There are 4 ways to get from Glasgow to Tehrān by bus, plane, car, car train, train, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly, bus
best- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminalbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Tehran International Airport (IKA)plane EDI - IKA
- Take the bus from Tehran Imam Khomeini to Azadi Squarebus
13h 31m$433–1,422Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Glasgow to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Tehrāncar
2d 14h$1,211–1,778Train, train to Manchester Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Lancastertrain
- Take the train from Lancaster to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Tehran International Airport (IKA)plane MAN - IKA
- Take the bus from Tehran Imam Khomeini to Azadi Squarebus
15h 7m$527–1,604Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Glasgow to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Tehrāncar
2d 15h$1,065–1,687
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Tehran International Airport (IKA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Glasgow to Tehrān is to bus and fly which costs $430 - $1,500 and takes 13h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Glasgow to Tehrān is to bus and fly which takes 13h 31m and costs $430 - $1,500.
The distance between Glasgow and Tehrān is 4784 km.
It takes approximately 13h 31m to get from Glasgow to Tehrān, including transfers.
Tehrān is 2h 30m ahead of Glasgow. It is currently 1:40 AM in Glasgow and 4:10 AM in Tehrān.
What companies run services between Glasgow, Scotland and Tehrān, Iran?
There is no direct connection from Glasgow to Tehrān. However, you can take the bus to Terminal, walk to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) airport, fly to Tehran International Airport (IKA), walk to Tehran Imam Khomeini, take the bus to Azadi Square, then take the taxi to Tehrān. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Glasgow to Tehrān via Folkestone and Calais-Fréthun in around 2d 14h.
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tehran International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Tehran International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tehran International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from Manchester Airport to Tehran International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tehran International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Manchester Airport to Tehran International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tehran International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,700
Flights from Manchester Airport to Tehran International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,700
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tehran International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,400
Flights from Manchester Airport to Tehran International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
- Website
- iaa.ir
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tehran International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Manchester Airport to Tehran International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $160
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- $160
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Glasgow Central to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $80–140
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Glasgow Central to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $80–150
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Lancaster to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Lancaster to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–20
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- $10–20
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–65
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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