Gorgān: 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.
Gorgān is a city of 244,937 people in Iran (Golestan), 140 m (459 ft) above sea level.
Key facts
Daylight in Gorgān runs from about 9 h 41 min a day in late December to 14 h 44 min in late June (computed for 36.84° 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 Gorgān in the OurAirports register, so flying in means a longer transfer from the nearest served city.
Buses to Gorgān · Driving and car hire
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Tehran, 300 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Karaj, 329 km — buses · car rental
- Ashgabat, 369 km (Turkmenistan)
- Eslamshahr, 322 km
- Shahrīār, 331 km
- Qods, 324 km
- Sari, 127 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Qarchak, 302 km
- Sabzevar, 298 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Golestān, 328 km
Twin towns and sister cities: Aktau, Samsun.
Common questions
How big is Gorgān?
About 244,937 people live in Gorgān, across 656 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Gorgān in?
Asia/Tehran, currently UTC+3:30.
What currency is used in Gorgān?
The Rial (IRR). Traffic drives on the right.
Which cities are near Gorgān?
Tehran (300 km), Karaj (329 km), Ashgabat (369 km), Eslamshahr (322 km), Shahrīār (331 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.