There are 6 ways to get from China to Iran by plane, bus, or train
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Fly from Beijing Capital International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Tehran International Airport (IKA)PEK - IKA
- Take the bus from Tehran Imam Khomeini to Azadi Square
12h 57m$227–908Train to Shanghai Pudong International Airport, fly, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Suzhou to Shanghai station
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Tehran International Airport (IKA)PVG - IKA
- Take the bus from Tehran Imam Khomeini to Azadi Square
15h 6m$195–769Fly from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport, bus
- Fly from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) to Tehran International Airport (IKA)CTU - IKA
- Take the bus from Tehran Imam Khomeini to Azadi Square
16h 18m$265–1,105Train to Beijing Daxing International Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from Caoqiao to Beijing Daxing International Airport
- Fly from Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX) to Tehran International Airport (IKA)PKX - IKA
- Take the bus from Tehran Imam Khomeini to Azadi Square
13h 47m$289–910Fly from Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport, bus
- Fly from Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport (SZX) to Tehran International Airport (IKA)SZX - IKA
- Take the bus from Tehran Imam Khomeini to Azadi Square
13h 59m$244–954Fly from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, bus
- Fly from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN) to Tehran International Airport (IKA)CAN - IKA
- Take the bus from Tehran Imam Khomeini to Azadi Square
14h 32m$284–805
Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Tehran International Airport (IKA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from China to Iran is to train and fly and bus which costs $190 - $800 and takes 15h 6m.
The fastest way to get from China to Iran is to fly and bus which takes 12h 57m and costs $220 - $950.
The distance between China and Iran is 5744 km.
It takes approximately 12h 57m to get from China to Iran, including transfers.
What companies run services between China and Iran?
There is no direct connection from China to Iran. However, you can take the line 2 subway to Dongzhimen, take the subway to Beijing Capital Airport T2, walk to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) airport, fly to Tehran International Airport (IKA), walk to Tehran Imam Khomeini, take the bus to Azadi Square, then take the taxi to Tehrān. Alternatively, you can take the line 1 subway to Sichuan Gymnasium, take the line 3 subway to Taipingyuan, take the line 10 subway to Chengdu Airport T1, walk to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) airport, fly to Tehran International Airport (IKA), walk to Tehran Imam Khomeini, take the bus to Azadi Square, then take the taxi to Tehrān.
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Tehran International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Tehran International Airport via Beijing Daxing International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Tehran International Airport via Lanzhou, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Tehran International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Tehran International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport to Tehran International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Tehran International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 8m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Tehran International Airport via Beijing Daxing International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Tehran International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport to Tehran International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Tehran International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- Website
- mahan.aero
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Tehran International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Tehran International Airport via Beijing Capital International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
Flights from Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport to Tehran International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Tehran International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Tehran International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Tehran International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–900
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Tehran International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Tehran International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,000
- Website
- kuwaitairways.com
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Tehran International Airport via Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–800
- Phone
- +86-010-96165
Train from Caoqiao to Beijing Daxing International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5
- Schedules at
- bdia.com.cn
Train from Suzhou to Shanghai station
- 2nd Class Seat
- $5–7
- 1st Class Seat
- $9–11
- Business Class Seat
- $13–19
Train from Suzhou to Shanghai station
Train from Suzhou to Shanghai station
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