There are 6 ways to get from New York to Tehrān by plane, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly John F. Kennedy International Airport to Tehran International Airport, bus
best- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Tehran International Airport (IKA)plane JFK - IKA
- Take the bus from Tehran Imam Khomeini to Azadi Squarebus
18h 58m$816–2,420Fly John F. Kennedy International Airport to Mehrabad International Airport
cheapest- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Mehrabad International Airport (THR)plane JFK - THR
25h 19m$505–1,519Fly Newark Liberty International Airport to Tehran International Airport, bus
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Tehran International Airport (IKA)plane EWR - IKA
- Take the bus from Tehran Imam Khomeini to Azadi Squarebus
19h 26m$872–2,529Fly Laguardia Airport to Tehran International Airport, bus
- Fly from Laguardia Airport (LGA) to Tehran International Airport (IKA)plane LGA - IKA
- Take the bus from Tehran Imam Khomeini to Azadi Squarebus
23h 20m$1,008–3,213Train to Philadelphia International Airport, fly to Tehran International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Tehran International Airport (IKA)plane PHL - IKA
- Take the bus from Tehran Imam Khomeini to Azadi Squarebus
25h 51m$1,526–3,501Fly Newark Liberty International Airport to Mehrabad International Airport
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Mehrabad International Airport (THR)plane EWR - THR
25h 18m$571–1,628
John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Tehran International Airport (IKA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from New York to Tehrān is to fly which costs $500 - $1,600 and takes 25h 19m.
The fastest way to get from New York to Tehrān is to fly and bus which takes 18h 58m and costs $800 - $2,500.
The distance between New York and Tehrān is 9953 km.
It takes approximately 18h 58m to get from New York to Tehrān, including transfers.
Tehrān is 7h 30m ahead of New York. It is currently 10:24 AM in New York and 5:54 PM in Tehrān.
What companies run services between New York, NY, USA and Tehrān, Iran?
Turkish Airlines, Iran Airtour Airline, and Iran Aseman fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Mehrabad International Airport (THR) 5 times a week.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Tehran International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–5,500
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Tehran International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–3,100
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Tehran International Airport via Montreal, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,900
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Tehran International Airport via Boston, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Tehran International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–2,900
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Tehran International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,400
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Tehran International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,500
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Tehran International Airport via Montreal, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,200
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Tehran International Airport via Boston, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,200
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Tehran International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,700
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Tehran International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,800
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Tehran International Airport via Boston, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 51m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,400
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Tehran International Airport via Montreal, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,500
- Website
- iaa.ir
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Tehran International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,700
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Tehran International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,800
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Mehrabad International Airport via Istanbul, Shiraz
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Mehrabad International Airport via Istanbul, Shiraz
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
- Website
- iranairtour.ir
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Mehrabad International Airport via Istanbul, Mashhad
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Mehrabad International Airport via Istanbul, Tabriz
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,500
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Mehrabad International Airport via Istanbul, Mashhad
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Tehran International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,800
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Tehran International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $28–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–600
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $20–460
- First Class
- $130–600
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