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Yazd · Iran

Car hire and driving in Yazd

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 AZD means 9 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 Yazd

Car rental from Yazd: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Yazd to RafsanjānIran227 km (141 mi)about 3 h 27 min
Yazd to ShahreẕāIran237 km (147 mi)about 3 h 36 min
Yazd to BahārestānIran253 km (157 mi)about 3 h 51 min
Yazd to IsfahanIran267 km (166 mi)about 4 h 4 min
Yazd to MarvdashtIran270 km (168 mi)about 4 h 7 min
Yazd to Khomeynī ShahrIran280 km (174 mi)about 4 h 16 min
Yazd to Shāhīn ShahrIran285 km (177 mi)about 4 h 21 min
Yazd to Shahr-e ṢadrāIran293 km (182 mi)about 4 h 28 min
Yazd to NajafābādIran294 km (183 mi)about 4 h 29 min
Yazd to SirjanIran300 km (186 mi)about 4 h 34 min
Yazd to ShirazIran309 km (192 mi)about 4 h 43 min
Yazd to KermanIran314 km (195 mi)about 4 h 48 min
Yazd to TehranIran502 km (312 mi)about 7 h 40 min
Yazd to MashhadIran687 km (427 mi)about 10 h 28 min
Yazd to KarajIran537 km (334 mi)about 8 h 12 min
Yazd to TabrizIran1,006 km (625 mi)about 15 h 21 min
Yazd to QomIran445 km (277 mi)about 6 h 47 min
Yazd to AhvazIran542 km (337 mi)about 8 h 16 min
Yazd to KermanshahIran731 km (454 mi)about 11 h 9 min
Yazd to RashtIran741 km (460 mi)about 11 h 18 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 Yazd?

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.