There are 7 ways to get from Shanghai to Iran by plane, bus, car, or train
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Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Tehran International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Tehran International Airport (IKA)plane PVG - IKA
- Take the bus from Tehran Imam Khomeini to Azadi Squarebus
14h 8m$231–912Drive 8,014.5 km
- Drive from Shanghai Station to Banārūdcar 8,014.5 km
3d 21h$1,010–1,459Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Tehran International Airport, bus
- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Tehran International Airport (IKA)plane SHA - IKA
- Take the bus from Tehran Imam Khomeini to Azadi Squarebus
15h 46m$284–904Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Shahid Dastghaib International Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Shahid Dastghaib International Airport (SYZ)plane PVG - SYZ
16h 30m$339–1,210Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Mashhad International Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Mashhad International Airport (MHD)plane PVG - MHD
26h 1m$439–1,510Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Isfahan Shahid Beheshti International Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Isfahan Shahid Beheshti International Airport (IFN)plane PVG - IFN
20h 16m$399–1,410Train to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, fly to Tehran International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou Easttrain
- Fly from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH) to Tehran International Airport (IKA)plane HGH - IKA
- Take the bus from Tehran Imam Khomeini to Azadi Squarebus
18h 6m$235–1,125
Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Tehran International Airport (IKA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Iran is to fly and bus which costs $230 - $950 and takes 14h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Iran is to fly and bus which takes 14h 8m and costs $230 - $950.
The distance between Shanghai and Iran is 6547 km. The road distance is 8014.5 km.
It takes approximately 14h 8m to get from Shanghai to Iran, including transfers.
Iran is 4h 30m behind Shanghai. It is currently 5:39 AM in Shanghai and 1:09 AM in Iran.
Yes, the driving distance between Shanghai to Iran is 8015 km. It takes approximately 3 days 21h to drive from Shanghai to Iran.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Iran?
Qatar Airways, Emirates, and Flydubai fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Shahid Dastghaib International Airport (SYZ) once daily.
Airlines
- Website
- mahan.aero
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Tehran International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Tehran International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Tehran International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Tehran International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Tehran International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Tehran International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Tehran International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Tehran International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 42m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,200
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Tehran International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Tehran International Airport via Shijiazhuang Zhengding, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,200
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Tehran International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,200
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Tehran International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Tehran International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Shahid Dastghaib International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Mashhad International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Isfahan Shahid Beheshti International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Tehran International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Tehran International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–950
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Shahid Dastghaib International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Mashhad International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,500
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Tehran International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
Train operators
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou East
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–19
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $10–15
- Adult - 1st Class
- $13–19
Bus operators
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