Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
mote Qeshm as an ecotourism destination. It can organise tours and accommodation and is
highly recommended.
Getting There & Away
Qeshm is accessible by air, speedboat and car ferry.
Air
Qeshm International Airport is in Dayrestan, about 43km southwest of Qeshm Town. Iran
Air operates daily flights to/from Tehran Mehrabad (one way US$101, 2ΒΌ hours) leaving
Tehran in the afternoon and Qeshm in the early evening. Mahan operates slightly more ex-
pensive flights during the high season.
Fars Air Qeshm sometimes operates charter flights in and out of Dubai - ask a travel
agent to investigate.
Boat
There are three options for reaching the island by boat from Bandar Abbas: motorised
speedboats (US$2.70, 35 minutes), small covered motorboats (US$3.20, 40 minutes) and
slightly larger 'cruise' boats (US$3.60, 50 minutes). The 'cruise' boats are the safest and
most comfortable. All run between Qeshm's Bahman Dock and Bandar Abbas' Shahid
Haqani Passenger Port dock.
A car ferry (US$16 return for one car and two passengers, seven minutes) crosses from
Bandar-e Pol, 89km west of Bandar Abbas, to Laft-e Kohneh, near the village of Laft. The
service operates 24 hours and ferries leave when full.
Getting Around
This is one place where it really helps to have a car (particularly a 4WD), and we recom-
mend that you consider hiring one at Bandar Abbas airport and bringing it to the island on
the car ferry from Bandar-e Pol.
There is no public transport on Qeshm, and the only way of exploring or getting from
one place to the next without private transportation is to hire a taxi for between US$90
and US$120 per day. Alternatively, you could try hitching (but remember not to use the
thumbs-up sign, which is considered unforgivably rude in Iran).
