There are 3 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)EDI - EBL
9h 28m$200–734Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Erbil International Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Erbil International Airport (EBL)MAN - EBL
12h 47m$244–549Fly Edinburgh Airport to Sulaymaniyah, drive
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Sulaymaniyah (ISU)EDI - ISU
- Drive from Sulaymaniyah (ISU) to Erbil
15h 28m$280–1,125
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Erbil International Airport (EBL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Erbil is to train and fly which costs $240 - $550 and takes 12h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Erbil is to fly which takes 9h 28m and costs $200 - $750.
The distance between Edinburgh and Erbil is 4165 km.
It takes approximately 9h 28m to get from Edinburgh to Erbil, including transfers.
Erbil is 3h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 9:14 PM in Edinburgh and 12:14 AM in Erbil.
There are 85+ hotels available in Erbil.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Erbil, Iraq?
Turkish Airlines, Pegasus Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Erbil International Airport (EBL) 3 times a day.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Erbil International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–800
Flights from Manchester Airport to Erbil International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–800
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sulaymaniyah via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,200
- Website
- urairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Erbil International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Erbil International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Manchester Airport to Erbil International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Manchester Airport to Erbil International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Erbil International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Manchester Airport to Erbil International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Erbil International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–650
Flights from Manchester Airport to Erbil International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–650
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Erbil International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sulaymaniyah via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sulaymaniyah via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–150
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
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