Gonbad-e Kāvūs: how to get there and around
Airports, stations, ports, where the hotels are and what the numbers say, from public data rather than a brochure.
Gonbad-e Kāvūs is a city of 151,910 people in Iran (Golestan), 38 m (125 ft) above sea level.
Key facts
Open Gonbad-e Kāvūs in Google Maps
Daylight in Gonbad-e Kāvūs runs from about 9 h 39 min a day in late December to 14 h 47 min in late June (computed for 37.25° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
No airport with scheduled passenger service sits within 100 km of Gonbad-e Kāvūs in the OurAirports register, so flying in means a longer transfer from the nearest served city.
Buses to Gonbad-e Kāvūs · Driving and car hire
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Tehran, 377 km — buses · car rental
- Ashgabat, 294 km (Turkmenistan)
- Eslamshahr, 399 km
- Sari, 202 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Qarchak, 380 km
- Gorgān, 79 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Sabzevar, 252 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Āmol, 265 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Pākdasht, 369 km
- Varāmīn, 381 km
Common questions
How big is Gonbad-e Kāvūs?
About 151,910 people live in Gonbad-e Kāvūs (GeoNames).
What time zone is Gonbad-e Kāvūs in?
Asia/Tehran, currently UTC+3:30.
What currency is used in Gonbad-e Kāvūs?
The Rial (IRR). Traffic drives on the right.
Which cities are near Gonbad-e Kāvūs?
Tehran (377 km), Ashgabat (294 km), Eslamshahr (399 km), Sari (202 km), Qarchak (380 km).
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.