Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Shopping
Of the three curio shops along Imam Ave,
Pasargad Antiques
( 223 1860;
8am-2pm & 4-8pm Sat-Thu)
is the most intriguing.
Nashreruz
(Tarzi St; 8am-noon &
4-7.30pm Sat-Thu, 8.30am-noon Fri)
is a small bookshop stocking excellent city maps
(US$1).
Information
Aynet
(Tarzi St; internet per hr US$1; 9am-9pm Sat-Thu, 10am-1pm & 4.30-8pm Fri)
Good internet connection here, some English spoken.
Bank Melli
(Kashani St)
Jahan Moneychanger
( 222 2255; Ataee St; 9.30am-1pm & 4-7pm Sun-Thu)
Near
the bazaar; it exchanges many currencies including Turkish lira.
Miras Ferhangi
( 340 7040; Daneshkadeh St; 8am-2pm Sat-Thu)
West Azarbay-
jan's keen English-speaking tourist information office is beside the museum.
Telephone office
(Imam Ave; 7am-7pm)
Turkish Consulate
( 222 8970; Daneshkadeh St; 9am-noon Sun-Thu)
Very
security-conscious.
Getting There & Away
Air
Iran Air
( 344 0520; Daneshkadeh St)
flies four times daily to Tehran (US$40) and
twice weekly to Mashhad (US$75).
Espoota Travel
( 345 5555; es-
poota@espootatravel.com; Daneshkadeh St; 8am-8pm Sat-Thu, 9am-noon Fri)
sells
air and train tickets ex-Tabriz.
Bus, Minibus & Savari
All long-distance buses leave from the
terminal
(Haft-e Tir Blvd)
.
TBT
( 222 2844)
,
Seiro Safar
( 222 8399)
,
Hamsafar
( 224 4562)
and
Iran Peyma
( 222 2954)
have central booking offices on Imam Ave. Hamsafar and
Vangölu
( 233 1333)
both
operate 9am services to Van, Turkey (US$25) taking around eight hours (expect long bor-
der waits).
