Lonely Planet™ · Thorn Tree Forum · 2020

Entering Iran by boat from Dubai

Country forums / Middle East / Iran

Anyone knows of a ferry service that would take me from Dubai to Iran? Any info would be greatly appreciated.

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hi.
i see similar postings all the time on LP Iran Forum and the last one was a few weeks ago, i guess . Do a 'keyword' search and/or look for and review past topics/questions posted here. but yes.... there is a service but i d not know their price or weekly schedule.bye.

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Hi there, I have done a lot of digging around on this subject as I was planning on travelling to Iran via Dubai. There is, apparently, an irregular service that goes from Dubai to Kish Island (Iranian territory), but it is by no means reliable. I certainly wouldn't travel to Dubai with the assumption that you will be able to get to Iran by boat. There is a small section in the Lonely Planet Iran about it, check it out in your local bookshop if you don't want to buy it.

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Don't count on it, besides, the prices for foreigners are the same as flying so its just not worth it, catch a plane from Dubai to bandar Abbas (or sharjah to tehran)

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For the 1-hr air flight from Dubai, see KishAir (located at the domestic terminal, take taxi to the opposite (west?) side of the field). There are some 5 flights per day (filled with guest-workers renewing their visas). Buy a ticket from any Agent, or get help from the small back-KishAir office in the Domestic Terminal.

There are numerous hotels in Kish -- though the whole place seemed kinda deserted in January ???. (What if they half-built a city, and nobody came???)

There is no visa required for Kish Island (duty-free-port). Presumably IF you have a real Iran Visa, you can then take the short ferry to Bander Abbas.

Or, as suggested above, just fly several airlines to B'Abbas, or other primary Iran cities.

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hi planning on landing in Dubai and making trip to Iran.
i am assuming ferry travel is not possible.

Can someone advise on list of cheap air lines in Middle East area.
Emirates is charing about USD$700 from Dubai to Tehran which seems expensive!

I tried KishAir but cant seem to find the English version and i dont know Arabic.

Thanks.

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