There are 5 ways to get from Essen to Erbil by plane or train
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Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport
best- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Erbil International Airport (EBL)DUS - EBL
6h 31m$189–455Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Erbil International Airport (EBL)CGN - EBL
6h 49m$190–763Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Erbil International Airport (EBL)FRA - EBL
7h 26m$202–592Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly
- Take the train from Oberhausen Hbf to Utrecht Centraal
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Erbil International Airport (EBL)AMS - EBL
9h 13m$272–855Train to Hannover Airport, fly
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Erbil International Airport (EBL)HAJ - EBL
8h 29m$238–1,306
Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Erbil International Airport (EBL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Erbil is to fly which costs $180 - $460 and takes 6h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Erbil is to fly which takes 6h 31m and costs $180 - $460.
The distance between Essen and Erbil is 3420 km.
It takes approximately 6h 31m to get from Essen to Erbil, including transfers.
Erbil is 2h ahead of Essen. It is currently 9:40 AM in Essen and 11:40 AM in Erbil.
There are 85+ hotels available in Erbil.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Erbil, Iraq?
UR Airlines, Eurowings, and five other airlines fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Erbil International Airport (EBL) 4 times a day.
- Website
- urairlines.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Erbil International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Erbil International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Frankfurt to Erbil International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–1,300
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Erbil International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–1,800
Flights from Hannover Airport to Erbil International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–1,700
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Erbil International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,500
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Erbil International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–1,400
Flights from Frankfurt to Erbil International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–1,300
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Erbil International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–1,800
Flights from Hannover Airport to Erbil International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,700
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Erbil International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–310
Flights from Frankfurt to Erbil International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–370
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Erbil International Airport via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–700
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Erbil International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–700
Flights from Hannover Airport to Erbil International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–1,200
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Erbil International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Frankfurt to Erbil International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Erbil International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Erbil International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–700
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Erbil International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $190–650
Flights from Hannover Airport to Erbil International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $220–800
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Erbil International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–650
Flights from Frankfurt to Erbil International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–600
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Erbil International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–800
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Erbil International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Erbil International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–600
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Erbil International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–600
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $21–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $35–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $18–25
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–80
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- $35–55
- Comfort
- $40–55
- Premium
- $60–80
- Phone
- +49 9126 301 90 70
- fahrgaeste@train-rental.com
- Website
- train-rental.com
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- train-rental.com
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $28–95
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $28–45
- 1st Class
- $55–95
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–27
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $10–16
- 1st Class
- $16–27
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- arriva.nl
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $12–14
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- 2nd Class
- $12–14
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