--- title: "Salash to Karaj – 2 ways by plane, car | Mixroutes" description: "Salash to Karaj is 2568 km. Fastest: fly in 14h 19m. Cheapest: drive from лв285. Real timetables, prices labelled live, quoted or estimated." url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/salash-to-karaj" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/salash-to-karaj.md" image: "https://www.mixroutes.com/og.png" --- # How to get from Salash to Karaj [Plan it for your day](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Salash&to=Karaj) [Karaj to Salash](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/karaj-to-salash) **Fastest:** 14h 19m\ by plane, door to door\ **Cheapest:** лв285\ by car\ **Distance:** 2568 km\ as the crow flies\ **Departures:** –\ none timetabled\ ## 2 ways to travel 2568 km apart. Times are the timetables for Tue 10 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 24h 10m quicker than driving for лв200 more; for most people the time is worth more. No bus, train or ferry timetable came up for this trip. - [**Fly** best fastest 14h 19m лв480–760 Estimated SOF → IKA · one stop via IST · typical times](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Salash&to=Karaj) - [**Drive** cheapest 38h 29m лв285–375 Estimated 3172 km · fuel only](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Salash&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, search by Photon](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 Bulgaria; the planner lets you pick yours. - **Changing planes in Turkey** · Bulgaria passport (assumed) [Check rules](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/turkey/entry-requirements) - **Visa on arrival likely in Iran** · Bulgaria passport (assumed) [Check rules](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/iran/entry-requirements) - **Likely no visa needed for Turkey** · Bulgaria passport (assumed) [Check rules](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/turkey/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) - **Parts of Turkey are advised against, not on this route** [UK](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/turkey/warnings-and-insurance) [US](https://travel.state.gov/content/tsg_aem/us/en/home/international-travel/travel-advisories/destination.tur.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 Salash to Karaj? The fastest way is by plane: about 14h 19m door to door, including the ride to the airport and check-in. The straight-line distance is 2568 km. What is the cheapest way from Salash to Karaj? Driving is the cheapest, from лв285. That figure is a fuel estimate, not counting tolls or parking. How long is the flight from Salash to Karaj? About 4h 36m in the air (SOF → IST → IKA), one stop plus the change of planes; about 14h 19m door to door once you add the ride to the airport, check-in and the cab at the other end. Typical fares run лв480–760; live prices are on Flights70. How far is Karaj from Salash by road? About 3172 km, roughly 38h 29m of driving in normal traffic. Fuel alone costs around лв285–375; 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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