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Isfahan · Iran

Car hire and driving in Isfahan

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 IFN means 23 km (14 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 Isfahan

Car rental from Isfahan: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Isfahan to Shāhīn ShahrIran26 km (16 mi)about 23 min
Isfahan to NajafābādIran29 km (18 mi)about 27 min
Isfahan to ShahreẕāIran74 km (46 mi)about 1 h 7 min
Isfahan to Shahr-e KordIran85 km (53 mi)about 1 h 18 min
Isfahan to KashanIran150 km (93 mi)about 2 h 17 min
Isfahan to KāshānIran152 km (94 mi)about 2 h 19 min
Isfahan to Īz̄ehIran193 km (120 mi)about 2 h 57 min
Isfahan to Shahrak-e PardīsānIran227 km (141 mi)about 3 h 27 min
Isfahan to QomIran233 km (145 mi)about 3 h 33 min
Isfahan to Masjed SoleymānIran237 km (147 mi)about 3 h 37 min
Isfahan to ArākIran244 km (151 mi)about 3 h 43 min
Isfahan to DorūdIran261 km (162 mi)about 3 h 59 min
Isfahan to TehranIran339 km (211 mi)about 5 h 10 min
Isfahan to MashhadIran832 km (517 mi)about 12 h 41 min
Isfahan to KarajIran359 km (223 mi)about 5 h 29 min
Isfahan to TabrizIran776 km (482 mi)about 11 h 50 min
Isfahan to ShirazIran348 km (216 mi)about 5 h 18 min
Isfahan to AhvazIran319 km (198 mi)about 4 h 52 min
Isfahan to KermanshahIran466 km (289 mi)about 7 h 6 min
Isfahan to RashtIran548 km (341 mi)about 8 h 22 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 Isfahan?

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.