Khorramabad
is a city in the Central District of Khorramabad County, Lorestan province, Iran, serving as capital of the province, the county, and the district.
is a city in the Central District of Khorramabad County, Lorestan province, Iran, serving as capital of the province, the county, and the district. Situated in a scenic valley surrounded by mountains, the city lies approximately 100 kilometers east of the Iraqi border.
Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Worth seeing in and around Khorramabad
6 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Falak-ol-Aflak
Falak ol-Aflak or Shapur Khast Castle is a castle situated on the top of a large hill with the same name within the city of Khorramabad, the regional capital of Lorestan province, Iran. This gigantic structure was built during the Sasanian era.
500 m · castle in Khorramabad, Iranian national heritage site · Wikipedia - 02Brick Minaret
Brick Minaret is a historic minaret in Khorramabad, Iran. This Minaret is close to the Falak-ol-Aflak Castle and was built to help caravans find their ways through dark nights.
2.2 km · tower in Khorramabad, Iranian national heritage site · Wikipedia - 03Shapuri Bridge (Khorramabad)
Shapuri Bridge or Broken Bridge is a Sasanian era historic bridge south of Khorramabad, Lorestan province, Iran. The bridge has 28 arches, of which only 6 remain, and 27 Pile bridges, each 61 square meters; five of its arches are intact and the others have been destroyed by natural factors.
2.7 km · bridge in Khorramabad, Iran · Wikipedia - 04Siba Castle
The Castle of Siba, Siba castle is one of the most remarkable examples of fortified structures surrounded by trench in Kukherd District, Hormozgan province in south Iran.
500 m · castle in Hormozgan Province, Iran · Wikipedia - 05Keeyow Lake
Keeyow Lake is a natural lake northwest of Khorramabad in Lorestan province, Iran. The lake has a seven-hectare area and a depth of 3 to 7 meters.
2.3 km · lake in Khorramabad, Iran · Wikipedia - 06Gerdab-e Sangi
Gerdab-e Sangi or Gerdau Bardineh is a historical stony whirlpool from the Sassanid era located in Takhti Square of Khorramabad in Lorestan province, Iran. This building with a diameter of 18 meters and width of 3 meters and a height of 12m of well floor has surrounded around the seasonal well.
800 m · Iranian national heritage site · Wikipedia
Ranked by the number of language editions of Wikipedia with an article on each, from Wikidata; the sentences are the openings of those articles, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Getting to Khorramabad
- Airports
- Qasem Soleimani (AWZ), 242 km
- Ahvaz → Khorramabad243 km · quickest by road, 5h 12m · $27–37
- Tehran → Khorramabad373 km · quickest by road, 7h 2m · $37–50
- Isfahan → Khorramabad323 km · quickest by road, 6h 21m · $30–42
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Khorramabad
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Khorramabad. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Go nextTake a mini bus or shared taxi to Khorram Abad and get to your flight.
From Wikivoyage: Lorestan, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2025-05.
- 01748 km
- 02864 km
- 03905 km
- 04985 km
- 051,016 km
If you know how people move in Khorramabad – the stand, the rule, the fare – tell us, and the note gets an entry.
Next door to Khorramabad
- Hajj Khadijehvillage in Iran3.1 km
- Karganehvillage in Iran2.4 km
- Sarastanvillage in Iran5.1 km
- Gelvaran-e Balavillage in Iran5.5 km
- Ali Mohammad Beygivillage in Iran5.8 km
- Chogha Khandaqvillage in Iran3.4 km