Car hire and driving in Bandar Abbas
Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.
In Iran traffic drives on the right. Picking up at BND means 10 km (6 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 Bandar Abbas
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bandar Abbas to Jīroft | Iran | 219 km (136 mi) | about 3 h 21 min |
| Bandar Abbas to Sirjan | Iran | 259 km (161 mi) | about 3 h 57 min |
| Bandar Abbas to Jahrom | Iran | 305 km (189 mi) | about 4 h 39 min |
| Bandar Abbas to Kerman | Iran | 353 km (219 mi) | about 5 h 23 min |
| Bandar Abbas to Rafsanjān | Iran | 359 km (223 mi) | about 5 h 29 min |
| Bandar Abbas to Iranshahr | Iran | 436 km (271 mi) | about 6 h 39 min |
| Bandar Abbas to Marvdasht | Iran | 452 km (281 mi) | about 6 h 54 min |
| Bandar Abbas to Shiraz | Iran | 455 km (283 mi) | about 6 h 56 min |
| Bandar Abbas to Shahr-e Ṣadrā | Iran | 470 km (292 mi) | about 7 h 10 min |
| Bandar Abbas to Zahedan | Iran | 517 km (321 mi) | about 7 h 53 min |
| Bandar Abbas to Kāzerūn | Iran | 527 km (328 mi) | about 8 h 2 min |
| Bandar Abbas to Borāzjān | Iran | 547 km (340 mi) | about 8 h 21 min |
| Bandar Abbas to Tehran | Iran | 1,052 km (654 mi) | about 16 h 3 min |
| Bandar Abbas to Mashhad | Iran | 1,061 km (659 mi) | about 16 h 10 min |
| Bandar Abbas to Isfahan | Iran | 752 km (468 mi) | about 11 h 28 min |
| Bandar Abbas to Karaj | Iran | 1,084 km (673 mi) | about 16 h 32 min |
| Bandar Abbas to Tabriz | Iran | 1,528 km (950 mi) | about 23 h 18 min |
| Bandar Abbas to Qom | Iran | 976 km (606 mi) | about 14 h 53 min |
| Bandar Abbas to Ahvaz | Iran | 868 km (539 mi) | about 13 h 14 min |
| Bandar Abbas to Kermanshah | Iran | 1,184 km (736 mi) | about 18 h 3 min |
Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.
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Common questions
Which side of the road do they drive on in Bandar Abbas?
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.