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Bābol · Iran

Car hire and driving in Bābol

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 SRY means 47 km (29 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 Bābol

Car rental from Bābol: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Bābol to ĀmolIran31 km (19 mi)about 28 min
Bābol to SariIran34 km (21 mi)about 31 min
Bābol to ChālūsIran113 km (70 mi)about 1 h 43 min
Bābol to PardīsIran119 km (74 mi)about 1 h 48 min
Bābol to SemnanIran126 km (78 mi)about 1 h 55 min
Bābol to TehranIran148 km (92 mi)about 2 h 15 min
Bābol to PākdashtIran149 km (93 mi)about 2 h 16 min
Bābol to QarchakIran159 km (99 mi)about 2 h 26 min
Bābol to GorgānIran161 km (100 mi)about 2 h 27 min
Bābol to VarāmīnIran165 km (103 mi)about 2 h 31 min
Bābol to QodsIran168 km (105 mi)about 2 h 34 min
Bābol to EslamshahrIran171 km (106 mi)about 2 h 36 min
Bābol to MashhadIran620 km (385 mi)about 9 h 28 min
Bābol to IsfahanIran443 km (275 mi)about 6 h 45 min
Bābol to KarajIran171 km (106 mi)about 2 h 37 min
Bābol to TabrizIran590 km (366 mi)about 9 h
Bābol to ShirazIran772 km (480 mi)about 11 h 46 min
Bābol to QomIran268 km (166 mi)about 4 h 5 min
Bābol to AhvazIran688 km (428 mi)about 10 h 30 min
Bābol to KermanshahIran566 km (352 mi)about 8 h 38 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 Bābol?

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.