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
9h 48m$420–1,634Fly 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$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
14h 20m$262–1,243Fly Edinburgh Airport to Sulaymaniyah, drive
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Sulaymaniyah (ISU)plane EDI - ISU
- Drive from Sulaymaniyah (ISU) to Erbilcar
16h 3m$410–1,625
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 56m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Erbil is to fly which takes 9h 48m and costs $420 - $1,700.
The distance between Edinburgh and Erbil is 4165 km.
It takes approximately 9h 48m to get from Edinburgh to Erbil, including transfers.
Erbil is 2h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 10:06 PM in Edinburgh and 12:06 AM in Erbil.
There are 104+ hotels available in Erbil.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Erbil, Iraq?
Turkish Airlines, FlexFlight ApS, 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 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
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 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, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Erbil International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
Flights from Newcastle to Erbil International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 57m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sulaymaniyah via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,600
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Erbil International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–2,100
Flights from Newcastle to Erbil International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $430–2,300
- Website
- urairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Erbil International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,600
Flights from Newcastle to Erbil International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $430–2,300
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Erbil International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Newcastle to Erbil International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Newcastle to Erbil International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,300
- 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
- $45–70
- 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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