Saqqez: 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.
Saqqez is a city of 165,258 people in Iran (Kurdistan Province), 1,520 m (4,987 ft) above sea level.
Key facts
Daylight in Saqqez runs from about 9 h 44 min a day in late December to 14 h 41 min in late June (computed for 36.25° 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 Saqqez in the OurAirports register, so flying in means a longer transfer from the nearest served city.
Buses to Saqqez · Driving and car hire
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Baghdad, 366 km (Iraq)
- Mosul, 283 km (Iraq)
- Erbil, 203 km (Iraq)
- Tabriz, 204 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Sadr City, 359 km (Iraq)
- Kirkuk, 191 km (Iraq)
- Abū Ghurayb, 379 km (Iraq)
- Sulaymaniyah, 107 km (Iraq)
- Kermanshah, 227 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Rasht, 317 km — buses · car rental
Common questions
How big is Saqqez?
About 165,258 people live in Saqqez (GeoNames).
What time zone is Saqqez in?
Asia/Tehran, currently UTC+3:30.
What currency is used in Saqqez?
The Rial (IRR). Traffic drives on the right.
Which cities are near Saqqez?
Baghdad (366 km), Mosul (283 km), Erbil (203 km), Tabriz (204 km), Sadr City (359 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 13 September 2026. Hotel 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.