Piranshahr: 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.
Piranshahr is a city of 168,393 people in Iran (West Azerbaijan), 1,444 m (4,738 ft) above sea level.
Key facts
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Daylight in Piranshahr runs from about 9 h 42 min a day in late December to 14 h 43 min in late June (computed for 36.7° 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 Piranshahr in the OurAirports register, so flying in means a longer transfer from the nearest served city.
Buses to Piranshahr · Driving and car hire
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Baghdad, 380 km (Iraq)
- Mosul, 185 km (Iraq)
- Erbil, 116 km (Iraq)
- Tabriz, 184 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Sadr City, 373 km (Iraq)
- Yerevan, 390 km (Armenia)
- Kirkuk, 153 km (Iraq)
- Abū Ghurayb, 387 km (Iraq)
- Sulaymaniyah, 129 km (Iraq)
- Kermanshah, 317 km — buses · car rental
Common questions
How big is Piranshahr?
About 168,393 people live in Piranshahr (GeoNames).
What time zone is Piranshahr in?
Asia/Tehran, currently UTC+3:30.
What currency is used in Piranshahr?
The Rial (IRR). Traffic drives on the right.
Which cities are near Piranshahr?
Baghdad (380 km), Mosul (185 km), Erbil (116 km), Tabriz (184 km), Sadr City (373 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.