Travel to Tehran
Every way to reach Tehran: 3 modes compared, with fares.
Tehran is reachable from 113 places across 32 countries by 3 modes, on services run by 38 operators. The cheapest arrival costs €10.07 and the fastest takes 1h 9m door to door. The nearest origin is 40 km away.
How people reach Tehran
Every mode that actually calls at Tehran, with the cheapest fare and the fastest journey on each.
| Mode | Origins | From | Fastest | Reach | Operators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 66 | €11.88 | 1h 9m | 739 km | 4 |
| Coach | 16 | €10.07 | 1h 31m | 412 km | 4 |
| Flight | 160 | €35.54 | 3h 56m | 11,765 km | 30 |
- 113Places you can arrive from
- 113Places you can leave for
- 32Countries
- 38Operators
Tehran is big enough that where you sleep decides what the days look like. We sell the seat, not the room.
Rooms within reach of Tehran Railway Station
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How far people travel to get here
Every origin we sell, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.
| Distance | Routes | Share | Nearest of them |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 200 km | 50 | 21% | Malārd, 40 km |
| 200 to 600 km | 66 | 27% | Arāk, 237 km |
| 600 to 1,500 km | 60 | 25% | Orūmīyeh, 603 km |
| Over 1,500 km | 66 | 27% | Muscat, 1505 km |
Which countries you can arrive from
Countries with at least one route into Tehran that we sell.
| Country | Routes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Iran | 150 | 68% |
| China | 10 | 5% |
| Germany | 8 | 4% |
| Iraq | 7 | 3% |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 3% |
| India | 4 | 2% |
| Italy | 4 | 2% |
| Sweden | 4 | 2% |
| Türkiye | 4 | 2% |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1% |
| Armenia | 2 | 1% |
| Austria | 2 | 1% |
| Azerbaijan | 2 | 1% |
| Bahrain | 2 | 1% |
| Belarus | 2 | 1% |
| France | 2 | 1% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 1% |
| Kuwait | 2 | 1% |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1% |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1% |
Stations, airports and ports in Tehran
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Tehran
- Tehran Railway Station
- Ray Railway Station
- Mehrabad Railway Station
- Tehranpars Terminal - BRT 1
- پایانه آزادی
- IKA
- THR
Landing at IKA after the trains have stopped is the case this solves. We do not run cars.
A car waiting when you land in Tehran
Settled in advance, so the ride into Tehran costs what it said it would rather than what the rank says.
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The cheapest journeys into Tehran
Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.
| Route | From | Fastest | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qom to Tehran bus | €10.07 | 2h 44m | 127 km |
| Varāmīn to Tehran bus | €10.07 | 1h 31m | 46 km |
| Varāmīn to Tehran train | €11.88 | 1h 11m | 46 km |
| Karaj to Tehran train | €11.88 | 1h 9m | 42 km |
| Parand to Tehran train | €11.88 | 1h 12m | 47 km |
| Malārd to Tehran train | €11.88 | 1h 10m | 40 km |
| Kamālshahr to Tehran train | €11.88 | 1h 16m | 53 km |
| Moḩammad Shahr to Tehran train | €11.88 | 1h 12m | 46 km |
| Kashan to Tehran bus | €12.28 | 3h 43m | 190 km |
| Isfahan to Tehran bus | €16.68 | 5h 14m | 339 km |
| Āmol to Tehran train | €17.39 | 1h 49m | 120 km |
| Shāhīn Shahr to Tehran bus | €17.78 | 5h 31m | 316 km |
| Sāveh to Tehran train | €17.94 | 1h 46m | 122 km |
| Three Castles to Tehran bus | €18.88 | 5h 48m | 335 km |
| Najafābād to Tehran bus | €18.88 | 5h 56m | 340 km |
| Qom to Tehran train | €19.59 | 1h 50m | 127 km |
The train gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Somewhere to leave the bags in Tehran?
Shops, cafes and hotels that take luggage, with the opening hours on the map so you know what is still open when you come back.
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Popular journeys to Tehran
Common questions about Travel to Tehran
How can I get to Tehran?
Tehran is reachable by 3 modes on our network, from 113 places, across 32 countries, on services run by 38 operators. The table on this page compares those modes on the cheapest fare, the fastest journey, how far each reaches and how many carriers run it.
What is the cheapest way to get to Tehran?
The cheapest way into Tehran is by Coach, from €10.07 for one passenger. That is the lowest fare across all 113 origins we sell into Tehran over the next three weeks, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee.
What is the fastest way to get to Tehran?
The fastest journey into Tehran is by Train, at 1h 9m door to door. The nearest origin we sell is 40 km away in a straight line, which is why a short fast journey exists at all on this list.
Which stations and airports does Tehran have?
Tehran has 7 named terminals on our network, including 3 rail stations and 2 airports. Among them are Tehran Railway Station, Ray Railway Station, Mehrabad Railway Station. Every journey time on this page allows for reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
Where can I travel to Tehran from within 200 km?
50 of the routes we sell into Tehran start within 200 km. The nearest is Malārd, 40 km away in a straight line. Short corridors like these are usually the ones where a train or coach beats a flight door to door.
Where else can I go from Tehran in Iran?
Tehran connects to 113 places on our network across 32 countries, the furthest of them 11,765 km away in a straight line. Iran routes are listed on this page, and the country pages carry the rest of the network around it.
Where these numbers come from
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modelled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Catchment, Fares, Door to door, Distances
Elsewhere in Iran
The wider region
Plenty of what is worth seeing sits outside Tehran and elsewhere in Iran. None of it is ours to sell.
What to book in Tehran before you go
Day trips that leave Tehran in the morning and cover a good part of Iran by evening.
See Tehran on GetYourGuideOr browse Viator
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Plan a trip from here
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