Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Gorgan
US$7/3.50 1st/2nd 10hr
daily evenings
Kerman
US$14 1st class
11-12hr
daily Zahedan train
Mashhad
US$5-37
8-13hr
16 daily 6.35am-11.25pm
Qom
US$0.70 2nd class 2½hr
Thu 3pm
Sari
US$1.50 2nd class 7hr
8.10am daily
Tabriz
US$5.50-18
13hr
2 daily late afternoon
Yazd
US$6.60-12.70
6-8hr
6.15am, 4.35pm, 10pm daily
Zahedan (change at Kerman)US$16-25
25hr
1 daily, late afternoon
Getting Around
To/From the Airport
IMAM KHOMEINI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (IKIA)
Most people take a taxi from IKIA for a set price of US$25 to US$35 depending on
vehicle type. Going to IKIA you'll probably pay US$30 from northern Tehran but from
the south it should cost less. There are plans to extend Metro Line 1 (red) to IKIA.
A bus links IKIA with Mehrabad Airport at least once an hour, 24 hours a day. Assum-
ing the Metro is running (6am to 11pm), this bus stops at Haram-e Motahar Metro station
on Line 1, before continuing to Azadi Sq, from where it's a shortish walk to Meydan-e
Azadi Metro station on dark blue Line 2 or Terminal-e Gharb for west-bound buses.
MEHRABAD AIRPORT
The domestic airport is nearer to town and better served by public transport. During the
life of this topic the Metro should reach Mehrabad via two stops at the end of Line 4 (yel-
low).
Until then taking a private taxi is easiest. Fares are fixed and the taxi dispatcher in the
booth will connect you with a driver. At the time of research, a taxi to southern or central
Tehran costs about US$8, rising to about $US12 to northern and eastern Tehran. If it's
peak hour, the price will be higher, which is fair considering the trip will probably take
twice as long.
