Cheap flights from London to Baghdad

November is the cheapest month on this route, and the price calendar covers most of the year, so you can weigh a winter trip against a spring one before you commit. Summer in Baghdad is punishing, and demand climbs around Eid and the school holidays, which makes late autumn and winter the easier months for most travellers. From London, midweek departures are usually calmer than Friday and Sunday, and booking a few months ahead leaves you more connection options. Watch the calendar for the months where fares are listed and set your dates around the dips rather than the peaks.

No airline flies London to Baghdad non-stop, so every fare here is a connecting one, and choosing an airline really means choosing where you change. Turkish Airlines, Qatar Airways, Royal Jordanian, British Airways, Egyptair and Aegean Airlines are the full-service names on the route, usually sold as one ticket for the whole trip with baggage in the fare. Pegasus, Ajet, Easyjet and Air Arabia sit at the low-cost end, where the seat price is only the beginning and extras are added as you book. Compare the total, not the headline, and look hard at the connection time at the hub.

Every flight lands at Baghdad International, the airport that serves the city, and it sits outside the centre rather than in it. Most travellers go in by taxi, a pre-booked transfer or a hotel car, and the drive can stretch when traffic is heavy, so allow time before you plan anything on landing day. Expect formalities at both ends: passport and visa checks when you arrive, and security screening before you leave the terminal. Sort your transfer before you fly, keep your documents within reach, and ask your hotel whether they collect guests from the airport.

Currency

IQD (ID)

Power sockets

Type C, G · 230 V

Language

Kurdish language, Arabic

Emergency number

104, 115, 122

Driving side

right

Calling code

+964

Internet domain

.iq

Time zone

UTC+03 (Asia/Baghdad)

Country facts: Wikidata

• Decide which London airport you fly from, because Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Luton and London City are not interchangeable for onward transfers.
• Check what your low-cost fare covers, since a seat on Pegasus, Ajet, Easyjet or Air Arabia may not include a checked bag.
• If your connection is booked on separate tickets, leave a generous gap, because a missed leg is not the second airline's problem.
• Confirm your entry requirements for Iraq well before departure and carry the paperwork with you.
• Book early for travel around Eid, Christmas and the summer school holidays, when seats go first.
• Use the price calendar to compare November with the months either side of it before you commit.