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Mashhad · Iran

Car hire and driving in Mashhad

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 MHD means 8 km (5 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 Mashhad

Car rental from Mashhad: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Mashhad to MarāghehIran52 km (32 mi)about 48 min
Mashhad to NeyshābūrIran73 km (46 mi)about 1 h 7 min
Mashhad to Torbat-e ḨeydarīyehIran119 km (74 mi)about 1 h 49 min
Mashhad to QūchānIran133 km (82 mi)about 2 h 1 min
Mashhad to KāshmarIran156 km (97 mi)about 2 h 23 min
Mashhad to SabzevarIran173 km (107 mi)about 2 h 38 min
Mashhad to BojnūrdIran241 km (150 mi)about 3 h 41 min
Mashhad to BīrjandIran383 km (238 mi)about 5 h 51 min
Mashhad to Gonbad-e KāvūsIran409 km (254 mi)about 6 h 14 min
Mashhad to ShahrudIran415 km (258 mi)about 6 h 19 min
Mashhad to GorgānIran465 km (289 mi)about 7 h 5 min
Mashhad to SemnanIran565 km (351 mi)about 8 h 37 min
Mashhad to TehranIran739 km (459 mi)about 11 h 16 min
Mashhad to IsfahanIran832 km (517 mi)about 12 h 41 min
Mashhad to KarajIran776 km (482 mi)about 11 h 50 min
Mashhad to TabrizIran1,195 km (742 mi)about 18 h 13 min
Mashhad to ShirazIran994 km (617 mi)about 15 h 9 min
Mashhad to QomIran811 km (504 mi)about 12 h 22 min
Mashhad to AhvazIran1,150 km (715 mi)about 17 h 32 min
Mashhad to KermanshahIran1,158 km (720 mi)about 17 h 40 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 Mashhad?

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.