Travel to Iran
Flying to Iran
The national airline is Iran Air (www.iranair.com). If travelling from the UK, you can fly to Tehran nonstop with British Airways (www.ba.com) or Lufthansa (www.lufthansa.com) via Frankfurt or Vienna, or Turkish Airlines (www.turkishairlines.com) via Istanbul.
The major airport is: Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport.
British Airways will cease it's service to Tehran on 22 September 2018. Its final return flight will be on the following day.
From London - 6 hours (nonstop) or 8 hours (including stopover); New York - 17 hours (including stopover).
Included in the air fare.
Airport guides
Airport Code: IKA. Location: Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport is located 30km (19 miles) southwest of Tehran city... Money: Banks are available both airside and landside. There is also a bureau de change. Credit cards are... Read more
Travel by rail
RAJA Passenger Trains (www.raja.ir) operates passenger services from Tehran to Ankara in conjunction with Turkish Railways. In addition, Golden Eagle Luxury Trains (www.goldeneagleluxurytrains.com) operate bi-annual luxury train tours between Moscow and Tehran.
Driving to Iran
For details of political conditions governing access, contact the embassy. If you plan on driving your own car over the border into Iran, you must obtain a Carnet de Passage by contacting the embassy.
Getting to Iran by boat
The main port was Khorramshahr until its destruction during the war with Iraq. Following reconstruction, the port was reopened to ship traffic in 1992. Imam Khomeini is located in the northwestern edge of the Persian Gulf and near Iraq. The ports of Abbas and Bushehr are to be found in the Persian Gulf and Nowshahr and Bandar-a Anzali on the Caspian Sea.
Do you have any Feedback about this page?
© Columbus Travel Media Ltd. All rights reserved. No part of this site may be reproduced without our written permission, click here for information on Columbus Content Solutions.
¿Tiene comentarios sobre esta página?
© Columbus Travel Media Ltd. All rights reserved. Ninguno de los contenidos de esta Web debe ser reproducido sin nuestra autorización expresa y escrita. Para más información sobre como obtener permiso para la utilización del contenido clica aquí. No part of this site may be reproduced without our written permission, click here for information on Columbus Content Solutions .
Avez-vous des commentairessur cette page?
© Columbus Travel Media Ltd. All rights reserved. Le contenu de ce site ne peut être reproduit sans autorisation écrite. Cliquez ici pour plus d'information sur notre 'des solutions de contenu’. No part of this site may be reproduced without our written permission, click here for information on Columbus Content Solutions.
Haben Sie Feedback zu dieser Seite?
© Columbus Travel Media Ltd. All rights reserved. Alle Inhalte dieser Seite sind urheberrechtlich geschützt und dürfen nur mit schriftlicher Genehmigung des Verlags genutzt werden. Weitere Informationen finden Sie in unseren Lizenzbestimmungen. No part of this site may be reproduced without our written permission, click here for information on Columbus Content Solutions .


You know where