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Ahar · Iran

Car hire and driving in Ahar

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 TBZ means 82 km (51 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 Ahar

Car rental from Ahar: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Ahar to TabrizIran81 km (50 mi)about 1 h 14 min
Ahar to ArdabīlIran110 km (68 mi)about 1 h 40 min
Ahar to MarandIran113 km (70 mi)about 1 h 43 min
Ahar to MīānehIran130 km (81 mi)about 1 h 59 min
Ahar to MarāghehIran141 km (88 mi)about 2 h 9 min
Ahar to PārsābādIran149 km (93 mi)about 2 h 17 min
Ahar to KhūyIran184 km (115 mi)about 2 h 49 min
Ahar to MīāndoābIran188 km (117 mi)about 2 h 52 min
Ahar to OrūmīyehIran203 km (126 mi)about 3 h 5 min
Ahar to MahābādIran225 km (140 mi)about 3 h 25 min
Ahar to BūkānIran230 km (143 mi)about 3 h 31 min
Ahar to ZanjanIran236 km (147 mi)about 3 h 36 min
Ahar to TehranIran495 km (307 mi)about 7 h 33 min
Ahar to MashhadIran1,133 km (704 mi)about 17 h 16 min
Ahar to IsfahanIran770 km (478 mi)about 11 h 44 min
Ahar to KarajIran455 km (283 mi)about 6 h 56 min
Ahar to ShirazIran1,106 km (687 mi)about 16 h 52 min
Ahar to QomIran545 km (339 mi)about 8 h 19 min
Ahar to AhvazIran809 km (503 mi)about 12 h 21 min
Ahar to KermanshahIran463 km (288 mi)about 7 h 4 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 Ahar?

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.