There are 7 ways to get from San Diego to Iran by plane, train, bus, or car
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Fly San Diego International Airport to Shahid Madani Of Tabriz International Airport
best- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Shahid Madani Of Tabriz International Airport (TBZ)plane SAN - TBZ
23h 5m$588–1,663Fly San Diego International Airport to Mashhad International Airport
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Mashhad International Airport (MHD)plane SAN - MHD
21h 27m$621–1,745Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Shahid Madani Of Tabriz International Airport
- Take the train from San Diego to Los Angelestrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Shahid Madani Of Tabriz International Airport (TBZ)plane LAX - TBZ
28h 20m$599–1,697Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Tehran International Airport, bus
- Take the train from San Diego to Los Angelestrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Tehran International Airport (IKA)plane LAX - IKA
- Take the bus from Tehran Imam Khomeini to Azadi Squarebus
25h 40m$850–2,398Fly San Diego International Airport to Tehran International Airport, bus
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Tehran International Airport (IKA)plane SAN - IKA
- Take the bus from Tehran Imam Khomeini to Azadi Squarebus
21h 55m$853–2,720Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Van Ferit Melen Airport, drive
- Take the train from San Diego to Los Angelestrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN)plane LAX - VAN
- Drive from Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) to Tabrizcar
27h 40m$783–2,256Train to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport, fly to Tehran International Airport, bus
- Take the train from San Diego to Solana Beach Amtrak Stationtrain
- Fly from Mcclellan–Palomar Airport (CLD) to Tehran International Airport (IKA)plane CLD - IKA
- Take the bus from Tehran Imam Khomeini to Azadi Squarebus
26h 41m$864–2,529
San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Shahid Madani Of Tabriz International Airport (TBZ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Diego to Iran is to train and fly which costs $600 - $1,700 and takes 28h 20m.
The fastest way to get from San Diego to Iran is to fly which takes 21h 27m and costs $600 - $1,800.
The distance between San Diego and Iran is 11967 km.
It takes approximately 23h 5m to get from San Diego to Iran, including transfers.
Iran is 10h 30m ahead of San Diego. It is currently 12:12 AM in San Diego and 10:42 AM in Iran.
What companies run services between San Diego, CA, USA and Iran?
British Airways, Turkish Airlines, and four other airlines fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Shahid Madani Of Tabriz International Airport (TBZ) twice daily.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Shahid Madani Of Tabriz International Airport via London Heathrow, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Shahid Madani Of Tabriz International Airport via Munich, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Shahid Madani Of Tabriz International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Shahid Madani Of Tabriz International Airport via Vancouver, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Mashhad International Airport via London Heathrow, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Mashhad International Airport via San Francisco, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 46m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Mashhad International Airport via Denver, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 8m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Mashhad International Airport via Seattle, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 44m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Mashhad International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Shahid Madani Of Tabriz International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 42m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tehran International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,700
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Tehran International Airport via London Heathrow, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,800
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Van Ferit Melen Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,100
Flights from Mcclellan–Palomar Airport to Tehran International Airport via San Francisco, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,000
Flights from Mcclellan–Palomar Airport to Tehran International Airport via Denver, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 46m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,900
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Shahid Madani Of Tabriz International Airport via Munich, Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Shahid Madani Of Tabriz International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Mashhad International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Shahid Madani Of Tabriz International Airport via Frankfurt, Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Tehran International Airport via Munich, Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,100
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tehran International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
Flights from Mcclellan–Palomar Airport to Tehran International Airport via Denver, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,200
Flights from Mcclellan–Palomar Airport to Tehran International Airport via Las Vegas, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,500
- Website
- iaa.ir
Flights from Mcclellan–Palomar Airport to Tehran International Airport via San Francisco, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 43m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,000
Flights from Mcclellan–Palomar Airport to Tehran International Airport via Denver, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 26m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,900
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tehran International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,500
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tehran International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,700
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from San Diego to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from San Diego to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from San Diego to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from San Diego to Solana Beach Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–17
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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