Car hire and driving in Zābol
Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.
In Iran traffic drives on the right. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648805 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648823 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648885.
Drives from Zābol
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zābol to Zahedan | Iran | 181 km (113 mi) | about 2 h 46 min |
| Zābol to Bīrjand | Iran | 296 km (184 mi) | about 4 h 31 min |
| Zābol to Kerman | Iran | 430 km (267 mi) | about 6 h 34 min |
| Zābol to Iranshahr | Iran | 433 km (269 mi) | about 6 h 36 min |
| Zābol to Jīroft | Iran | 447 km (278 mi) | about 6 h 49 min |
| Zābol to Torbat-e Ḩeydarīyeh | Iran | 517 km (321 mi) | about 7 h 53 min |
| Zābol to Rafsanjān | Iran | 530 km (330 mi) | about 8 h 5 min |
| Zābol to Kāshmar | Iran | 546 km (339 mi) | about 8 h 20 min |
| Zābol to Marāgheh | Iran | 561 km (348 mi) | about 8 h 33 min |
| Zābol to Sirjan | Iran | 585 km (364 mi) | about 8 h 56 min |
| Zābol to Mashhad | Iran | 611 km (380 mi) | about 9 h 19 min |
| Zābol to Neyshābūr | Iran | 628 km (390 mi) | about 9 h 35 min |
| Zābol to Tehran | Iran | 1,069 km (664 mi) | about 16 h 18 min |
| Zābol to Isfahan | Iran | 945 km (587 mi) | about 14 h 24 min |
| Zābol to Karaj | Iran | 1,110 km (690 mi) | about 16 h 56 min |
| Zābol to Tabriz | Iran | 1,595 km (991 mi) | about 24 h 19 min |
| Zābol to Shiraz | Iran | 874 km (543 mi) | about 13 h 20 min |
| Zābol to Qom | Iran | 1,069 km (665 mi) | about 16 h 19 min |
| Zābol to Ahvaz | Iran | 1,219 km (757 mi) | about 18 h 35 min |
| Zābol to Kermanshah | Iran | 1,398 km (869 mi) | about 21 h 19 min |
Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.
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Common questions
Which side of the road do they drive on in Zābol?
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.