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Kerman · Iran

Car hire and driving in Kerman

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 KER means 12 km (7 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 Kerman

Car rental from Kerman: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Kerman to RafsanjānIran105 km (65 mi)about 1 h 36 min
Kerman to SirjanIran163 km (102 mi)about 2 h 30 min
Kerman to JīroftIran190 km (118 mi)about 2 h 54 min
Kerman to YazdIran314 km (195 mi)about 4 h 48 min
Kerman to BīrjandIran352 km (219 mi)about 5 h 22 min
Kerman to Bandar AbbasIran353 km (219 mi)about 5 h 23 min
Kerman to ZahedanIran375 km (233 mi)about 5 h 43 min
Kerman to JahromIran394 km (245 mi)about 6 h 1 min
Kerman to MarvdashtIran414 km (257 mi)about 6 h 19 min
Kerman to ZābolIran430 km (267 mi)about 6 h 34 min
Kerman to Shahr-e ṢadrāIran444 km (276 mi)about 6 h 46 min
Kerman to ShirazIran444 km (276 mi)about 6 h 47 min
Kerman to TehranIran800 km (497 mi)about 12 h 12 min
Kerman to MashhadIran709 km (440 mi)about 10 h 49 min
Kerman to IsfahanIran576 km (358 mi)about 8 h 47 min
Kerman to KarajIran838 km (521 mi)about 12 h 47 min
Kerman to TabrizIran1,316 km (818 mi)about 20 h 4 min
Kerman to QomIran757 km (470 mi)about 11 h 33 min
Kerman to AhvazIran810 km (503 mi)about 12 h 21 min
Kerman to KermanshahIran1,042 km (647 mi)about 15 h 53 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 Kerman?

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.