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Hamadān · Iran

Car hire and driving in Hamadān

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 HDM means 9 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 Hamadān

Car rental from Hamadān: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Hamadān to MalāyerIran62 km (39 mi)about 57 min
Hamadān to BorūjerdIran103 km (64 mi)about 1 h 34 min
Hamadān to ArākIran134 km (83 mi)about 2 h 2 min
Hamadān to KermanshahIran143 km (89 mi)about 2 h 11 min
Hamadān to KhorramabadIran147 km (91 mi)about 2 h 14 min
Hamadān to SanandajIran149 km (93 mi)about 2 h 17 min
Hamadān to DorūdIran154 km (96 mi)about 2 h 21 min
Hamadān to SāvehIran170 km (105 mi)about 2 h 35 min
Hamadān to ZanjanIran209 km (130 mi)about 3 h 11 min
Hamadān to Shahrak-e PardīsānIran211 km (131 mi)about 3 h 13 min
Hamadān to QazvinIran212 km (132 mi)about 3 h 14 min
Hamadān to QomIran217 km (135 mi)about 3 h 18 min
Hamadān to TehranIran282 km (175 mi)about 4 h 18 min
Hamadān to MashhadIran1,017 km (632 mi)about 15 h 30 min
Hamadān to IsfahanIran377 km (234 mi)about 5 h 45 min
Hamadān to KarajIran252 km (157 mi)about 3 h 51 min
Hamadān to TabrizIran415 km (258 mi)about 6 h 20 min
Hamadān to ShirazIran690 km (428 mi)about 10 h 31 min
Hamadān to AhvazIran387 km (241 mi)about 5 h 54 min
Hamadān to RashtIran292 km (181 mi)about 4 h 27 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

ExpediaCar hire from the major suppliers, and the one to look at if the flight or hotel is already booked there. Part of Expedia Group.Check car hire on Expedia (opens www.expedia.com in a new tab)
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Common questions

Which side of the road do they drive on in Hamadān?

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.