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FAQs - booking Afghanistan flights

  • Apart from Kabul International Airport (KBL), which other airports in Afghanistan receive flights from the US?

    In addition to KBL, flights from various parts of the United States can also land at Ahmad Shah Baba International Airport (KDH) in Kandahar, Mawlānā Jalāl ad-Din Muhammad Balkhī International Airport (MZR) in Mazar-i-Sharif, or Khwaja Abdullah Ansari International Airport (HEA) in Herat. Among these airports, KBL and MZR receive the highest number of flights from the United States.

  • What is the best Afghanistan airport to use if I plan to visit Herat?

    The best airport to use if you plan to visit Herat in western Afghanistan is Herat International Airport (HEA), located approximately 7 miles southeast of the city. Herat is the fourth largest commercial airport in Afghanistan. You’ll have to take a connecting flight from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to HEA.

  • If I intend to rent a car in Kabul, Afghanistan, what child seat safety guidelines should I be familiar with?

    When riding in a car rental in Afghanistan, kids under the age of 12 need to be buckled up in either a booster seat or a child safety seat. The age-appropriate child safety seats would range from rear-facing for kids under 15 months, forward-facing seats for four-year-old kids, booster seats for 6-year-old kids, and a booster cushion for 12-year-old kids. Also, note that kids under 12 years of age are not allowed to ride in the front seat.

  • Which airport in Afghanistan is close to Samangan?

    If you’re planning to visit the town of Samangan and explore the mysterious Takht i Rostam cave complexes, the nearest arrival airport is Mazar-i-Sharif International Airport (MZR), approximately 62 miles from the town. There are direct flights from Kabul and Islamabad International Airport (ISB) to MZR. You’ll also get one-stop flights to MZR from HEA and DXB.

  • Are there US airports offering direct flights to Afghanistan?

    Currently, there are no direct flights from the airport in the United States to Afghanistan. If you plan to travel from the United States to KBL, you also budget for at least a layover. Depending on your departure city, airport, and airline, you can have one, two, or even three layovers before you can finally land in Afghanistan.

  • What documents do I need to rent a car at Kabul Airport?

    To rent a vehicle at Kabul International Airport, you will be asked to provide a valid ID or passport, a valid driver’s license, and a major credit card in your name or the driver’s name. Several car rental providers have an office at KBL where you can pick up your car.

  • What is the simplest way of accessing the tri-state boundary in Afghanistan’s north for visitors from the US?

    Most travelers touring Afghanistan from the United States end their tour by visiting the tri-state boundary. This is where Tajikistan touches Uzbekistan, and Uzbekistan is separated from Afghanistan. The nearest destination airport for United States travelers visiting this city is Afghanistan’s Northern-based Maulana Jalaluddin Balkhi International Airport (MZR).

  • What lounges are available at Kabul International Airport?

    After a long flight to Afghanistan, you can relax in one of their lounges. There are two lounges at Terminal 1 close to the Baggage Claim section for arriving passengers. Lounges are accessible to everyone, regardless of what travel class you are flying.

  • Which airlines offer single-stop flights from Washington to Kabul?

    If you are to fly from Washington to Kabul, your possible departure airport is Dulles International Airport (IAD), while your destination airport is Kabul International Airport (KBL). IAD is rated among the airports offering the highest number of single-stop flights to KBL. However, most of these single-stop flights are offered by highly reliable and trusted Turkish Airlines.

  • Does Kam Air offer Business Class flights to Afghanistan?

    Kam Air, the leading airline provider in Afghanistan, has two cabin options Business Class and Economy Class. Business Class travelers on Kam Air are entitled to priority check-in, boarding, luggage handling, and disembarkation.

  • Which is the shortest route for US travelers to Afghanistan?

    Compared to any other route in the US, travelers from Houston take the shortest time on a single-stop flight to Afghanistan’s Kabul. In Houston, you can board your flight to Kabul’s Kabul International Airport (KBL) at George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH), William P. Hobby Airport (HOU), or Ellington Airport/Houston Spaceport (EFD). Among these three, IAH airport has the highest frequency of single-stop flights to KBL.

  • What are my best options for flights to Afghanistan from the West Coast of the US?

    Since there are no direct flights to Afghanistan from the West Coast, travelers from the region can find connecting flights through major hubs like Dubai. Major airports on the West Coast with flights to these international hubs include San Francisco International Airport (SFO), Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA), and San Diego International Airport (SAN).

  • How long is the flight to Afghanistan?

    An average nonstop flight from the United States to Afghanistan takes 31h 09m, covering a distance of 7162 miles. The most popular route is Washington, D.C. - Kabul with an average flight time of 19h 40m.

  • What is the cheapest flight to Afghanistan?

    The cheapest ticket to Afghanistan from the United States found in the last 72 hours was $958. The most popular route is Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl to Kabul Khwaja Rawash and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $958.

  • What are the most popular destinations in Afghanistan?

