An Nasiriyah is served by Nasiriyah Airport (NJF), with regular Iraqi Airways flights from Baghdad and occasional connections to other Iraqi cities. By road from Baghdad, the city is around 370 kilometres southeast — approximately 4 to 5 hours on the main highway. Shared taxis and buses run between Baghdad and Nasiriyah, though security conditions on Iraqi roads can change; check locally before travelling overland.
From Basra, the journey is around 175 kilometres north, about 2 hours by taxi.