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Karaj · Iran

Car hire and driving in Karaj

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 PYK means 16 km (10 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 Karaj

Car rental from Karaj: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Karaj to NasimshahrIran33 km (21 mi)about 30 min
Karaj to Naz̧arābādIran37 km (23 mi)about 34 min
Karaj to EslamshahrIran38 km (24 mi)about 35 min
Karaj to GolestānIran39 km (24 mi)about 36 min
Karaj to Robāţ KarīmIran40 km (25 mi)about 36 min
Karaj to TehranIran42 km (26 mi)about 38 min
Karaj to QarchakIran69 km (43 mi)about 1 h 4 min
Karaj to PākdashtIran74 km (46 mi)about 1 h 8 min
Karaj to PardīsIran75 km (46 mi)about 1 h 8 min
Karaj to VarāmīnIran82 km (51 mi)about 1 h 15 min
Karaj to ChālūsIran99 km (62 mi)about 1 h 31 min
Karaj to QazvinIran101 km (63 mi)about 1 h 33 min
Karaj to MashhadIran776 km (482 mi)about 11 h 50 min
Karaj to IsfahanIran359 km (223 mi)about 5 h 29 min
Karaj to TabrizIran487 km (302 mi)about 7 h 25 min
Karaj to ShirazIran707 km (439 mi)about 10 h 47 min
Karaj to QomIran133 km (83 mi)about 2 h 2 min
Karaj to AhvazIran545 km (339 mi)about 8 h 19 min
Karaj to KermanshahIran395 km (246 mi)about 6 h 2 min
Karaj to RashtIran204 km (127 mi)about 3 h 6 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 Karaj?

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.