There are 4 ways to get from Edinburgh to Erbil by plane, car, or train
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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
11h 58m$200–784Fly Edinburgh Airport to Kirkuk, drive
cheapest- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Kirkuk (KIK)plane EDI - KIK
- Drive from Kirkuk (KIK) to Erbilcar
17h 56m$187–769Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Erbil International Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Erbil International Airport (EBL)plane MAN - EBL
13h 17m$338–857Fly Edinburgh Airport to Sulaymaniyah, drive
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Sulaymaniyah (ISU)plane EDI - ISU
- Drive from Sulaymaniyah (ISU) to Erbilcar
15h 3m$230–925
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 $180 - $800 and takes 17h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Erbil is to fly which takes 11h 58m and costs $200 - $800.
The distance between Edinburgh and Erbil is 4165 km.
It takes approximately 11h 58m to get from Edinburgh to Erbil, including transfers.
Erbil is 2h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 11:14 PM in Edinburgh and 1:14 AM in Erbil.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Erbil, Iraq?
Pegasus Airlines, Turkish Airlines, and two 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
- 12h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kirkuk via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 17m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kirkuk via Amsterdam Schiphol, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–900
Flights from Manchester Airport to Erbil International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sulaymaniyah via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Erbil International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Manchester Airport to Erbil International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Erbil International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–700
Flights from Manchester Airport to Erbil International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–700
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Manchester Airport to Erbil International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $160–1,300
Flights from Manchester Airport to Erbil International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $160–1,300
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Erbil International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–650
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sulaymaniyah via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sulaymaniyah via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
- 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
- $110–190
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
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