Car hire and driving in Kufa
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. Picking up at NJF means 7 km (4 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648805 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648812 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648855.
Drives from Kufa
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kufa to Al Hillah | Iraq | 46 km (29 mi) | about 42 min |
| Kufa to Al Diwaniyah | Iraq | 46 km (29 mi) | about 42 min |
| Kufa to Abu Gharaq | Iraq | 54 km (33 mi) | about 49 min |
| Kufa to Al Hindīyah | Iraq | 58 km (36 mi) | about 53 min |
| Kufa to Karbala | Iraq | 74 km (46 mi) | about 1 h 8 min |
| Kufa to Al-Musayab | Iraq | 82 km (51 mi) | about 1 h 15 min |
| Kufa to Nāḩiyat al Iskandarīyah | Iraq | 93 km (58 mi) | about 1 h 25 min |
| Kufa to An Nu‘mānīyah | Iraq | 107 km (67 mi) | about 1 h 38 min |
| Kufa to Al Maḩmūdīyah | Iraq | 113 km (70 mi) | about 1 h 43 min |
| Kufa to As Samawah | Iraq | 114 km (71 mi) | about 1 h 44 min |
| Kufa to Al-Kut | Iraq | 139 km (87 mi) | about 2 h 7 min |
| Kufa to Abū Ghurayb | Iraq | 142 km (88 mi) | about 2 h 9 min |
| Kufa to Baghdad | Iraq | 143 km (89 mi) | about 2 h 11 min |
| Kufa to Mosul | Iraq | 492 km (305 mi) | about 7 h 30 min |
| Kufa to Erbil | Iraq | 462 km (287 mi) | about 7 h 3 min |
| Kufa to Basrah | Iraq | 361 km (224 mi) | about 5 h 30 min |
| Kufa to Sadr City | Iraq | 149 km (92 mi) | about 2 h 16 min |
| Kufa to Kirkuk | Iraq | 380 km (236 mi) | about 5 h 48 min |
| Kufa to Sulaymaniyah | Iraq | 401 km (249 mi) | about 6 h 7 min |
| Kufa to Nasiriyah | Iraq | 205 km (127 mi) | about 3 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 Kufa?
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.