There are 4 ways to get from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Īlām by plane, taxi, train, car, car train or car ferry
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Recommended option
Fly from Birmingham, taxi • 15h 8m
3 alternative options
Train to London Heathrow, fly, taxi • 17h 7m
Drive, Eurotunnel • 2 days 9h
Drive, car ferry • 2 days 10h
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Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Īlām is to train and fly and taxi which costs £270 - £1,200 and takes 17h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Īlām is to fly and taxi which takes 15h 8m and costs £150 - £900.
The distance between Birmingham Airport (BHX) and Īlām is 4331 km.
It takes approximately 15h 8m to get from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Īlām, including transfers.
There is no direct flight from Birmingham Airport to Tehran Imam Khomeini Airport. The quickest flight takes 9h 15m and has one stopover.
Īlām is 3h 30m ahead of Birmingham Airport (BHX). It is currently 8:24 AM in Birmingham Airport (BHX) and 11:54 AM in Īlām.
Jet2.com, Mahan Air, Lufthansa and three other airlines offer flights from Birmingham Airport to Tehran Imam Khomeini Airport.

- Distance: 4331.4 km
- Duration: 15h 8m
What companies run services between Birmingham Airport (BHX), England and Īlām, Iran?
There is no direct connection from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Īlām. However, you can fly to Tehran Imam Khomeini then take the taxi to Īlām. Alternatively, you can take the train to London Euston, take the walk to Euston Square station, take the subway to Paddington, take the walk to London Paddington, take the train to Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3, take the walk to London Heathrow airport, fly to Tehran Imam Khomeini, then take the taxi to Īlām.

- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Birmingham to Tehran Imam Khomeini via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350 - $1,100
Flights from London Heathrow to Tehran Imam Khomeini via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380 - $3,000

- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Birmingham to Tehran Imam Khomeini via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550 - $1,700
Flights from London Heathrow to Tehran Imam Khomeini via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 12m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500 - $3,200

- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow to Tehran Imam Khomeini via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380 - $3,100

- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Birmingham to Tehran Imam Khomeini via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470 - $850
Flights from London Heathrow to Tehran Imam Khomeini via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600 - $2,500

- Website
- corendon.com
Flights from Birmingham to Tehran Imam Khomeini via Antalya, Kayseri
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $150 - $1,100

- Website
- mahan.aero
Flights from Birmingham to Tehran Imam Khomeini via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280 - $1,300

- Website
- iranair.com
Flights from London Heathrow to Tehran Imam Khomeini
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370 - $650

- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from London Heathrow to Tehran Imam Khomeini via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600 - $2,500

- Phone
- 0344 556 5650
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45 - $170
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
- Anytime Day Single
- $45 - $65
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- $120 - $170

- Phone
- +44 121 634 2040
- comments@londonmidland.com
- Website
- londonnorthwesternrailway.co.uk
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45 - $55
- Website
- londonnorthwesternrailway.co.uk
- Advanced Single/Anytime Advance
- $9 - $14
- Anytime Day Single
- $45 - $55

- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- eurotunnel.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Eurotunnel

- Phone
- +45 33 42 30 10
- incoming@dfdsseaways.dk
- Website
- dfds.com
Car ferry from Dover to Dunkirk
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $100 - $170
- Website
- dfds.co.uk
- Standard Car - Economy
- $105
- Standard Car - Premium
- $168
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- Estimated price
- $40 - $55
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