There are 7 ways to get from Shanghai to Iran by plane, bus, car, or train
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Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Tehran International Airport, bus
best- 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
16h 46m$234–854Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Tehran International Airport, bus
cheapest- 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
18h 33m$221–662Drive 8,014.5 km
- Drive from Shanghai Station to Banārūdcar 8,014.5 km
3d 21h$1,010–1,459Fly 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 55m$329–1,110Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Mashhad International Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Mashhad International Airport (MHD)plane PVG - MHD
16h 6m$439–1,510Train to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, fly to Shahid Dastghaib International Airport
- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou Easttrain
- Fly from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH) to Shahid Dastghaib International Airport (SYZ)plane HGH - SYZ
21h 13m$393–1,323Fly 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
19h 11m$399–1,410
Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Tehran International Airport (IKA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Iran is to fly and bus which costs $220 - $700 and takes 18h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Iran is to fly which takes 16h 6m and costs $430 - $1,600.
The distance between Shanghai and Iran is 6479 km. The road distance is 8014.5 km.
It takes approximately 16h 46m to get from Shanghai to Iran, including transfers.
Iran is 4h 30m behind Shanghai. It is currently 5:08 PM in Shanghai and 12:38 PM 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.
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Shahid Dastghaib International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Tehran International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Mashhad International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Shahid Dastghaib International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Isfahan Shahid Beheshti International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Tehran International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–850
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Tehran International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Tehran International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–700
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Tehran International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–650
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Shahid Dastghaib International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Tehran International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Tehran International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–750
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
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