There are 7 ways to get from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Tehran Imam Khomeini Airport (IKA) by plane, car, car train, bus, train, or car ferry
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Fly from London Heathrow Airport
best- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Tehran International Airport (IKA)LHR - IKA
10h 14m$193–754Bus to London Gatwick Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to South Terminal Bus Station
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Tehran International Airport (IKA)LGW - IKA
11h 20m$161–476Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Tehran Imam Khomeini Airport (IKA)
2d 8hFly from London City Airport
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Tehran International Airport (IKA)LCY - IKA
11h 9m$274–1,230Fly from London Stansted Airport
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Tehran International Airport (IKA)STN - IKA
11h 4m$185–506Train to Birmingham Airport, fly
- Take the train from London Euston to Birmingham International
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Tehran International Airport (IKA)BHX - IKA
13h 26m$206–850Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Port of Dover
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Drive from Calais to Tehran Imam Khomeini Airport (IKA)
2d 9h$973–1,498
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Tehran International Airport (IKA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Tehran Imam Khomeini Airport (IKA) is to bus and fly which costs $160 - $480 and takes 11h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Tehran Imam Khomeini Airport (IKA) is to fly which takes 10h 14m and costs $190 - $800.
The distance between Heathrow Terminal 5 and Tehran Imam Khomeini Airport (IKA) is 4426 km.
It takes approximately 10h 14m to get from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Tehran Imam Khomeini Airport (IKA), including transfers.
Tehran Imam Khomeini Airport (IKA) is 3h 30m ahead of Heathrow Terminal 5. It is currently 10:14 PM in Heathrow Terminal 5 and 1:44 AM in Tehran Imam Khomeini Airport (IKA).
What companies run services between Heathrow Terminal 5, England and Tehran Imam Khomeini Airport (IKA), Iran?
Lufthansa, Turkish Airlines, and three other airlines fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Tehran International Airport (IKA) every 4 hours.
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- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Tehran International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–850
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Tehran International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–750
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Tehran International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–650
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Tehran International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–800
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Tehran International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from London City Airport to Tehran International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Tehran International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–900
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Tehran International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Tehran International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Tehran International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Tehran International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Tehran International Airport via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Tehran International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Tehran International Airport via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–440
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Tehran International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–440
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Tehran International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Tehran International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–650
- Website
- kuwaitairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Tehran International Airport via Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–750
- Website
- azal.az
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Tehran International Airport via Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–700
- Website
- ebooking.iranair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Tehran International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–450
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $27–120
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–65
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from London Euston to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80–100
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- $270–300
- Sleeper Seat
- $80–100
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- $310–360
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to South Terminal Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $19–26
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to South Terminal Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $17–21
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 1865 785400
- info@oxfordbus.co.uk
- Website
- oxfordbus.co.uk
Bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to South Terminal Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- https://www.oxfordbus.co.uk/
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–50
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- $90–220
- On Foot
- $40–50
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