There are 4 ways to get from Cologne to Erbil by plane or train
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Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport
best- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Erbil International Airport (EBL)plane CGN - EBL
6h 50m$190–834Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Erbil International Airport (EBL)plane DUS - EBL
7h 30m$337–757Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Erbil International Airport (EBL)plane FRA - EBL
7h 35m$443–1,014Train to Hannover Airport, fly
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Erbil International Airport (EBL)plane HAJ - EBL
9h 46m$390–1,124
Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Erbil International Airport (EBL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Erbil is to fly which costs $330 - $800 and takes 7h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Erbil is to fly which takes 6h 50m and costs $190 - $850.
The distance between Cologne and Erbil is 3363 km.
It takes approximately 6h 50m to get from Cologne to Erbil, including transfers.
Erbil is 1h ahead of Cologne. It is currently 5:25 AM in Cologne and 6:25 AM in Erbil.
There are 111+ hotels available in Erbil.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Erbil, Iraq?
UR Airlines, Eurowings, and four 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
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–600
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Erbil International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Frankfurt to Erbil International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Hannover Airport to Erbil International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
- Website
- urairlines.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Erbil International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,900
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Erbil International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
Flights from Hannover Airport to Erbil International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–2,300
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Erbil International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,900
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Erbil International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,900
Flights from Frankfurt to Erbil International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,800
Flights from Hannover Airport to Erbil International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,300
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Erbil International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Erbil International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Frankfurt to Erbil International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Hannover Airport to Erbil International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,700
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Erbil International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,100
Flights from Hannover Airport to Erbil International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,400
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Erbil International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,400
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Erbil International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
Flights from Hannover Airport to Erbil International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Erbil International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–550
Flights from Frankfurt to Erbil International Airport via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Erbil International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–260
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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