Tabriz Getting there & around

Getting there & away

Land

Bus, minibus & savari

A couple of bus companies including Seiro Safar (555 7797; 8.30am-midnight) have offices on Imam Khomeini St. Agency Mihan Safar (555 4908; Imam Khomeini St; 9am-2pm & 4-8pm Sat-Thu, 9am-noon Fri) pre-sells tickets for many domestic long-distance bus companies.

Other terminals

Use the Khosrowshahr terminal (off Felestin St) for Osku and thence Kandovan. Out towards the airport, the Marand terminal (Azerbaijan Sq) serves Marand and Hadiyshahr (for Jolfa). Buses to Ahar (IR68000, 1½ hours) and Kaleybar (rare) use the Ahar terminal (29 Bahman St) with savaris (IR12, 000 to IR14, 000) waiting across the road.

Train

Overnight trains to Tehran (13 hours) depart 5.30pm (from IR140, 000) and 7.30pm (from IR52, 000) running via Maraqeh (2¼ hours), Zanjan (nine hours, arriving antisocially early) and Qazvin. The train station (444 4419; Rahohan Sq) is 5km west of central Tabriz. Shuttle taxis and city bus 111 drop off at the junction of Mellat Blvd and 22 Bahman St.

The 9am local train to Jolfa (IR5000, 3½ hours) operates Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday only.

Weekly international trains run to:

Damascus (from IR420, 000, 60 hours) 7.30am Monday; change trains in Tatvan

İstanbul (from IR380, 000, three days) 8.30am Friday

Van, Turkey (IR124, 000, nine hours) 8.30pm Wednesday, returns from Van 9.30pm Thursday

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Air

Iran Air (334 9038) has direct flights twice weekly to İstanbul (one way/return IR2, 080, 000/2, 480, 000). Kish Air and Caspian Airlines both fly weekly to Dubai (IR1, 140, 000). Six weekly flights weekly to Mashhad (IR638, 000) use Eram Air (Sunday, Wednesday), Caspian (Monday, Thursday) and Iran Air (Tuesday, Friday). For other domestic destinations connect via Tehran (IR322, 000, several daily).

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