There are 4 ways to get from Essen to Erbil by plane, train, or car
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Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Erbil International Airport
best- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Erbil International Airport (EBL)plane DUS - EBL
7h 18m$176–414Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Erbil International Airport
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Erbil International Airport (EBL)plane CGN - EBL
7h 27m$176–375Train to Hannover Airport, fly to Erbil International Airport
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Erbil International Airport (EBL)plane HAJ - EBL
9h 20m$246–732Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Sulaymaniyah, drive
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Sulaymaniyah (ISU)plane DUS - ISU
- Drive from Sulaymaniyah (ISU) to Erbilcar
9h 58m$196–635
Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Erbil International Airport (EBL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Erbil is to train and fly which costs $170 - $380 and takes 7h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Erbil is to fly which takes 7h 18m and costs $170 - $420.
The distance between Essen and Erbil is 3420 km.
It takes approximately 7h 18m to get from Essen to Erbil, including transfers.
Erbil is 2h ahead of Essen. It is currently 7:26 AM in Essen and 9:26 AM in Erbil.
There are 94+ hotels available in Erbil.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Erbil, Iraq?
Eurowings, FlexFlight ApS, and five other airlines fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Erbil International Airport (EBL) every 4 hours.
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Erbil International Airport via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $140–260
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Erbil International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–260
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Erbil International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–310
Flights from Hannover Airport to Erbil International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–600
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Sulaymaniyah via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 12m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–600
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Erbil International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Erbil International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Hannover Airport to Erbil International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Sulaymaniyah via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
- 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 Cologne Bonn Airport to Erbil International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Hannover Airport to Erbil International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Sulaymaniyah via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
- 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
- $190–700
Flights from Hannover Airport to Erbil International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $240–850
- 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
- $170–1,300
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Erbil International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $170–1,200
Flights from Hannover Airport to Erbil International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,500
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Erbil International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Erbil International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Erbil International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–650
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Sulaymaniyah
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $180–900
- Website
- rj.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Sulaymaniyah via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–850
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
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