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Abadan · Iran

Car hire and driving in Abadan

Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.

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In Iran traffic drives on the right. Picking up at ABD means 8 km (5 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648805 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648823 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648885.

Drives from Abadan

Car rental from Abadan: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Abadan to Bandar-e MāhshahrIran88 km (55 mi)about 1 h 21 min
Abadan to AhvazIran115 km (71 mi)about 1 h 45 min
Abadan to BehbahānIran188 km (117 mi)about 2 h 52 min
Abadan to ShūshtarIran197 km (122 mi)about 3 h
Abadan to Masjed SoleymānIran201 km (125 mi)about 3 h 4 min
Abadan to Īz̄ehIran223 km (138 mi)about 3 h 24 min
Abadan to DezfulIran227 km (141 mi)about 3 h 28 min
Abadan to AndīmeshkIran236 km (147 mi)about 3 h 36 min
Abadan to BushehrIran288 km (179 mi)about 4 h 24 min
Abadan to BorāzjānIran305 km (190 mi)about 4 h 39 min
Abadan to Shahr-e KordIran328 km (204 mi)about 5 h
Abadan to KāzerūnIran332 km (207 mi)about 5 h 4 min
Abadan to TehranIran663 km (412 mi)about 10 h 6 min
Abadan to MashhadIran1,240 km (771 mi)about 18 h 55 min
Abadan to IsfahanIran410 km (255 mi)about 6 h 15 min
Abadan to KarajIran660 km (410 mi)about 10 h 4 min
Abadan to TabrizIran880 km (547 mi)about 13 h 26 min
Abadan to ShirazIran415 km (258 mi)about 6 h 20 min
Abadan to QomIran536 km (333 mi)about 8 h 10 min
Abadan to KermanshahIran457 km (284 mi)about 6 h 58 min

Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.

Where to compare car hire

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Common questions

Which side of the road do they drive on in Abadan?

The right, as everywhere in Iran.

How are the journey times on this page worked out?

From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.

Where these facts come from

  • GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
  • Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
  • OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
  • Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines

Data compiled 13 September 2026. Hotel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.