There are 8 ways to get from San Francisco to Iran by plane, bus, or car
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Fly to Shahid Madani Of Tabriz International Airport
best- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Shahid Madani Of Tabriz International Airport (TBZ)plane SFO - TBZ
23h 47m$381–1,313Fly to Zvartnots International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Zvartnots International Airport (EVN)plane SFO - EVN
- Take the bus from Yerevan Kilikia bus station to Tabriz Central bus terminalbus
28h 40m$331–1,127Fly to Tehran International Airport, bus
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Tehran International Airport (IKA)plane SFO - IKA
- Take the bus from Tehran Imam Khomeini to Azadi Squarebus
22h 27m$352–964Fly to Isfahan Shahid Beheshti International Airport
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Isfahan Shahid Beheshti International Airport (IFN)plane SFO - IFN
21h 45m$401–1,313Fly to Shahid Dastghaib International Airport
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Shahid Dastghaib International Airport (SYZ)plane SFO - SYZ
21h 10m$401–1,313Fly to Mashhad International Airport
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Mashhad International Airport (MHD)plane SFO - MHD
21h 14m$411–1,413Fly to Hakkari Yüksekova Airport, drive
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO)plane SFO - YKO
- Drive from Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO) to Tabrizcar
34h 35m$410–1,362Fly to Van Ferit Melen Airport, drive
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN)plane SFO - VAN
- Drive from Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) to Tabrizcar
25h 33m$395–1,282
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Shahid Madani Of Tabriz International Airport (TBZ) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from San Francisco to Iran is to fly and bus which costs $330 - $1,200 and takes 28h 40m.
The fastest way to get from San Francisco to Iran is to fly which takes 21h 10m and costs $400 - $1,400.
The distance between San Francisco and Iran is 11550 km.
It takes approximately 23h 47m to get from San Francisco to Iran, including transfers.
Iran is 11h 30m ahead of San Francisco. It is currently 12:25 AM in San Francisco and 11:55 AM in Iran.
What companies run services between San Francisco, CA, USA and Iran?
Turkish Airlines, Lufthansa, and two other airlines fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Shahid Madani Of Tabriz International Airport (TBZ) 3 times a day.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Shahid Madani Of Tabriz International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Shahid Madani Of Tabriz International Airport via Munich, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Shahid Madani Of Tabriz International Airport via Zurich, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Shahid Madani Of Tabriz International Airport via Frankfurt, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tehran International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Isfahan Shahid Beheshti International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,300
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Shahid Dastghaib International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,300
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Mashhad International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Hakkari Yüksekova Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Van Ferit Melen Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Zvartnots International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tehran International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Zvartnots International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Van Ferit Melen Airport via Munich, Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Van Ferit Melen Airport via Istanbul, Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Zvartnots International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,000
- Website
- ebooking.iranair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tehran International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Zvartnots International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,000
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Zvartnots International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
- Website
- flyone.eu
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Zvartnots International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,000
- Website
- arkia.co.il
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Zvartnots International Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,200
- Website
- t-armenia.com
Bus from Yerevan Kilikia bus station to Tabriz Central bus terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Schedules at
- Transport for Armenia
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