There are 3 ways to get from Mahābād to Erbil by taxi, plane, car, train, or bus
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Taxi to Isfahan Shahid Beheshti International Airport, fly to Erbil International Airport
best- Take the taxi from Mahābād to Isfahan Shahid Beheshti International Airport (IFN)
- Fly from Isfahan Shahid Beheshti International Airport (IFN) to Erbil International Airport (EBL)IFN - EBL
10h 32m$321–1,025Taxi to Isfahan Shahid Beheshti International Airport, fly to Al Najaf International Airport, drive
cheapest- Take the taxi from Mahābād to Isfahan Shahid Beheshti International Airport (IFN)
- Fly from Isfahan Shahid Beheshti International Airport (IFN) to Al Najaf International Airport (NJF)IFN - NJF
- Drive from Al Najaf International Airport (NJF) to Erbil
9h 57m$112–589Taxi, train, bus to Tehran International Airport, fly to Sulaymaniyah, drive
- Take the taxi from Mahābād to Kāshān
- Take the train from Kāshān to Tehran
- Take the bus from Azadi Square to Tehran Imam Khomeini
- Fly from Tehran International Airport (IKA) to Sulaymaniyah (ISU)IKA - ISU
- Drive from Sulaymaniyah (ISU) to Erbil
12h 24m
Isfahan Shahid Beheshti International Airport (IFN) to Erbil International Airport (EBL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Mahābād to Erbil is to taxi and fly and drive which costs $110 - $600 and takes 9h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Mahābād to Erbil is to taxi and fly and drive which takes 9h 57m and costs $110 - $600.
The distance between Mahābād and Erbil is 949 km.
It takes approximately 10h 32m to get from Mahābād to Erbil, including transfers.
Erbil is 30 min behind Mahābād. It is currently 9:44 AM in Mahābād and 9:14 AM in Erbil.
There are 72+ hotels available in Erbil.
What companies run services between Mahābād, Āz̄ārbāyjān-e Gharbī, Iran and Erbil, Iraq?
There is no direct connection from Mahābād to Erbil. However, you can take the taxi to Isfahan Shahid Beheshti International Airport (IFN) airport, fly to Erbil International Airport (EBL), then take the taxi to Erbil. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Isfahan Shahid Beheshti International Airport (IFN) airport, fly to Al Najaf International Airport (NJF), then drive to Erbil.
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Flights from Isfahan Shahid Beheshti International Airport to Al Najaf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $85–550
Flights from Tehran International Airport to Sulaymaniyah
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–480
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Isfahan Shahid Beheshti International Airport to Erbil International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,000
- Phone
- 021- 55122417
- info@raja.ir
- Website
- raja.ir
Train from Kāshān to Tehran
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Book at
- https://iranrail.net/
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Estimated price
- $2–5
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