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
7h 5m$190–578Train 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 49m$159–393Train 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
9h 35m$198–626Train to Dortmund Airport, fly
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Holzwickedetrain
- Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Erbil International Airport (EBL)plane DTM - EBL
14h 56m
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 $150 - $400 and takes 7h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Erbil is to fly which takes 7h 5m and costs $190 - $600.
The distance between Cologne and Erbil is 3363 km.
It takes approximately 7h 5m to get from Cologne to Erbil, including transfers.
Erbil is 2h ahead of Cologne. It is currently 12:39 AM in Cologne and 2:39 AM in Erbil.
There are 120+ 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) 4 times a day.
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Erbil International Airport via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–550
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Erbil International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–550
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Erbil International Airport via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–340
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Erbil International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–340
Flights from Frankfurt to Erbil International Airport via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $160–550
Flights from Frankfurt to Erbil International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–550
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Erbil International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Erbil International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Erbil International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Frankfurt to Erbil International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Erbil International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Erbil International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–850
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Erbil International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $260–900
Flights from Frankfurt to Erbil International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $230–800
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Erbil International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–700
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Erbil International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–700
Flights from Frankfurt to Erbil International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–650
- Website
- urairlines.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Erbil International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Erbil International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Erbil International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $250–750
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Erbil International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–750
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Erbil International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–650
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Erbil International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–700
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Koeln Hbf to Holzwickede
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- 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
- $9–18
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $29–55
- 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 Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–40
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
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