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Ahvaz · Iran

Car hire and driving in Ahvaz

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 AWZ 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 Ahvaz

Car rental from Ahvaz: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Ahvaz to ShūshtarIran83 km (51 mi)about 1 h 16 min
Ahvaz to Masjed SoleymānIran90 km (56 mi)about 1 h 23 min
Ahvaz to Bandar-e MāhshahrIran97 km (61 mi)about 1 h 29 min
Ahvaz to KhorramshahrIran109 km (68 mi)about 1 h 39 min
Ahvaz to AbadanIran115 km (71 mi)about 1 h 45 min
Ahvaz to DezfulIran121 km (75 mi)about 1 h 51 min
Ahvaz to Īz̄ehIran126 km (78 mi)about 1 h 55 min
Ahvaz to AndīmeshkIran131 km (81 mi)about 2 h
Ahvaz to BehbahānIran169 km (105 mi)about 2 h 35 min
Ahvaz to Shahr-e KordIran234 km (145 mi)about 3 h 34 min
Ahvaz to KhorramabadIran243 km (151 mi)about 3 h 42 min
Ahvaz to DorūdIran244 km (152 mi)about 3 h 43 min
Ahvaz to TehranIran549 km (341 mi)about 8 h 22 min
Ahvaz to MashhadIran1,150 km (715 mi)about 17 h 32 min
Ahvaz to IsfahanIran319 km (198 mi)about 4 h 52 min
Ahvaz to KarajIran545 km (339 mi)about 8 h 19 min
Ahvaz to TabrizIran783 km (486 mi)about 11 h 56 min
Ahvaz to ShirazIran415 km (258 mi)about 6 h 19 min
Ahvaz to QomIran422 km (262 mi)about 6 h 26 min
Ahvaz to KermanshahIran366 km (227 mi)about 5 h 35 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 Ahvaz?

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 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel 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.