Serving the city is Basra International Airport (IATA: BSR) with international connections from Dubai, Istanbul, Dubai, Beirut and Amman. Domestic flights are avalible from Arbil and Baghdad.
An over-night train service from Baghdad departs daily at 6:30PM and is schedueld to arrive 6:10AM the next morning, however delays are common. The train usually carries a resturant car and sometimes "tourist"-class carriages.
Basra is close to Kuwait. The Safwan border crossing is a safe exit point into Kuwait from Iraq, but it is highly unadvisable for foreigners to enter Iraq from Kuwait. The Iraqi immigration entry point is watched by insurgents who will try to kidnap Western-looking individuals on the road once they have crossed into Iraq. Entry from Iran is also highly unsafe and is not advised.
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