There are 5 ways to get from London to Iraq by train or plane
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Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Erbil International Airport
best- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Erbil International Airport (EBL)plane LGW - EBL
7h 43m$265–960Fly London Stansted Airport to Erbil International Airport
cheapest- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Erbil International Airport (EBL)plane STN - EBL
10h 7m$181–1,363Fly London Heathrow Airport to Erbil International Airport
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Erbil International Airport (EBL)plane LHR - EBL
9h 15m$240–764Fly London Heathrow Airport to Baghdad International Airport
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Baghdad International Airport (BGW)plane LHR - BGW
10h 21m$323–493Fly London Heathrow Airport to Sulaymaniyah
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Sulaymaniyah (ISU)plane LHR - ISU
10h 49m$338–1,043
London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Erbil International Airport (EBL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from London to Iraq is to fly which costs $320 - $500 and takes 10h 21m.
The fastest way to get from London to Iraq is to train and fly which takes 7h 43m and costs $260 - $1,000.
The distance between London and Iraq is 3895 km.
It takes approximately 7h 43m to get from London to Iraq, including transfers.
Iraq is 2h ahead of London. It is currently 5:42 PM in London and 7:42 PM in Iraq.
What companies run services between London, England and Iraq?
Austrian Airlines, Aegean Airlines, and four other airlines fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Erbil International Airport (EBL) twice daily.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Erbil International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Erbil International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Erbil International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Baghdad International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sulaymaniyah via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Erbil International Airport via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–1,200
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Erbil International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–1,200
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Erbil International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–750
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Baghdad International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–800
- Website
- rj.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Erbil International Airport via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $260–850
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sulaymaniyah via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,000
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Erbil International Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $210–700
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Erbil International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $210–750
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Erbil International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–1,200
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Erbil International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–1,300
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Erbil International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Baghdad International Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
- Website
- omanair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Baghdad International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–700
- Website
- flybaghdad.net
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Baghdad International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $18–40
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $24–40
- Website
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/
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