Mahābād: 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.
Mahābād is a city of 168,393 people in Iran (West Azerbaijan), 1,324 m (4,344 ft) above sea level.
Key facts
Daylight in Mahābād runs from about 9 h 41 min a day in late December to 14 h 44 min in late June (computed for 36.76° 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 Mahābād in the OurAirports register, so flying in means a longer transfer from the nearest served city.
Buses to Mahābād · Driving and car hire
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Baghdad, 399 km (Iraq)
- Mosul, 237 km (Iraq)
- Erbil, 166 km (Iraq)
- Tabriz, 155 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Sadr City, 392 km (Iraq)
- Yerevan, 394 km (Armenia)
- Kirkuk, 187 km (Iraq)
- Sulaymaniyah, 136 km (Iraq)
- Kermanshah, 298 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Rasht, 348 km — buses · car rental
Common questions
How big is Mahābād?
About 168,393 people live in Mahābād (GeoNames).
What time zone is Mahābād in?
Asia/Tehran, currently UTC+3:30.
What currency is used in Mahābād?
The Rial (IRR). Traffic drives on the right.
Which cities are near Mahābād?
Baghdad (399 km), Mosul (237 km), Erbil (166 km), Tabriz (155 km), Sadr City (392 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 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.