Kelar: how to get there and around
Airports, stations, ports, where the hotels are and what the numbers say, from public data rather than a brochure.
Kelar is a city of 250,000 people in Iraq (Sulaymaniyah), 216 m (709 ft) above sea level.
Key facts
Daylight in Kelar runs from about 9 h 53 min a day in late December to 14 h 32 min in late June (computed for 34.63° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
No airport with scheduled passenger service sits within 100 km of Kelar in the OurAirports register, so flying in means a longer transfer from the nearest served city.
Buses to Kelar · Driving and car hire
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Baghdad, 166 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Mosul, 275 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Erbil, 210 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Tabriz, 394 km (Iran)
- Karbala, 254 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Sadr City, 159 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Kirkuk, 126 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Abū Ghurayb, 180 km — buses · car rental
- Sulaymaniyah, 105 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Kermanshah, 164 km (Iran)
Common questions
How big is Kelar?
About 250,000 people live in Kelar (GeoNames).
What time zone is Kelar in?
Asia/Baghdad, currently UTC+3.
What currency is used in Kelar?
The Dinar (IQD). Traffic drives on the right.
Which cities are near Kelar?
Baghdad (166 km), Mosul (275 km), Erbil (210 km), Tabriz (394 km), Karbala (254 km).
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.