Car hire and driving in Nasiriyah
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 Nasiriyah
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nasiriyah to Ash Shaţrah | Iraq | 40 km (25 mi) | about 36 min |
| Nasiriyah to Qal‘at Sukkar | Iraq | 91 km (57 mi) | about 1 h 23 min |
| Nasiriyah to As Samawah | Iraq | 97 km (60 mi) | about 1 h 28 min |
| Nasiriyah to Al Madīnah | Iraq | 97 km (60 mi) | about 1 h 29 min |
| Nasiriyah to Al Qurnah | Iraq | 112 km (70 mi) | about 1 h 43 min |
| Nasiriyah to Al ‘Amārah | Iraq | 121 km (75 mi) | about 1 h 50 min |
| Nasiriyah to Az Zubayr | Iraq | 157 km (97 mi) | about 2 h 23 min |
| Nasiriyah to Basrah | Iraq | 158 km (98 mi) | about 2 h 24 min |
| Nasiriyah to Al Diwaniyah | Iraq | 164 km (102 mi) | about 2 h 30 min |
| Nasiriyah to Al-Kut | Iraq | 167 km (104 mi) | about 2 h 33 min |
| Nasiriyah to Abū al-Kahṣīb | Iraq | 169 km (105 mi) | about 2 h 35 min |
| Nasiriyah to An Nu‘mānīyah | Iraq | 185 km (115 mi) | about 2 h 49 min |
| Nasiriyah to Baghdad | Iraq | 308 km (191 mi) | about 4 h 42 min |
| Nasiriyah to Mosul | Iraq | 655 km (407 mi) | about 9 h 59 min |
| Nasiriyah to Erbil | Iraq | 607 km (377 mi) | about 9 h 16 min |
| Nasiriyah to Karbala | Iraq | 273 km (170 mi) | about 4 h 10 min |
| Nasiriyah to Sadr City | Iraq | 310 km (192 mi) | about 4 h 43 min |
| Nasiriyah to Kirkuk | Iraq | 520 km (323 mi) | about 7 h 56 min |
| Nasiriyah to Abū Ghurayb | Iraq | 317 km (197 mi) | about 4 h 50 min |
| Nasiriyah to Sulaymaniyah | Iraq | 507 km (315 mi) | about 7 h 44 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 Nasiriyah?
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.