There are 7 ways to get from Istanbul to Karaj by plane, bus, car, taxi, or train
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Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Tehran International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Tehran International Airport (IKA)plane SAW - IKA
- Take the bus from Tehran Imam Khomeini to Azadi Squarebus
8h 50m$74–244Bus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Aksaray to Ortachala Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Ortachala Bus Station to Kilikia Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Yerevan Kilikia bus station to Tehran Western Bus Terminalbus
2d 7h$78–554Drive 2,367.6 km
- Drive from Istanbul to Karajcar 2,367.6 km
28h 36m$277–401Fly Istanbul to Tehran International Airport, bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Tehran International Airport (IKA)plane IST - IKA
- Take the bus from Tehran Imam Khomeini to Azadi Squarebus
8h 40m$100–322Bus to Tekirdağ Çorlu Airport, fly to Tehran International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler to Sultanköybus
- Fly from Tekirdağ Çorlu Airport (TEQ) to Tehran International Airport (IKA)plane TEQ - IKA
- Take the bus from Tehran Imam Khomeini to Azadi Squarebus
30h 9m$124–435Fly Istanbul to Mehrabad International Airport, taxi
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Mehrabad International Airport (THR)plane IST - THR
- Take the taxi from Tehran-Mehrabad-Airport-THR to Karajtaxi
10h 46m$144–435Bus, train
- Take the bus from Istanbul Aksaray to Batumi Centralbus
- Take the train from Batumi to Yerevantrain 201
- Take the bus from Yerevan Kilikia bus station to Tehran Western Bus Terminalbus
2d 16h$100–621
Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Tehran International Airport (IKA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Karaj is to bus which costs $75 - $600 and takes 2 days 7h.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Karaj is to fly and bus which takes 8h 40m and costs $95 - $330.
The distance between Istanbul and Karaj is 2135 km. The road distance is 2367.6 km.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Karaj without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 7h and costs $75 - $600.
It takes approximately 8h 50m to get from Istanbul to Karaj, including transfers.
Karaj is 30 min ahead of Istanbul. It is currently 5:19 AM in Istanbul and 5:49 AM in Karaj.
Yes, the driving distance between Istanbul to Karaj is 2368 km. It takes approximately 28h 36m to drive from Istanbul to Karaj.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Karaj, Iran?
You can take a bus from Istanbul Aksaray to Karaj via Ortachala Bus Station, Yerevan Kilikia bus station, and Tehran Western Bus Terminal in around 2d 7h.
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Tehran International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–440
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Tehran International Airport via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–440
Flights from Tekirdağ Çorlu Airport to Tehran International Airport via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Tehran International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–650
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Tehran International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–180
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Tehran International Airport via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–180
- Website
- ebooking.iranair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Tehran International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–450
Flights from Istanbul to Mehrabad International Airport via Mashhad
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–650
- Website
- iaa.ir
Flights from Istanbul to Tehran International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–450
Flights from Istanbul to Mehrabad International Airport via Shiraz
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–650
- Website
- iraqiairways.com.iq
Flights from Tekirdağ Çorlu Airport to Tehran International Airport via Ankara, Baghdad
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
- Website
- iranairtour.ir
Flights from Istanbul to Mehrabad International Airport via Tabriz
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–550
Flights from Istanbul to Mehrabad International Airport via Baku Heydar Aliyev, Tabriz
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $140–440
- Website
- azal.az
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Tehran International Airport via Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–450
- Phone
- 1-84
- info@railway.am
- Website
- railway.am
Train from Batumi to Yerevan
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $50–90
- Website
- https://www.railway.am/eng
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $50–65
- 2nd Class (Compartment)
- $70–90
- 1nd Class (Soft-seated)
- $100–130
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Aksaray to Ortachala Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–47
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- $30–40
Bus from İstanbul Esenler to Sultanköy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–12
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- $9–12
Bus from Istanbul Aksaray to Batumi Central
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–46
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- $27–35
- Phone
- +37495362020
- Website
- hayreniqtour.ru
Bus from Ortachala Bus Station to Kilikia Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25
- Schedules at
- https://hayreniqtour.ru/raspisaniye-avtobusov-armenia-gruziya-rossiya-ukraina
- Book at
- https://2020bus.com/en
- Website
- t-armenia.com
Bus from Yerevan Kilikia bus station to Tehran Western Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19–480
- Schedules at
- https://t-armenia.com/en
- Phone
- 0850 222 59 59
- info@istanbulseyahat.com.tr
- Website
- istanbulseyahat.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler to Sultanköy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- istanbulseyahat.com.tr
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Estimated price
- $1–2
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