There are 4 ways to get from Edinburgh to Erbil by plane, train, or car
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Fly Edinburgh Airport to Erbil International Airport
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Erbil International Airport (EBL)plane EDI - EBL
10h 38m$460–1,334Fly Edinburgh Airport to Kirkuk, drive
cheapest- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Kirkuk (KIK)plane EDI - KIK
- Drive from Kirkuk (KIK) to Erbilcar
17h 51m$217–819Train to Newcastle, fly to Erbil International Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Erbil International Airport (EBL)plane NCL - EBL
12h 4m$565–1,540Fly Edinburgh Airport to Sulaymaniyah, drive
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Sulaymaniyah (ISU)plane EDI - ISU
- Drive from Sulaymaniyah (ISU) to Erbilcar
15h 3m$430–1,625
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Erbil International Airport (EBL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Erbil is to fly and drive which costs $210 - $850 and takes 17h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Erbil is to fly which takes 10h 38m and costs $460 - $1,400.
The distance between Edinburgh and Erbil is 4165 km.
It takes approximately 10h 38m to get from Edinburgh to Erbil, including transfers.
Erbil is 2h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 3:59 AM in Edinburgh and 5:59 AM in Erbil.
There are 111+ hotels available in Erbil.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Erbil, Iraq?
Pegasus Airlines, Turkish Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Erbil International Airport (EBL) 4 times a day.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Erbil International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kirkuk via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 17m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kirkuk via Munich, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kirkuk via Amsterdam Schiphol, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sulaymaniyah via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Erbil International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Erbil International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 14m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,300
Flights from Newcastle to Erbil International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 59m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
Flights from Newcastle to Erbil International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,700
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Erbil International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
Flights from Newcastle to Erbil International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sulaymaniyah via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
- Website
- urairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Erbil International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
Flights from Newcastle to Erbil International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,700
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Erbil International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sulaymaniyah via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sulaymaniyah via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Erbil International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Newcastle to Erbil International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $80–120
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–100
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
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