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Shiraz · Iran

Car hire and driving in Shiraz

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 SYZ means 10 km (6 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 Shiraz

Car rental from Shiraz: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Shiraz to MarvdashtIran39 km (24 mi)about 36 min
Shiraz to KāzerūnIran85 km (53 mi)about 1 h 18 min
Shiraz to BorāzjānIran133 km (82 mi)about 2 h 1 min
Shiraz to JahromIran159 km (99 mi)about 2 h 25 min
Shiraz to BushehrIran179 km (111 mi)about 2 h 44 min
Shiraz to BehbahānIran246 km (153 mi)about 3 h 45 min
Shiraz to ShahreẕāIran274 km (170 mi)about 4 h 11 min
Shiraz to SirjanIran305 km (190 mi)about 4 h 39 min
Shiraz to YazdIran309 km (192 mi)about 4 h 43 min
Shiraz to BahārestānIran328 km (204 mi)about 5 h
Shiraz to Bandar-e MāhshahrIran338 km (210 mi)about 5 h 10 min
Shiraz to Shahr-e KordIran342 km (212 mi)about 5 h 13 min
Shiraz to TehranIran684 km (425 mi)about 10 h 26 min
Shiraz to MashhadIran994 km (617 mi)about 15 h 9 min
Shiraz to IsfahanIran348 km (216 mi)about 5 h 18 min
Shiraz to KarajIran707 km (439 mi)about 10 h 47 min
Shiraz to TabrizIran1,103 km (686 mi)about 16 h 50 min
Shiraz to QomIran581 km (361 mi)about 8 h 51 min
Shiraz to AhvazIran415 km (258 mi)about 6 h 19 min
Shiraz to KermanshahIran734 km (456 mi)about 11 h 12 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 Shiraz?

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.