There are 6 ways to get from Europe to Najaf by train, plane, or car
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Train to Frankfurt, fly to Al Najaf International Airport
best- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Al Najaf International Airport (NJF)plane FRA - NJF
12h 37m$399–1,051Train to Frankfurt, fly to Baghdad International Airport, drive
cheapest- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Baghdad International Airport (BGW)plane FRA - BGW
- Drive from Baghdad International Airport (BGW) to Najafcar
13h 59m$277–690Train, train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Al Najaf International Airport
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain
- Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Al Najaf International Airport (NJF)plane DUS - NJF
15h 12m$320–879Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Al Najaf International Airport
- Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Al Najaf International Airport (NJF)plane BER - NJF
14h 13m$313–1,086Train to Erfurt–Weimar Airport, fly to Al Najaf International Airport
- Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain
- Fly from Erfurt–Weimar Airport (ERF) to Al Najaf International Airport (NJF)plane ERF - NJF
18h 40m$288–759Train, train to Hannover Airport, fly to Al Najaf International Airport
- Take the train from Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof to Göttingentrain
- Take the train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Al Najaf International Airport (NJF)plane HAJ - NJF
14h 36m
Frankfurt (FRA) to Al Najaf International Airport (NJF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Europe to Najaf is to train and fly and drive which costs $270 - $700 and takes 13h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Europe to Najaf is to train and fly which takes 12h 37m and costs $390 - $1,100.
The distance between Europe and Najaf is 3760 km.
It takes approximately 12h 37m to get from Europe to Najaf, including transfers.
Najaf is 2h ahead of Europe. It is currently 9:55 AM in Europe and 11:55 AM in Najaf.
There are 14+ hotels available in Najaf.
What companies run services between Europe and Najaf, Iraq?
There is no direct connection from Europe to Najaf. However, you can take the line 315 bus to Bebra Bahnhof, walk to Bebra Bahnhof, take the train to Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof, take the train to Frankfurt, take the train to Frankfurt, walk to Frankfurt (FRA) airport, fly to Al Najaf International Airport (NJF), then take the taxi to Najaf. Alternatively, you can take the line 315 bus to Bebra Bahnhof, walk to Bebra Bahnhof, take the train to Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof, take the train to Frankfurt, take the train to Frankfurt, walk to Frankfurt (FRA) airport, fly to Baghdad International Airport (BGW), then drive to Najaf.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Al Najaf International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 52m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Al Najaf International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Al Najaf International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Hannover Airport to Al Najaf International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 7m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
- Website
- rj.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Al Najaf International Airport via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Frankfurt to Baghdad International Airport via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–800
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Al Najaf International Airport via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Al Najaf International Airport via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–900
- Website
- iraqiairways.com.iq
Flights from Frankfurt to Baghdad International Airport via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–600
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Al Najaf International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Al Najaf International Airport via Beirut
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $260–900
Flights from Hannover Airport to Al Najaf International Airport via Beirut
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Al Najaf International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Al Najaf International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Al Najaf International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
- Website
- mea.com.lb
Flights from Frankfurt to Al Najaf International Airport via Beirut
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Al Najaf International Airport via Beirut
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,200
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Baghdad International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Frankfurt to Baghdad International Airport via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–600
- Website
- urairlines.com
Flights from Erfurt–Weimar Airport to Al Najaf International Airport via Antalya, Beirut
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–850
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Baghdad International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–700
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Baghdad International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $29–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $29–32
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Eisenach Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $70–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–30
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $14–21
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 561 766396-0
- info@cantus-bahn.de
- Website
- cantus-bahn.de
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 30 21300130
- info@abellio-mitteldeutschland.de
- Website
- abellio.de
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–20
- Schedules at
- abellio.de
- Phone
- 0800 2235546
- Website
- abellio.de
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–22
- Schedules at
- abellio.de
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
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