    Based on KAYAK flight searches, the most popular destination is Kabul (99% of total searches to Afghanistan). The next most popular destination is Mazar-I-Sharif (1%).

  • How does KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a given destination and date is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

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Top tips for finding cheap flights to Afghanistan

  • Enter your preferred departure airport and travel dates into the search form above to unlock the latest Afghanistan flight deals.
  • If you are departing from the east coast parts of the United States, your likely departure airport to Afghanistan is John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK). At JFK, you can access a few airlines offering one-stop flights to Kabul International Airport (KBL). Among these airlines is Turkish Airlines.
  • Getting to Kabul city center from Kabul International Airport (KBL) is possible, thanks to different transportation options at the airport. Lines 39, 100, and 178 urban transport buses are the most affordable options. There is an airport shuttle that runs every 30 minutes from 8 am to 5:30 pm. You can also opt for taxis and car rental companies, which have an office at the airport. Free transport between the terminals is offered by airport shuttles.
  • American travelers visiting the Western parts of Afghanistan from Los Angeles can consider using Los Angeles International (LAX) as their departure airport and Afghanistan’s westerns-based Khwaja Abdullah Ansari International Airport (HEA) as their destination airport. At LAX, you can book your single-stop flight with Turkish Airlines.
  • KBL is a hub for Kam Air, the largest airline provider in Afghanistan. Although it’s not a major hub for most international carriers, you’ll find connecting flights from neighboring countries such as Iran, Pakistan, and the United Arab Emirates.
  • Since the use of identification cards as a form of identification on foreign flights, including those to Afghanistan from the United States, is not permitted, you will have to carry your passport. With your passport, you will easily board your flight from any US airport to Afghanistan.
  • If you wish to fly to Afghanistan from New York, you’ll find a selection of flights departing from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) and John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Dubai International Airport (DXB) and Islamabad International Airport (ISB), where you can board your connecting flight to Afghanistan.
  • If you reside in Dallas, you can board your flight to Afghanistan at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) via Turkish Airlines. Turkish Airlines is ranked among the airlines with the highest number of single-stop flights from DFW to KBL.
  • If you are visiting Taloqan in the Pashtun areas of southern Afghanistan, consider your likely destination airport is Taloqan Airport (TQN). Since the airport doesn’t receive fights from the United States, you will have to land in Kabul and then board your final flight to Taloqan Airport.
  • For those travelers who would like to gain easier access to the major cities both in Afghanistan and even Pakistan, consider KBL as your destination airport. Besides being in the capital center, the hub of Afghanistan’s land and air transport options, KBL has also located about 226 km to Peshawar, Pakistan, about 264 km to Mardan, Pakistan, and about 293 km to Mingora, Pakistan.
  • If you are planning to travel to Afghanistan to witness the celebrated Nowruz festival of Spring in March, please note that the airfares for most airlines flying from the United States to Afghanistan may hike drastically. This is due to the high demand that is caused by the increasing number of travelers who visit Afghanistan to gain experience of this festival from various parts of the world, the United States included.
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Top 5 airlines flying to Afghanistan

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from the United States to Afghanistan? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
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EmiratesOverall score based on 3986 reviews
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we bought trip insurance from you and could not use it. 'underrated' only return 50 % of trip cost. my doctor told me i have stage 4 cancer and that I might not live till the end of the month..

2.0 MediocreAnonymous, May 2024EWR - ATH
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we bought trip insurance from you and could not use it. 'underrated' only return 50 % of trip cost. my doctor told me i have stage 4 cancer and that I might not live till the end of the month..

Flight got canceled without any prior information and it caused lot of trouble

Staff were friendly, and provided great service. The food was plentiful and delicious. Food could have been hotter.

I was traveling business purposes and I only had one carry on and a personal computer back pack . My carry on was 8.5 kg little more than allowable. At jfk airport check in they did not let me carry it . I was little disappointed.

More leg room and comfortable seats at least for long flights

The entertainment selections are amazing. But the live TV is sometimes spotty. If you’re going to have it, then have it. If you can’t make it consistent, then, perhaps it’s better not to have it. The crew are always cordial when approached, but they seem to do the minimum and sit around, talking to each other in the back of the plane during the flight. I realize that delays are not always predictable, but I missed my flight in Dubai because we left 90 minutes late from Washington. I will say that Emirates took very good care of me in Dubai. But I would rather not be delayed.

Probably the best flight I’ve ever been on. Emirates first class is leagues beyond British airways and Lufthansa’s.

Great flight. Comfortable seats, courteous service, and excellent selection for entertainment.

Serving food took so long . Almost time close to lend. Plus during landing air pressure in cabin cuss ear blocked took long time to unblock.

Emirates is usually on time, but not this trip. Also, during the flight the attendants disappear unless called upon. Very strange. I have watched the quality of Emirates service diminish over the last five years.

