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Sumayl · Iraq

Car hire and driving in Sumayl

Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.

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In Iraq traffic drives on the right. Picking up at NKT means 90 km (56 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 Sumayl

Car rental from Sumayl: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Sumayl to MosulIraq63 km (39 mi)about 58 min
Sumayl to 'ĀkraIraq93 km (58 mi)about 1 h 25 min
Sumayl to XebatIraq98 km (61 mi)about 1 h 29 min
Sumayl to BaḥarkahIraq122 km (76 mi)about 1 h 52 min
Sumayl to ErbilIraq128 km (79 mi)about 1 h 57 min
Sumayl to KhasnahzānIraq137 km (85 mi)about 2 h 5 min
Sumayl to Ash SharqātIraq153 km (95 mi)about 2 h 20 min
Sumayl to RānyahIraq194 km (120 mi)about 2 h 57 min
Sumayl to KirkukIraq208 km (129 mi)about 3 h 10 min
Sumayl to QeładizêIraq217 km (135 mi)about 3 h 19 min
Sumayl to BayjīIraq222 km (138 mi)about 3 h 23 min
Sumayl to Ţūz KhūrmātūIraq272 km (169 mi)about 4 h 9 min
Sumayl to BaghdadIraq416 km (258 mi)about 6 h 21 min
Sumayl to BasrahIraq840 km (522 mi)about 12 h 49 min
Sumayl to KarbalaIraq484 km (301 mi)about 7 h 23 min
Sumayl to Sadr CityIraq413 km (256 mi)about 6 h 18 min
Sumayl to Abū GhuraybIraq413 km (257 mi)about 6 h 18 min
Sumayl to SulaymaniyahIraq273 km (170 mi)about 4 h 10 min
Sumayl to NasiriyahIraq717 km (446 mi)about 10 h 56 min

Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.

Where to compare car hire

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Common questions

Which side of the road do they drive on in Sumayl?

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 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.