Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Savari
Savaris to Marvdasht leave from the southern edge of Karandish terminal on a semiregu-
lar basis and cost US$1.80 (50 minutes). A taxi
dar baste
costs US$10.70. Occasional ser-
vices travel all the way to Persepolis (US$2.70, 80 minutes).
Savaris to Kazerun (US$4.50, 2¼ hours) leave from Amir Kabir. A taxi
dar baste
costs
US$19.60.
There are no savaris to Bishapur. A taxi
dar baste
costs US$25; these also depart from
Amir Kabir.
Train
There are three trains per week to Esfahan (
ghazal
US$12.50, nine hours), but the service
has a reputation as being accident-prone and most people prefer to take the bus.
Getting Around
A taxi
dar baste
to/from the airport should cost about US$5.
The
Shiraz Urban Railway
(
www.shirazmetro.ir
, in Farsi)
is being built and will
eventually include three lines, 40 stations and 47km of track. Line 1 will run from south-
east to northwest, including a stretch along Zand Ave between Valiasr Sq (good for visa
extensions) and Imam Hossein Sq.
Shuttle taxis ply the streets for US$0.20 to US$0.45 per trip. Taxis
dar baste
charge
between US$2.70 and US$6.50 depending on the destination.
Persepolisسیلوپسرپ
0728 / ELEV 1630M
Magnificent
Persepolis
(Takht-e Jamshid; admission US$0.50; 8am-5pm Nov-Mar, to
7pm Apr-Oct)
embodies the greatest successes of the ancient Achaemenid Empire…and
also its final demise (see History,
Click here
)
. The monumental staircases, exquisite reliefs
and imposing gateways leave you in no doubt how grand this empire was, just as the
broken and fallen columns attest that its end was both emphatic and merciless. It is a Un-
esco World Heritage Site.
Some historians believe the site of Persepolis was chosen by Cambyses II, son of Cyrus
the Great, but work did not begin until after Darius I (the Great) took the throne in 520
