Baghdad to Basra

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How the cheapest fare moved

Nov 10: €77 €77 Nov 7 Nov 10 low €69 · high €85

Departure-day prices · October 2026 Baghdad → Basra

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Best time to visit Basra — climate

Jan: ~20°C daytime, 2 rainy days 20° JanFeb: ~20°C daytime, 3 rainy days 20° FebMar: ~27°C daytime, 6 rainy days 27° MarApr: ~36°C daytime, 2 rainy days 36° AprMay: ~43°C daytime, 0 rainy days 43° MayJun: ~45°C daytime, 0 rainy days 45° JunJul: ~47°C daytime, 0 rainy days 47° JulAug: ~47°C daytime, 0 rainy days 47° AugSep: ~43°C daytime, 0 rainy days 43° SepOct: ~37°C daytime, 0 rainy days 37° OctNov: ~29°C daytime, 1 rainy days 29° NovDec: ~21°C daytime, 7 rainy days 21° Dec

Flights from Baghdad to Basra start around €69 (direct flights available). Range seen recently: €69–85, based on 3 fares found by travellers.

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Cheapest cached fares Baghdad → Basra; direct flights available (e.g. IA). · Based on 3 fares found by travellers in the last 48h

Cheapest round trips to Basra

Fares found by travellers in the last 48 hours — refreshed daily.

Jan 2 – Jan 9 Iraqi Airways · Direct · 1h 00m €158 Book

Weather in Basra

Tue ☁️ 21° 11° 💧0%
Wed ☁️ 22° 13° 💧0%
Thu ☁️ 22° 10° 💧0%
Fri ☀️ 23° 10° 💧0%
Sat ☀️ 24° 11° 💧0%
Sun ☁️ 25° 12° 💧0%
Mon ☀️ 26° 12° 💧0%

In Oct, Basra typically sees ~37°C daytime highs and 0 rainy days.

Where to stay in Basra

3★+ hotels from €139/night (4 hotels sampled, ~3 weeks out).

Zenat AL- Hayat Basra Hotel hotel · Basra
from €139/night★ 5
Horizon Hotel hotel · Basra
from €153/night★ 4
Grand Millennium Al Seef Basra hotel · Basra
from €164/night★ 5

Good to know

Time differenceSame time zone
Time in the air1h 00m

About Basra

Basra (Arabic: البصرة Al Baṣrah) is a port city in Southern Iraq, close to the border with Kuwait and Iran. It is Iraq's third largest city with a population of 2,150,000 (2017).

Read the full Basra guide

Guide content from Wikivoyage contributors (CC BY-SA).

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