Operated by American Airlines. Very chaotic and the crew was bit rough responding any enquiries. Restricted leg space.. Qatar would have been better

Qatar airways from Doha to guangzhau was excellent big bird Boeing 777 more room and smoothly flight, I Love it

It was good no problems made it on time for the next flight overseas!

The made us waiting and held our passports and boarding pass making us miss our flights

Not impressed. Only allowed one carry on on such a long flight.

The flight was good but my neighbor had the vent open full power for the whole flight and because the air was blowing from the side instead of from the top and I got very cold and ended up with a sore throat.

Bad experience with the delay n long wait time for connecting flight after missing the connection flight from Doha.

Wore experience due to delay and took me 3 days to reach my destination.

All over with Qatar airlines my experience was really bad due to delays and then putting me on different airlines and after 8 hours of wait I had to listen to their is no plane to fly for another 24 hours. Wore experience ever.

Excellent will be flying again in May with Qatar. to Botswana.

Cons: "Flight had almost got us killed due to windy condition- if it was not safe to fly, then why did you guys fly in the first place?"

Excellent service and comfort from the moment you check in. Flight crew is hyper focused on making passengers comfortable and at ease. It’s like a flying hotel!

Only chicken as a meat dish through out the flight

Nothing really was great as such. Seen other no name airlines perform better.

Quality of service on board was very inconsistent. FA service primarily seemed robotic and they barely engaged with passengers

I’m unclear why I had to pay extra for assigned seats as Turkish airlines did not honor the seating. We were placed across the aisle from each other on TK 34, and were seated behind one another on TK 694. Because my name was misspelled on e-ticket (Klawiter, instead of Klawitter) I could not log onto website to get the connection gate number in Istanbul. The monitors in the airport were a jumbled mess 1/2 Arabic and 1/2 English.

On line check in needs a lot of improvement. I tried and gave up.

Food not good, flight attendants not the best, not accommodating very ruff

the female flight attendant was racist towards me. I could tell she treated the two other passengers next to me with more softness.

Oh my god! For an13 hour flight they serve you food just one time. Also don’t be thirsty they give you a little small cup of soda to drink. They seem like their goal is to feed you one so they don’t have to be bothered with you. It quite surprise for such a long flight there are several times to eat at least three and the food was well lackluster. The food and lack of offering drinks which were always hot no ice provided.

We were traveling first class. Checkin counter lady and her manager, both were in bad mood and did not treat us well about checking in the handbag. The gate agent took care of it right away. I travel Turkish twice a year in first class. No one has ever refused to check in the hand bag. Not sure, why this agent and her manager refused. Everything else was excellent.

Overall mediocre experience. Check in was good. They're were discriminatory. They were not attentive, food choices were not vegetarian friendly. The food served was frozen.

1st time with. Etihad Airways and it was amazing from check in to crew. Great flight.

One thing is very important is you people not giving seat arrangement together to couple, senior citizen. You have to take care of senior citizen. Do not look about money. Money is not important everywhere. Make relationship strong is very very important. I like Etiyad air line out of all air line. Food was hot and delicious. Air hostess gave very good service, nice attitude, very good behaviour. I gave 10 out of 10 marks. Thanks Jivraj

Entertainment did not work from flight from Abu Dhabi to Kolkata. Emirates has a much better flight in that sector.

Very unfriendly team. It was very difficult to get a cup of coffee. Legroom was extremely small. Old, dilapidated plane.

Ripped off and broken seats in Business class. Seats stink and need to request the staff for additional bedsheets. Crew if very friendly though

Boarding was quick and efficient. Ground staff were pleasant and courteous. Food was tasty, portions were good for me. Food containers kept slipping on the tray. Tray would look better with an anti-skid tray mat. I had the bulkhead seat which was very uncomfortable for couple of reasons. Aircraft is designed with no throughput to move across aisle to aisle. Passengers kept jumping over my legs to get from one side to the other to use the toilet. Secondly I had a mother and 9 month baby next to me. Mom had to hold baby for 12 hours in her lap as he did not fit into the bassinet. Half the baby was on my lap during the flight. Aircraft temperature was very cold - light attendant said it was the central cooling and nothing could be done about it. Movie selection was very poor old and outdated.

Crew member took too long time to take back leftover food plates from passenger seats. Food was nice.Easy excellent checking.Guy at checking counter was really kind and helpful.Made our checking very quickly. Leftover food should be taken back ASAP. Because in economy class passanger have narrow space . In the long journey like this, passanger have difficulties to sit with the plates.overall experience was good.

Crew did not cooperate… I just asked water twice for one crew member and she didn’t get anything.. and when I asked other crew member he gave me water and he was not respectful.. I kept Hindu non veg meal chicken .. when I get my turn chicken was not provided and then they gave me veg paneer and green peas curry which I don’t like..

Sits are very uncomfortable and food quality should be improved. Alcohol you have to ask and wait for more then 1/2 hrs. Don’t feel like to travel in Etihad. It was 1st time we traveled in Etihad now we decided we don’t want to travel in Etihad.

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