There are 8 ways to get from London to Tehrān by plane, bus, 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.
Fly London Heathrow Airport to Tehran International Airport, bus
best- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Tehran International Airport (IKA)plane LHR - IKA
- Take the bus from Tehran Imam Khomeini to Azadi Squarebus
11h 31m$247–844Fly London Stansted Airport to Tehran International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Tehran International Airport (IKA)plane STN - IKA
- Take the bus from Tehran Imam Khomeini to Azadi Squarebus
12h 56m$205–588Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from London to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Tehrāncar
2d 8h$1,079–1,589Fly London City Airport to Tehran International Airport, bus
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Tehran International Airport (IKA)plane LCY - IKA
- Take the bus from Tehran Imam Khomeini to Azadi Squarebus
13h 19m$305–1,206Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Tehran International Airport, bus
- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Tehran International Airport (IKA)plane LGW - IKA
- Take the bus from Tehran Imam Khomeini to Azadi Squarebus
11h 59m$218–734Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Tehran International Airport, bus
- Take the train from London Euston to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Tehran International Airport (IKA)plane BHX - IKA
- Take the bus from Tehran Imam Khomeini to Azadi Squarebus
13h 34m$214–860Fly London Heathrow Airport to Mehrabad International Airport
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Mehrabad International Airport (THR)plane LHR - THR
14h 32m$266–893Drive, car ferry
- Drive from London to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Tehrāncar
2d 9h$956–1,537
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Tehran International Airport (IKA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from London to Tehrān is to fly and bus which costs $200 - $600 and takes 12h 56m.
The fastest way to get from London to Tehrān is to fly and bus which takes 11h 31m and costs $240 - $850.
The distance between London and Tehrān is 4513 km.
It takes approximately 11h 31m to get from London to Tehrān, including transfers.
Tehrān is 2h 30m ahead of London. It is currently 2:04 PM in London and 4:34 PM in Tehrān.
What companies run services between London, England and Tehrān, Iran?
Turkish Airlines, Iran Airtour Airline, and two other airlines fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Mehrabad International Airport (THR) 3 times a week.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Tehran International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from London City Airport to Tehran International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 22m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Tehran International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Tehran International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Tehran International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–800
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Tehran International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–700
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Tehran International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Friday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–700
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Tehran International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Tehran International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Tehran International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Tehran International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–900
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Tehran International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–800
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Tehran International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–800
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Tehran International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–800
- Website
- iaa.ir
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Tehran International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–900
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Tehran International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–800
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Tehran International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–800
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Tehran International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–800
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Tehran International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Tehran International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Tehran International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Tehran International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Tehran International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–900
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Tehran International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–900
- Website
- iranairtour.ir
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Mehrabad International Airport via Istanbul, Tabriz
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 17m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–900
- Website
- chabaharairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Mehrabad International Airport via Istanbul, Esfahan
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–950
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- [email protected]
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $157
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- $157
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $16–27
- Website
- Southern
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- Gatwick Express
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Website
- Gatwick Express
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from London Euston to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- [email protected]
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from London Euston to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–110
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from London Euston to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- 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
- $30–100
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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