Shiraz Getting there & around

Getting around

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Local transport

Metro

The Shiraz Urban Railway (www.shirazmetro.ir) is being built and will eventually include three lines, with 40 stations on 47km of track, including a link to the new Esfahan–Shiraz mainline station. Line 1 will open in 2010 at the earliest, and will run from southeast to northwest, including a stretch along Zand Ave between Valiasr Sq (good for visa extensions) and Imam Hossein Sq.

Taxi

Shiraz’s fleet of old, green-and-white Paykan taxis, known locally as mas’ khiyari (yogurt cucumber) is slowly being phased out in favour of shiny yellow Prides. Shuttle taxis ply the streets for IR1000 to IR2000 per trip. Chartering starts at IR5000.

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