--- title: "Aqai to Tehran – 2 ways by car, taxi | Mixroutes" description: "Aqai to Tehran is 1638 km. Fastest: drive in 42h 50m. Cheapest: drive from $205. Real timetables, prices labelled live, quoted or estimated." url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/aqai-to-tehran" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/aqai-to-tehran.md" image: "https://www.mixroutes.com/og.png" --- # How to get from Aqai to Tehran [Plan it for your day](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Aqai&to=Tehran) [Tehran to Aqai](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/tehran-to-aqai) **Fastest:** 42h 50m\ by car, door to door\ **Cheapest:** $205\ by car\ **Distance:** 1638 km\ as the crow flies\ **Departures:** –\ none timetabled\ ## 2 ways to travel 1638 km apart. Times are the timetables for Wed 11 Nov, planned from 08:00; every price says whether it is live, the operator's fare or our estimate. We add nothing to any fare. best$3,900 cheaper than a cab and about as quick. No bus, train or ferry timetable came up for this trip. - [**Drive** best fastest cheapest 42h 50m$205–285 Estimated 2588 km · fuel only](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Aqai&to=Tehran) - [**Taxi** 42h 50m$4,140–5,700 Estimated one-way cab](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Aqai&to=Tehran) Data: [Roads © OpenStreetMap contributors, routed by OSRM](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) · [Places © OpenStreetMap contributors](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) · [Places from GeoNames, CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · [All credits and licences](https://www.mixroutes.com/credits) ## Before you go Borders, permits, official travel advice and disaster alerts for the places on this route, as their sources publish them. Entry rules are shown for a passport from Kazakhstan; the planner lets you pick yours. - **Visa likely needed for Turkmenistan** · Kazakhstan passport (assumed) [Check rules](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/turkmenistan/entry-requirements) - **Likely no visa needed for Iran** · Kazakhstan passport (assumed) [Check rules](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/iran/entry-requirements) - **Avoid travel to Iran** [UK](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/iran) [US](https://travel.state.gov/content/tsg_aem/us/en/home/international-travel/travel-advisories/destination.irn.html) Travel advice: UK FCDO (Open Government Licence v3.0), US State Department. Visa rules: [Passport Index data](https://github.com/imorte/passport-index-data) (MIT, 17 Feb 2026); always check the official entry rules. ## Questions people ask How long does it take to get from Aqai to Tehran? The fastest way is by car: about 42h 50m door to door. The straight-line distance is 1638 km. What is the cheapest way from Aqai to Tehran? Driving is the cheapest, from $205. That figure is a fuel estimate, not counting tolls or parking. How far is Tehran from Aqai by road? About 2588 km, roughly 42h 50m of driving in normal traffic. Fuel alone costs around $205–285; tolls and parking are extra. ## In Tehran Capital and largest city of Iran Tehran is the capital and largest city of Iran. It is also the capital of Tehran province and the administrative center for Tehran County and its Central District. With a population of around 9 million in the city, and 16.8 million in the metropolitan area, Tehran is the most populous city in Iran and West Asia, the largest metropolitan area in the Middle East and the 24th-most-populous metropolitan area in the world. Greater Tehran includes several municipalities, including Eslamshahr, Shahriar, Qods, Malard, Golestan, Varamin, Pakdasht, Qarchak, Nasimshahr, Parand, Pardis, Andisheh, Fardis, Tajrish, and Rey. [The Tehran guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/places/tehran) Worth your time - Chitgar Lake Also known as the Lake of Martyrs of the Persian Gulf, is an artificial and recreational lake in the north of Chitgar Park. - Jamshidieh Park It is one of the most picturesque and beautiful parks in Tehran. - Darband This is the alternative way to climb Tochal mountain. From Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA) [Hotels in Tehran Compare prices on Hotels70](https://www.hotels70.com/tehran) ## More routes - [Kochi to Bengaluru](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-bengaluru) - [Kochi to Chennai](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-chennai) - [Kochi to Thiruvananthapuram](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-thiruvananthapuram) - [Kochi to Munnar](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-munnar) - [Kochi to Alappuzha](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-alappuzha) - [Kochi to Kozhikode](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-kozhikode) --- This is the markdown version of https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/aqai-to-tehran, for search crawlers and AI assistants. The HTML page is the canonical copy. Mixroutes is made by Lascade LLC, Sharjah Media City, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. Index of every page: https://www.mixroutes.com/llms.txt