There are 4 ways to get from Bern to Erbil by train or plane
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Train to Basel, fly
best- Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Erbil International Airport (EBL)plane BSL - EBL
11h 41m$453–1,446Train, train to Stuttgart Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Erbil International Airport (EBL)plane STR - EBL
10h 53m$318–1,302Train to Zurich Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Erbil International Airport (EBL)plane ZRH - EBL
9h 43m$421–1,672Train to Geneva International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bern to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Erbil International Airport (EBL)plane GVA - EBL
11h 6m$466–1,814
Basel (BSL) to Erbil International Airport (EBL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bern to Erbil is to train and fly which costs $310 - $1,300 and takes 10h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Bern to Erbil is to train and fly which takes 9h 43m and costs $420 - $1,700.
The distance between Bern and Erbil is 3349 km.
It takes approximately 11h 41m to get from Bern to Erbil, including transfers.
Erbil is 1h ahead of Bern. It is currently 6:44 PM in Bern and 7:44 PM in Erbil.
There are 111+ hotels available in Erbil.
What companies run services between Bern, Switzerland and Erbil, Iraq?
There is no direct connection from Bern to Erbil. However, you can take the train to Basel SBB, walk to Basel, Bahnhof SBB, take the line 50 bus to Basel EuroAirport, Abflug, walk to Basel (BSL) airport, fly to Erbil International Airport (EBL), then take the taxi to Erbil. Alternatively, you can take the train to Zürich Flughafen, walk to Zurich Airport (ZRH) airport, fly to Erbil International Airport (EBL), then take the taxi to Erbil.
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Basel to Erbil International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,700
Flights from Basel to Erbil International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,800
Flights from Basel to Erbil International Airport via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,700
Flights from Zurich Airport to Erbil International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,500
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Erbil International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,600
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Erbil International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Erbil International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,600
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Basel to Erbil International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Erbil International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Erbil International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Erbil International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Basel to Erbil International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Erbil International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Erbil International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,600
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Erbil International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–650
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Erbil International Airport via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $200–650
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Erbil International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $450–2,100
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Erbil International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
- Website
- rj.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Erbil International Airport via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–3,000
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Erbil International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Erbil International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,800
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Bern to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–120
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–160
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $65–200
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- arverio-by.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–22
- Schedules at
- arverio-by.de
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- arverio-bw.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16–30
- Schedules at
- arverio-bw.de
- 2nd Class Ticket
- $16–20
- 1st Class Ticket
- $21–30
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19–30
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 711 2092-7087
- Website
- regional.bahn.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $16–24
- Schedules at
- regional.bahn.de
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