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Ardabīl · Iran

Car hire and driving in Ardabīl

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 ADU means 14 km (9 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 Ardabīl

Car rental from Ardabīl: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Ardabīl to MīānehIran105 km (65 mi)about 1 h 36 min
Ardabīl to AharIran110 km (68 mi)about 1 h 40 min
Ardabīl to Bandar-e AnzalīIran134 km (83 mi)about 2 h 2 min
Ardabīl to RashtIran157 km (98 mi)about 2 h 24 min
Ardabīl to PārsābādIran159 km (99 mi)about 2 h 25 min
Ardabīl to ZanjanIran176 km (109 mi)about 2 h 41 min
Ardabīl to TabrizIran176 km (109 mi)about 2 h 41 min
Ardabīl to LāhījānIran190 km (118 mi)about 2 h 54 min
Ardabīl to MarāghehIran204 km (127 mi)about 3 h 7 min
Ardabīl to MarandIran221 km (137 mi)about 3 h 22 min
Ardabīl to MīāndoābIran239 km (149 mi)about 3 h 39 min
Ardabīl to BūkānIran266 km (165 mi)about 4 h 4 min
Ardabīl to TehranIran397 km (247 mi)about 6 h 4 min
Ardabīl to MashhadIran1,023 km (636 mi)about 15 h 37 min
Ardabīl to IsfahanIran694 km (431 mi)about 10 h 35 min
Ardabīl to KarajIran360 km (224 mi)about 5 h 29 min
Ardabīl to ShirazIran1,037 km (644 mi)about 15 h 49 min
Ardabīl to QomIran463 km (288 mi)about 7 h 4 min
Ardabīl to AhvazIran771 km (479 mi)about 11 h 46 min
Ardabīl to KermanshahIran451 km (280 mi)about 6 h 53 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 Ardabīl?

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.