There are 8 ways to get from California to Iran by plane, bus, or train
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Fly San Francisco International Airport to Shahid Madani Of Tabriz International Airport
best- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Shahid Madani Of Tabriz International Airport (TBZ)plane SFO - TBZ
22h 16m$561–2,114Fly San Francisco International Airport to Tehran International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Tehran International Airport (IKA)plane SFO - IKA
- Take the bus from Tehran Imam Khomeini to Azadi Squarebus
22h 20m$382–1,215Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Shahid Madani Of Tabriz International Airport
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Shahid Madani Of Tabriz International Airport (TBZ)plane LAX - TBZ
21h 35m$659–2,414Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Tehran International Airport, bus
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Tehran International Airport (IKA)plane LAX - IKA
- Take the bus from Tehran Imam Khomeini to Azadi Squarebus
22h 19m$430–1,415Fly San Francisco International Airport to Isfahan Shahid Beheshti International Airport
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Isfahan Shahid Beheshti International Airport (IFN)plane SFO - IFN
23h 39m$461–1,714Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Isfahan Shahid Beheshti International Airport
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Isfahan Shahid Beheshti International Airport (IFN)plane LAX - IFN
22h 3m$509–1,914Fly San Francisco International Airport to Van Ferit Melen Airport, train
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN)plane SFO - VAN
- Take the train from Van to Tebriztrain
32h 8m$475–1,735Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Van Ferit Melen Airport, train
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN)plane LAX - VAN
- Take the train from Van to Tebriztrain
31h 27m$523–1,935
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Shahid Madani Of Tabriz International Airport (TBZ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from California to Iran is to fly and bus which costs $380 - $1,300 and takes 22h 20m.
The fastest way to get from California to Iran is to fly which takes 21h 35m and costs $650 - $2,500.
The distance between California and Iran is 11566 km.
It takes approximately 22h 16m to get from California to Iran, including transfers.
Iran is 10h 30m ahead of California. It is currently 4:17 PM in California and 2:47 AM in Iran.
What companies run services between California, USA and Iran?
Turkish Airlines, ATA Airlines, and two other airlines fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Shahid Madani Of Tabriz International Airport (TBZ) once daily.
Airlines
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Shahid Madani Of Tabriz International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Shahid Madani Of Tabriz International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 37m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tehran International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tehran International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Isfahan Shahid Beheshti International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Isfahan Shahid Beheshti International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Van Ferit Melen Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Van Ferit Melen Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tehran International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–2,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tehran International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,800
- Website
- ataair.ir
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Shahid Madani Of Tabriz International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Shahid Madani Of Tabriz International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tehran International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,300
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tehran International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,200
- Website
- mahan.aero
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tehran International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tehran International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,300
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Shahid Madani Of Tabriz International Airport via Munich, Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,600
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tehran International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,600
- Website
- iaa.ir
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tehran International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Train operators
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- cozum@tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
- Website
- tcdd.gov.tr
Train from Van to Tebriz
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $8–13
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
Bus operators
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