Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
DESTINATIONFARE (GHAZAL/NORMAL)DURATIONDEPARTURES
Bandar Abbas US$15 (normal)
15½hr
1st week - Sun, Tue & Thu;
2nd week - Mon, Wed, Fri & Sat
Kashan
US$3.60 (normal)
4hr
daily (Tehran service)
Mashhad
US$36/21.50
18½hr
daily
(ghazal)
, every 2nd day (normal)
Shiraz
US$12.50
(ghazal)
9hr
daily
Tehran
US$6.50 (normal)
7½hr
daily
Getting Around
Always agree on a price before getting into a taxi, especially at the bus terminal and train
station. From the airport most taxis use a meter; if yours doesn't, insist on setting a price.
To/From the Airport
The airport is about 25km northeast of town and there is no airport bus service. A taxi
dar
baste
costs around US$9.
Bus & Minibus
Local buses and minibuses leave the bus terminal near Chehel Sotun Palace every few
minutes. Just ask - and keep asking - for one heading your way. Elsewhere in town ask at a
bus stop and you will soon be pointed to the correct conveyance. Rides cost US$0.40 to
US$0.90 and you buy books of tickets at booths along the routes.
Taxi
Depending on the distance - and your negotiating skills - a fare in a private taxi around in-
ner Esfahan costs anything from US$2.70 to US$6.50. Avoid the taxi drivers hanging
around Naqsh-e Jahan (Imam) Sq and Kelisa-ye Vank (Vank Cathedral) as they can spot
tourists a mile off and will adjust their charges upward accordingly.
The long Chahar Bagh St is the city's main thoroughfare, and every couple of seconds a
shuttle taxi goes
mostaghim
(straight ahead) for about US$0.10 per kilometre.
