--- title: "Payandeh to Karaj – 2 ways by plane, car | Mixroutes" description: "Payandeh to Karaj is 1508 km. Fastest: fly in 10h 36m. Cheapest: drive from $155. Real timetables, prices labelled live, quoted or estimated." url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/payandeh-to-karaj" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/payandeh-to-karaj.md" image: "https://www.mixroutes.com/og.png" --- # How to get from Payandeh to Karaj [Plan it for your day](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Payandeh&to=Karaj) [Karaj to Payandeh](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/karaj-to-payandeh) **Fastest:** 10h 36m\ by plane, door to door\ **Cheapest:** $155\ by car\ **Distance:** 1508 km\ as the crow flies\ **Departures:** –\ none timetabled\ ## 2 ways to travel 1508 km apart. Times are the timetables for Sun 8 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 15h 50m quicker than driving for $180 more; for most people the time is worth more. - [**Fly** best fastest 10h 36m$330–490 Estimated KDH → THR · one stop via MHD · typical times](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Payandeh&to=Karaj) - [**Drive** cheapest 26h 28m$155–210 Estimated 1918 km · fuel only](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Payandeh&to=Karaj) Data: [Roads © OpenStreetMap contributors, routed by OSRM](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) · [Typical flight routes from OpenFlights (ODbL), a 2014 snapshot](https://openflights.org/data) · [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 Afghanistan; the planner lets you pick yours. - **Visa likely needed for Iran** · Afghanistan passport (assumed) [Check rules](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/iran/entry-requirements) - **Avoid travel to Afghanistan** [UK](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/afghanistan) [US](https://travel.state.gov/content/tsg_aem/us/en/home/international-travel/travel-advisories/destination.afg.html) - **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 Payandeh to Karaj? The fastest way is by plane: about 10h 36m door to door, including the ride to the airport and check-in. The straight-line distance is 1508 km. What is the cheapest way from Payandeh to Karaj? Driving is the cheapest, from $155. That figure is a fuel estimate, not counting tolls or parking. How long is the flight from Payandeh to Karaj? About 3h 20m in the air (KDH → MHD → THR), one stop plus the change of planes; about 10h 36m door to door once you add the ride to the airport, check-in and the cab at the other end. Typical fares run $330–490; live prices are on Flights70. How far is Karaj from Payandeh by road? About 1918 km, roughly 26h 28m of driving in normal traffic. Fuel alone costs around $155–210; tolls and parking are extra. ## In Karaj City in Alborz province, Iran Karaj is a city in the Central District of Karaj County, Alborz province, Iran, serving as capital of the province, the county, and the district. Earliest evidence of inhabitation in Karaj can be dated to the Bronze Age at Tepe Khurvin. The city was developed under the rule of the Safavid and Qajar Empire and is home to historical buildings and memorials from those eras. This city has a unique climate due to access to natural resources such as many trees, rivers, and green plains. After Tehran, Karaj is the largest immigrant-friendly city in Iran, so it has been nicknamed "Little Iran." [The Karaj guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/places/karaj) Worth your time - Pearl Palace This large palace commissioned by the former royal family in the 1970s. - Shah Abbasi Caravanserai Built in the Safavid Era. 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