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Iran Transportation

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Plane

by thelittlevoice

Flying is a convenient way to cover the distance in Iran and it's cheap too. We flied Shiraz - Tehran for about $30 on Iran Air. It's a good idea to book the tickets in advance. I was trying to find one to Kish Islands but the flights were full for the next couple of days. Some people told me the trick is to go to the airport and buy one there as people tend to cancel their tickets the last minute. Judging from the flight I took from Shiraz to Tehran, I personally wouldn't take that chance as it was completely full.Check out the following websites to see their schedules and routeshttp://www.iranair.comhttp://www.mahan.aerohttp://www.iaa.irhttp://www.kishairline.com/

Understanding Iranian Buses

by JohnniOmani

There are three different types of buses in Iran with are cheap and comfortable. The Mercedes aka the super is in Western Iran. These old looking Mercedes buses are dirt cheap and often have no air con. They are slow but are very cheap. The Super Luxe aka Lux, super lux cost about half the price of the Mercedes. They are usually at least 10 years old and the air con rarely works. Volvo aka deluxe, super deluxe cost about twice the amount of the Mercedes and they are new coaches similar to the coaches in Europe. The air con will work and you will probably end up getting a snack and sweet drink ;) Enjoy the ride :)

Getting around by bus

by JohnniOmani

Iran is well connected by bus and most people prefer this option because it is cheaper and more reliable. Fares are dirt cheap and the buses are very comfortable. The best companies with the most extensive networks are Iran Peyma, Hamsafar and Seiro Safar which has air con Volvos. You dont need to book ahead unless there is a religious festival going on in Mashhad etc. Buses from the major centers leave almost every hour if not every two or three hours. You wont be cruising past 65 to 75km an hour because most buses have to stop from time to time to show police their trip log. Buses are a great way to meet the locals and chances are you will end up at a dinner with the people sitting around you. I found the buses comfortable, delightful and great fun :)

Getting to Iran by Air

by JohnniOmani

Irans major international airport is in the western supurbs of Tehran and it is called the Imam Khomeini International airport. It is about 30 + km outside the city and cost around 80,000 IR or $9 US for the taxi into the city. The national carrier is Iran Air (www.iranair.com) but smaller airlines included Iran Aseman (www.iaa.ir) and Mahan Air (www.mahanairlines.com. European airlines that go to Iran are Air France, British Airways, KLM, Gulf Air, Lufthansa, Emirates and Kuwait Airways. One of the best and cheapest ways to get to Iran is to make your way to a city in the Air Arabia network (www.airarabia.com) and fly from there ie Damascus or Istanbul etc. They are dirty cheap and the flight is not that long. A return flight from Dubai should cost about $250 US return tax included. A great bargain.

To Tabriz from Yerevan (Armenia), part II

by MalenaN

... At 20.30 we arrived to the border, where it took two hours on the Armenian side. I was the last one to be ready as the Russian controller took long time to check my passport. Not until everyone was seated in the bus and we crossed a bridge all women took their scarves on. As we arrived on the Iranian side all our passports were collected and we waited. While I waited I changed money at an exchange office and bought some crisps at a shop. Everyone changed the time on their watches back 1,5 hours. At the Iranian side of the border it took 1,5 hours before we were finished and could continue.Before arriving in Tabriz we stopped for another food break. Back in the bus I wished I was going to Tehran because I wanted to sleep, but suddenly we where in Tabriz and there only I and another passenger left the bus. The driver of the bus asked the other passenger to take me to my hotel in the...

To Tabriz from Yerevan (Armenia), part I

by MalenaN

I went to Tabriz by bus from Yerevan, Armenia. A few weeks before leaving home I booked a ticket via email through Tatev Travel, but not until I picked it up I had to pay for it, 17 000 drams (about 40 dollars). I was going to Tabriz, but the price was the same for Tehran, to where the bus was continuing. There is supposed to be a bus every day, but when I arrived to Yerevan I was told the Monday bus was cancelled and I had to leave one day earlier.At 10.15, 15 minutes late, the bus left Kilikya Avtokayan in Yerevan. It was a big comfortable and air-conditioned bus with Iranian plates. It is a long journey. A man on the bus was sick and we stopped several times for him to go out (once we stopped by some cherry trees with yummy cherries). After 5,5 hours we passed Goris and a litter further south it was time for food break and we stopped by a restaurant.The journey through southern...

From Iran to Azerbaijan by air

by MalenaN

My first intension was to apply for the Azeri visa at the Azeri embassy in Tehran, but arriving to Tehran on a Friday and knowing it took about three days to get the visa issued (and not knowing if the embassy was open every day except weekends) I decided to buy a plane ticket from Tehran to Baku, as you can get the visa at the airport, but not at the land border.I went to a travel agent in Nejatollahi Street where I bought a ticket with Iran Air for IR 1390000 (about 150 dollars).The plane left from the new Imam Khomeini Airport at 13.45. I think it took about 1,5 hours to fly to Baku (or less). Not until I went off the plane in Baku did I take off the scarf, as only one woman had done so in the plane.Getting the visa and going through the passport control was easy. I had already filled in two application forms, which I had downloaded from Internet and I also had two passport photos...

Domestic flights - to Kish

by MalenaN

It is cheap and easy to take a domestic flight in Iran. Most of the domestic flights leave Tehran from Mehrabad Airport. There are several smaller companies, but Iran Air is the biggest with most connections (www.iranair.com). I flew to Kish Island with Kish Airlines.From Tehran it takes 1,5 hours to fly to Kish. Both Iran Air and Kish Airlines are flying every day from Mehrabad Airport. I flew with Kish Airlines, which left 6.30 in the morning. You should be at the airport one hour before departure, to check in and go through security. There are different lines through security for men and women. The line with men is much longer than the women line.On the plane they served breakfast. I bought my ticket only two days before, for 50 dollars. The plane was almost full.In Tehran I took a taxi from the hotel to Mehrabad at 5am (they had called for it the day before) and I paid IR 40000. From...

"SAve a day"

by MalenaN

In Yazd I met some people who had taken a tour from Shiraz in the morning and during the day visited the four sites; Persepolis, Naqsh-e Rostam, Naqsh-e Rajab and Pasargadae. And after they drove on to Yazd. The price was IR 500 000 (July 2006), and I heard it was the same going the other way round.Seeing the sites along the way between Yazd and Shiraz, instead of making a daytrip from Shiraz and another day take a bus between the cities, will save you a day.I visited the four sites on a tour from Shiraz and for that I paid IR 350 000 (July 2006).

Getting around by bus

by hydronetta

We took buses only in two occasions: From Yazd to Kerman (less than 5 hour trip) and from Tabriz to Rasht (a long overnight trip) and that because there were not direct flights to move from one place to the other. Bus stations are usually a bit out of town and there are several bus companies making the trip to different destinations. A bit of problem is that signs on buses are in Farsi so you need either to ask or exercise yourself in Farsi script (as I did!!) Buses are fine, some air conditioned and the fares cheap comparing to European standards. Our overnight bus to Rasht was a special experience for us. As we were the only foreigners in the bus we became a short of attraction. Locals were overexcited to speak to us even with poor English and they were offering us delicacies like nuts and almonds.