from London to Baghdad International is 5 hours 35 minutes; New York - 15 hours (including stopover).
Departure tax
There is no departure tax.
Travelling to Iraq by Rail
There are no international rail links at present.
