Car hire and driving in Ash Shaţrah
Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.
In Iraq traffic drives on the right. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648805 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648812 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648855.
Drives from Ash Shaţrah
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ash Shaţrah to Nasiriyah | Iraq | 40 km (25 mi) | about 36 min |
| Ash Shaţrah to Qal‘at Sukkar | Iraq | 51 km (32 mi) | about 47 min |
| Ash Shaţrah to As Samawah | Iraq | 84 km (52 mi) | about 1 h 17 min |
| Ash Shaţrah to Al ‘Amārah | Iraq | 104 km (64 mi) | about 1 h 35 min |
| Ash Shaţrah to Al Madīnah | Iraq | 116 km (72 mi) | about 1 h 46 min |
| Ash Shaţrah to Al-Kut | Iraq | 127 km (79 mi) | about 1 h 56 min |
| Ash Shaţrah to Al Qurnah | Iraq | 128 km (79 mi) | about 1 h 57 min |
| Ash Shaţrah to Al Diwaniyah | Iraq | 135 km (84 mi) | about 2 h 3 min |
| Ash Shaţrah to An Nu‘mānīyah | Iraq | 146 km (91 mi) | about 2 h 14 min |
| Ash Shaţrah to Kufa | Iraq | 179 km (111 mi) | about 2 h 44 min |
| Ash Shaţrah to Basrah | Iraq | 183 km (114 mi) | about 2 h 48 min |
| Ash Shaţrah to Az Zubayr | Iraq | 185 km (115 mi) | about 2 h 49 min |
| Ash Shaţrah to Baghdad | Iraq | 272 km (169 mi) | about 4 h 9 min |
| Ash Shaţrah to Mosul | Iraq | 616 km (383 mi) | about 9 h 24 min |
| Ash Shaţrah to Erbil | Iraq | 568 km (353 mi) | about 8 h 40 min |
| Ash Shaţrah to Karbala | Iraq | 243 km (151 mi) | about 3 h 42 min |
| Ash Shaţrah to Sadr City | Iraq | 273 km (169 mi) | about 4 h 10 min |
| Ash Shaţrah to Kirkuk | Iraq | 481 km (299 mi) | about 7 h 20 min |
| Ash Shaţrah to Abū Ghurayb | Iraq | 282 km (175 mi) | about 4 h 18 min |
| Ash Shaţrah to Sulaymaniyah | Iraq | 467 km (290 mi) | about 7 h 7 min |
Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.
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Common questions
Which side of the road do they drive on in Ash Shaţrah?
The right, as everywhere in Iraq.
How are the journey times on this page worked out?
From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.