If you are traveling to Iran alone you need to know about the transportation system of this country. To arrive Iran you can choose air, rail, or bus system depending on where are you are coming from. Once you are inside the country, the public transportation in big cities are available in a reasonable price for everyone. So here is some information to get more familiar and make your trip more easier:
Taxis are widely available in big and small cities. You can either hail a private or a shuttle taxi. Shuttle taxis travel between main streets and squares which you need to know the name of the place. Sometimes to arrive at your destination you might need to hop on more than one shuttle taxi or you can hail for a private ride as it will be more expensive. To hail a private taxi you can say ‘Dar Bast’ to the driver and he will take you to your place at any location in the city. That would be much better to agree on a price before you get in the car.
For a shuttle or a shared taxi, you can find the taxi stations on almost squares in most of main city streets. You will see a lot of yellow or green taxis waiting on their stations to be filled and take off toward clients destination. Taxis wait on lines with the name of their destinations written on a sign next to each line. If you do not see a taxi station step on the road, shout the name of your destination for the taxis going on your way and continue to your destination to stop.
There are also agency taxis or telephone taxis that every hotel and household knows one which has the number of their local agency taxis and they can call, ask for a car to your destination. The agency taxi is more expensive than the shuttle and it can stick around with you the whole day or you can hire it for your entire stay.
Also there is a special taxi for ladies only, in the big cities. All the drivers are women and they will accept lady customers only. You can reserve a taxi by calling them and they are starting the online services on website. Moreover, there is online app called Snapp or Tap30 definitely like Uber, so can find it easily with low price.
– If you are going to use main cities subway and bus, purchase an electronic card from a bus or metro station. Using the electronic ticket for the metro will cost you less than purchasing a regular ticket for every trip, but should buy in each city its own card, not be able to use in all cities. The e-tickets are easy to use since you charge it any amount you wish and do not need to stay in the line of purchasing a ticket for every trip you want to take.
There is bus transportation in all cities of Iran, and in big cities like Tehran, it is the best way to escape the traffic and crowded streets of city centers. Tehran has BRT (bus rapid transit) system which runs 24/7 in ten different lines throughout the city.
Tehran’s subway has lines running in different directions plus one extra line that goes to Karaj. Subway gives you the fastest reach to almost any location in Tehran, you just need to find out which line is the best for your destination and if you need to change your train figure out on which station you must move to another line. Plus on the trains boards the name of stations are in Farsi only but in the stations and on this map the English name is available.
Travel between cities is economically beneficial by train and bus. Both are very comfortable and have fair pricing. There are VIP buses which are very comfortable with a service box of juice and cookies. You can purchase the bus tickets at the terminal since the websites are in Farsi only. For transportation between cities you can choose railway as well and if you are traveling in a group you can purchase the ticket for a four to six seated wagons that the seats turn into a bed for a comfortable night sleep as well. Some railways systems, such as Tehran-Mashhad, have different quality levels, from more luxuries to ordinary classifications. For the railways also, you need to purchase the tickets at the terminal. Fadak train is the best train in Iran.
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