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Cafenet Saeid
(cnr MR Sabori Alley & Enqelab St; per hr US$0.90; 8am-11pm)
Located near Astane Sq.
Money Exchange
(Mar'ashi Najafi St; 9am-8pm Sat-Thu).
Getting There & Away
Transport to Qom is packed on Fridays and on any religious holiday.
Bus & Savari
Intercity buses and savaris leave from Haftdad Sq, a huge roundabout 5km north of the
shrine. Savari touts pester potential passengers here as they wait for the dozens of buses
passing through en route to or from Tehran. Buses to Tehran (VIP/
mahmooly
US$2.50/
2.30, 1½ to two hours) stop several times an hour. Southbound services to major destina-
tions are frequent, including Kermanshah (US$9, seven to eight hours), Yazd (US$11.50,
eight hours) and Shiraz (US$11.50, 11½ to 14 hours). Note that competition for seats can
be positively unholy and that there are no bus services to Esfahan.
To get to Kashan, take a bus (VIP/
mahmooly
US$2.50/2.30, 1¼ hours) or savari
(US$4.50) from Haftdad Sq.
Train
Trains run from Tehran to Qom on Thursday afternoons, returning to Tehran (2nd class
US$0.70, 2½ hours) late Friday afternoon. Most people opt for a bus.
Getting Around
A taxi from Haftdad Sq or Terminal-e Kashan to Astane Sq costs US$2.70.
Kashanناشاک
0361 / POP 253,509 / ELEV 935M
Many travellers opt to bypass Kashan on their journeys between Tehran, Esfahan and
Yazd, but we counsel you not to do the same. In fact, this delightful oasis city on the edge
