Hitchhiking in Iraq
Hitchhiking to Iraq
Recent reviews in Iraq
37.10162, 43.47311
All along the route from dujok to Amedi, to Soran sulaminyeh akra and back cars will stop in minutes. Even from the middle of villages. People are extremely kind and will invite you to stay and be hosted, for meals and tea. Kurdistan is the bestrating: 5/5, wait: 2 min
―mjexplorer, September 2025
36.429, 43.10513
Somewhere here is cheaper shared taxis to duhok. 5$ ( 2025) instead of main garage. Get a bus from city center towards telskuf and get off at duhok garage. (Just taxis on side of road) .rating: 3/5, wait: 60 min
―mjexplorer, September 2025
36.23842, 43.10399
Checkpoint was extremely rude and unhelpful. Refused to help stop a car. Told the current driver to drop me at the bus station.rating: 1/5
―mjexplorer, September 2025
34.19421, 43.85201
Checkpoint would not let me walk out of Samarra.All the officers that saw me walking in town asked where I was headed and redirected me to the mosque.
Had a local friend talk to the checkpoint... he explained I was hitchhiking and then they helped stop a car to get me out!
rating: 4/5, wait: 10 min
―mjexplorer, September 2025
33.78176, 44.25782
Asked the checkpoint before dujayl to get me a ride. They were super friendly and in minutes got a ride.Did check passport and pat me down
rating: 5/5, wait: 5 min
―mjexplorer, September 2025
37.13838, 42.57538
Let me cross on foot Kurdistan to Turkey. Iraqi/Kurdistan officers stopped a random car for me to get in to go over bridge (walking forbidden), told them taxi is too expensive.rating: 5/5, wait: 20 min
―mjexplorer, September 2025
36.85326, 42.90021
Cars are going high speed, some taxis waiting on side. Trucks going to zakho so they will stop. Just wave and point.rating: 4/5, wait: 10 min, ride: 41 km ↖
―mjexplorer, September 2025
36.85176, 42.95481
Lots of fast traffic but still in the city. Got a ride in 15 mins to the outside of town. Easy to get a ride from there then. Can may 3usd for a taxi out the city insteadrating: 4/5, wait: 15 min, ride: 10 km ←
―mjexplorer, September 2025
36.84484, 42.91472
Many locals hitchhiking, some waiting time is neededrating: 5/5, wait: 20 min, ride: 10 km ↘
―Gon, June 2023
36.8529, 43.05721
A taxi to the edge of town shouldn't cost more than 3krating: 5/5, wait: 5 min, ride: 58 km ↗
―Anonymous, June 2023
37.09513, 43.49698
Direction Barzan and Akre (beautiful old town btw!) there's not much traffic, but as this is Kurdistan and people are incredibly friendly the first car will stop for you. The drive from here to Akre is immensly beautiful and a small hitchhiking adventure.―Anonymous, July 2014
36.8529, 43.05721
As usual: just go to the edge of town and start hitchhiking. From the city center it's nearly an hour walk though. Direct lift all the way to Amedi within 15 minutes.―Anonymous, July 2014
Recent reviews mentioning Iraq
58.93383, 11.19646
Depends on luck， local people don't stop, waited until a man from Iraq who was on his way to work picked me up!! :)rating: 4/5, wait: 20 min 👍, ride: 30 km ↓
―momo, Thu 03 Jul 2025, 09:50
37.145, 42.56856
Quite easy to catch rides on both side of the border. Just avoid the taxis - on the Iraq-Kurdistan side you might have to make it clear before you enter a car.―Anonymous, August 2014
37.33106, 42.20484
The way to Iraq.walk over the river and reach out of the town. Many cars are actually taxis taking people to the border. Trucks will be for free though.
―Anonymous, March 2011