Bushehr Getting there & around

Getting there & away

Boat

Apart from enterprising fishermen, there are no domestic boat services from Bushehr. However, the Valfajre-8 shipping company operates (in theory, though not always in practice) to Qatar (one way US$50, Mondays), Bahrain (US$45, seven to eight hours, Mondays) and Kuwait (US$70, seven to eight hours, Wednesdays).

For information on impending departures go to the Valfajre-8 office (253 0246/7; Solhabad St; 7am-5pm).

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Air

Iran Air (252 3925; Valiasr St) has flights between Bushehr and Tehran (one way IR433, 000, 90 minutes, twice daily), Shiraz (IR245, 000, one hour, weekly) and Esfahan (IR283, 000, 70 minutes, weekly). Iran Aseman (www.iaa.ir) flies to/from Dubai (one way IR1, 265, 000, one hour, three days weekly). Setar-e Bandar Travel Agency sells tickets.

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