The following information is given with regard to conditions before the Gulf War with the intention that it may prove useful should sanctions be lifted and flights to Iraq resumed. However, this journey is best made during the day and in a convoy, as the route passes through some reportedly dangerous territories within Iraq. Taxi services go to the city with rates negotiable for shared taxis. There is a surcharge after 2200.
Car rental is also available.
At present, all ports in Iraq are closed. No services are running at present on the route into Iraq from Turkey and Syria. At present, only the borders from Turkey and Jordan are open to road travel. Before the Gulf War, principal international routes ran through Turkey, Syria and Jordan. Work on the Express Highway, an attempt to link Iraq with Kuwait, Syria and Jordan, has been suspended for the time being.