There are 4 ways to get from Melbourne to Iran by plane, car ferry, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Shahid Dastghaib International Airport
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Shahid Dastghaib International Airport (SYZ)plane MEL - SYZ
26h 22m$370–1,020Fly to Ahwaz International Airport
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Ahwaz International Airport (AWZ)plane MEL - AWZ
24h 27m$520–1,520Fly to Mehrabad International Airport
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Mehrabad International Airport (THR)plane MEL - THR
30h 20m$520–1,720Fly to Kuwait International Airport, car ferry, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Kuwait International Airport (KWI)plane MEL - KWI
- Take the carferry from Kuwait to Khorramshahrcarferry
- Take the train from Khorramshahr to Ahvaztrain
28h 18m
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Shahid Dastghaib International Airport (SYZ) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Iran is to fly which costs $370 - $1,100 and takes 26h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Iran is to fly which takes 24h 27m and costs $500 - $1,600.
The distance between Melbourne and Iran is 12172 km.
It takes approximately 26h 22m to get from Melbourne to Iran, including transfers.
Iran is 7h 30m behind Melbourne. It is currently 2:56 AM in Melbourne and 7:26 PM in Iran.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Iran?
Thai Airways International, Oman Air, and six other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Shahid Dastghaib International Airport (SYZ) 4 times a day.
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Ahwaz International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Ahwaz International Airport via Doha, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Ahwaz International Airport via Singapore Changi, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Mehrabad International Airport via Dubai, Ahwaz International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Mehrabad International Airport via Adelaide, Dubai, Ahwaz International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 1m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
- Website
- omanair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Shahid Dastghaib International Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Muscat
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Shahid Dastghaib International Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Muscat
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Shahid Dastghaib International Airport via Dubai, Muscat
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Shahid Dastghaib International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Muscat
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,000
- Website
- salamair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Shahid Dastghaib International Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Muscat
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $430–950
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Shahid Dastghaib International Airport via Dubai, Muscat
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Shahid Dastghaib International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Muscat
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Shahid Dastghaib International Airport via Colombo, Muscat
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,300
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kuwait International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
- Website
- chabaharairlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Mehrabad International Airport via Dubai, Chah Bahar
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kuwait International Airport via Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,300
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kuwait International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,000
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kuwait International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,400
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kuwait International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
- Phone
- 021- 55122417
- info@raja.ir
- Website
- raja.ir
Train from Khorramshahr to Ahvaz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Book at
- IRANRAIL
- Phone
- +980 21 72415841
- support@valfajr.ir
- Website
- eticket.valfajr.ir
Car ferry from Kuwait to Khorramshahr
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $65–150
- Schedules at
- eticket.valfajr.ir
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