There are 4 ways to get from Cologne to Erbil by plane or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport
best- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Erbil International Airport (EBL)plane CGN - EBL
6h 55m$190–782Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Erbil International Airport (EBL)plane DUS - EBL
7h 39m$160–697Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Erbil International Airport (EBL)plane STR - EBL
9h 6m$233–826Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Erbil International Airport (EBL)plane AMS - EBL
10h 2m$239–1,012
Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Erbil International Airport (EBL) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Erbil is to train and fly which costs $160 - $700 and takes 7h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Erbil is to fly which takes 6h 55m and costs $190 - $800.
The distance between Cologne and Erbil is 3363 km.
It takes approximately 6h 55m to get from Cologne to Erbil, including transfers.
Erbil is 1h ahead of Cologne. It is currently 10:27 PM in Cologne and 11:27 PM in Erbil.
There are 117+ hotels available in Erbil.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Erbil, Iraq?
UR Airlines, Eurowings, and five other airlines fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Erbil International Airport (EBL) 3 times a day.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Erbil International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Saturday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Erbil International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,000
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Erbil International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,000
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Erbil International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Erbil International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,800
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Erbil International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–1,900
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Erbil International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,900
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Erbil International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Friday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $250–2,300
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Erbil International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Erbil International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Erbil International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Erbil International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Erbil International Airport via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–700
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Erbil International Airport via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–320
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Erbil International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–320
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Erbil International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–490
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Erbil International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–850
- Website
- urairlines.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Erbil International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Erbil International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Erbil International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Erbil International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Erbil International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $320–950
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Erbil International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $330–950
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Erbil International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $320–950
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Erbil International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–800
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Erbil International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–800
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Erbil International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–800
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Erbil International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Erbil International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–23
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $65–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 9126 301 90 70
- fahrgaeste@train-rental.com
- Website
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–25
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
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