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Sari · Iran

Car hire and driving in Sari

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 SRY means 15 km (9 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 Sari

Car rental from Sari: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Sari to BābolIran34 km (21 mi)about 31 min
Sari to ĀmolIran64 km (40 mi)about 59 min
Sari to SemnanIran114 km (71 mi)about 1 h 44 min
Sari to GorgānIran127 km (79 mi)about 1 h 56 min
Sari to PardīsIran144 km (90 mi)about 2 h 12 min
Sari to ChālūsIran147 km (91 mi)about 2 h 14 min
Sari to ShahrudIran172 km (107 mi)about 2 h 37 min
Sari to PākdashtIran173 km (107 mi)about 2 h 38 min
Sari to TehranIran176 km (109 mi)about 2 h 41 min
Sari to QarchakIran184 km (114 mi)about 2 h 48 min
Sari to VarāmīnIran188 km (117 mi)about 2 h 52 min
Sari to QodsIran199 km (123 mi)about 3 h 2 min
Sari to MashhadIran586 km (364 mi)about 8 h 56 min
Sari to IsfahanIran453 km (281 mi)about 6 h 54 min
Sari to KarajIran203 km (126 mi)about 3 h 5 min
Sari to TabrizIran622 km (386 mi)about 9 h 29 min
Sari to ShirazIran775 km (481 mi)about 11 h 49 min
Sari to QomIran291 km (181 mi)about 4 h 26 min
Sari to AhvazIran709 km (441 mi)about 10 h 49 min
Sari to KermanshahIran598 km (371 mi)about 9 h 7 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 Sari?

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.