There are 4 ways to get from Leeds to Erbil by train, plane, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Erbil International Airport
best- Take the train from Leeds to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Erbil International Airport (EBL)plane MAN - EBL
11h 9m$218–855Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Erbil International Airport
- Take the train from Leeds to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Erbil International Airport (EBL)plane BHX - EBL
13h 30m$267–878Train, train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Erbil International Airport
- Take the train from Leeds to Peterboroughtrain
- Take the train from Peterborough to Stansted Airporttrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Erbil International Airport (EBL)plane STN - EBL
12h 41m$286–698Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Sulaymaniyah, drive
- Take the train from Leeds to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Sulaymaniyah (ISU)plane MAN - ISU
- Drive from Sulaymaniyah (ISU) to Erbilcar
13h 59m$239–897
Manchester Airport (MAN) to Erbil International Airport (EBL) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Leeds to Erbil is to train and fly which costs $280 - $700 and takes 12h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Leeds to Erbil is to train and fly which takes 11h 9m and costs $210 - $900.
The distance between Leeds and Erbil is 4119 km.
It takes approximately 11h 9m to get from Leeds to Erbil, including transfers.
Erbil is 3h ahead of Leeds. It is currently 10:53 AM in Leeds and 1:53 PM in Erbil.
There are 120+ hotels available in Erbil.
What companies run services between Leeds, England and Erbil, Iraq?
There is no direct connection from Leeds to Erbil. However, you can take the train to Manchester Airport, walk to Manchester Airport (MAN) airport, fly to Erbil International Airport (EBL), then take the taxi to Erbil. Alternatively, you can take the train to Birmingham New Street, take the train to Birmingham International, walk to Birmingham Intl Rail Station, take the vehicle to Birmingham International Airport, walk to Birmingham Airport (BHX) airport, fly to Erbil International Airport (EBL), then take the taxi to Erbil.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Erbil International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 43m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Friday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $260–900
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Erbil International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–850
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Erbil International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–850
Flights from Manchester Airport to Sulaymaniyah via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 47m
- When
- Thursday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–950
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Erbil International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Erbil International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Erbil International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Manchester Airport to Sulaymaniyah via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 47m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Erbil International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Erbil International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Erbil International Airport via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–550
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Erbil International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–550
Flights from Manchester Airport to Sulaymaniyah via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Erbil International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–750
- Website
- urairlines.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Erbil International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Erbil International Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $260–750
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Erbil International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $210–700
- Website
- rj.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Sulaymaniyah via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–850
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Leeds to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–35
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Leeds to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–35
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Leeds to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $65–100
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Peterborough to Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Leeds to Peterborough
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–70
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
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