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Iran Travel International
AIR: Iran’s national airline is Iran Air (IR)
(website: www.iranair.com), which operates three/four direct flights per
week to Tehran from London (Heathrow). British Mediterranean (a franchise
partner of British Airways) operates four services a week from London
to Tehran. Other airlines serving Iran include Emirates, Gulf Air, KLM,
Lufthansa and Turkish Airlines.
Approximate flight times: From Tehran to London is six
hours.
International airports: Tehran (THR) (Mehrabad) is 5km
(3 miles) west of the city. Airline buses are available to the city (travel
time – 45 minutes) for approximately IR200-500. Taxis are also available
to the city centre for approximately IR10,000 (travel time – 30
minutes). Airport facilities include a bank, post office, restaurants
and snack bar, duty-free shop, gift shops, tourist information and first
aid/vaccination facilities.
Departure tax: IR70,000.
SEA: The main port was Khorramshahr until its destruction
during the war with Iraq. It is currently under reconstruction. The ports
of Abbas and Bushehr are to be found in the Persian Gulf and Nowshahr
and Anzelli on the Caspian Sea. P&O Ferries connects Iranian ports
with Persian Gulf States and Karachi.
RAIL: RAJA Trains (part of Iranian Islamic Republic
Railways) operates passenger services from Tehran to Isanbul (Turkey)
and Damascus (Syrian Arab Republic); from Tabiz to Djolfa (for the CIS)
and Van (Turkey); and from Zahedan to Quetta (Pakistan). The Qom-Zahedan
Line, when completed, will link Europe with India. Contact RAJA Trains
(c/o Iranian Islamic Republic Railways).
ROAD: No reliable international through-road links.
There are various routes possible from Turkey and Pakistan, but these
are not recommended. Cars can also be put on boats at Venice or Brindisi
and picked up at Ezmir. For details of political conditions governing
access, contact the Embassy.
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