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# Darband

Darband(Persian: دربند, ), formerly a village close to Tajrish, Shemiran, is a neighborhood inside Tehran's metropolitan limits.

[Plan a trip to Darband](https://www.mixroutes.com/?to=Darband) [From Tehran](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Tehran&to=Darband)

## Every way there

- Tehran → Darband 316 km · quickest by road, 5h 13m · $31–42 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/tehran-to-darband) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Tehran&to=Darband)
- Karaj → Darband 307 km · quickest by road, 5h 20m · $31–42 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/karaj-to-darband) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Karaj&to=Darband)
- Isfahan → Darband 237 km · quickest by road, 3h 53m · $22–30 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/isfahan-to-darband) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Isfahan&to=Darband)

Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.

The field note

What is in and around Darband, ranked by how widely it is written about, how you reach it, and the nearest places where we have researched how people move.

[Read the note on Darband](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/darband)

What Darband has

- Y Scheduled flights Tehran (THR), 18 km
- N Trains and coaches no timetable feed known for this country
- N Ferries no crossing within 25 km
- Y Driving and taxi OpenStreetMap roads; cab fare from the country band
- N Bike and scooter share no share feed known
- N Cruises no open itinerary source anywhere

Y routable now · F found, not yet implemented · N no source known. Nearest place with more: Tehran, 14 km.

35.823°, 51.425°

It is the beginning of a hiking trail into Mount Tochal, which towers over Tehran. The Persian term darband translates to "door of the mountain".

How locals move

## Getting around Darband the local way

- Get in Shuttle taxis and green minibuses operate between the airport and Shahed Station on the red line of the metro.
- Get in At Shahed station, get out to the parking area (there is only one exit and you can't miss it) and on the very left you will see green minibuses.
- Get around As with the rest of the country private and shared taxis abound in Tehran, although you may find flagging down a shared taxi more difficult amid the traffic and chaos, while private taxis are more expensive than in the smaller cities.
- Get around If you want to get around by shared taxi, your best bet is to hop from square to square, as drivers will be reluctant to pick you up if your shouted destination deviates too far from their route.

From [Wikivoyage: Tehran](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Tehran), CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

Text adapted from [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darband%2C_Tehran), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Diego Delso (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.


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