How to Getting Iran

Getting To Iran

You can enter or leave Iran by road, air or sea - There's a vast network of flights between Iran and Asia, the Middle East and Europe. but for reasons known only to the relevant authorities, tourism can not currently come to Iran by crossing the border between Iran and Turkey  by trains. Flights between Tehran and Beirut resumed in 1999. This absence is because of Iranian twenty years revolution and the Lebanese civil war. Beirut airport is far from city center. Visitors from the America or Australasia usually have to fly via Middle Eastern or other Asian hubs. Most flights land at Tehran's Emam-Khomeini airport. The situation with the USD30 to USD40 departure tax from Iran is clear- many tickets don't include but some tickets include it.
Iran has 2410km of coastal boundaries, but there are only some few ways to enter or leave Iran by ship. In the Persian Gulf, there are ferries from Dubai and Sharjah , United Emirates, and Bahrain to Bandar-é Abbas. It's also possible to travel across the Khazar sea on a weekly cargo boat between the Bandar-é Anzali and Azerbaijan (capital of Baku).
Currently, it is safe and easy to travel overland into Iran. One way is from Pakistan and Turkey, and the more adventurous are successfully crossing into Iran from the former Soviet states of Azerbaijan and Republic of Turkmenistan. Thus, the situation with the Iran-Armenian border is not completely clear and also the border with Afghanistan is currently closed and independent travellers are not allowed to cross into Iraq from Iran borders. If you are bringing your own car, be prepared for major delays trying to cross the border - plan ahead and bring loads of patience.
Travel Around Iran
If you can't get anywhere in Iran by bus or some other vehicles, chances are that no one wants to go there. There are lots of different rental bus Co. offering comfortable and mostly competitive vehicle services. It may you have some problem in Transport before and after No Ruz (21 March equal to chaotic Iranian New Year). Foreigners are rarely hassled at roadblocks - the worst that will happen is that you'll have to show your passport and endure a delay. Road travel can be interrupted by roadblocks at any time of year, most frequently on either side of a main city, but occasionally dotted through remote areas for no particular reason.
Driving your own vehicle is not recommended. The distances are far, the traffic is appalling and it's hard to find parking. To all appearances, there are no road rules in Iran. A seat costs about three times as much as a deluxe bus, but can be worth it if you crave a little extra comfort or want to hurry through a dull stretch of countryside. The upside of driving is that the road surfaces are generally excellent and petrol is ridiculously cheap. Shared taxis are a better option between major towns.
travel by trains are fairly efficient, reasonably fast and certainly cheap, but they're often not as convenient as buses. The most exciting trips are between Tehran and Tabriz (for the scenery and excellent service) and between Tehran and Gorgan (for the number of tunnels and the scenery). The great Trans-Iranian Railway, built in the 1930s to connect the Caspian Sea at Bandar-é Torkaman with the Persian Gulf at Bandar-é Emam Khomeini is one of the great engineering achievements of the 20th century. Iran's transport system is developed as those in western countries. It is considerably better than most other countries in the region. All public transport in Iran is reliable, relatively, frequent  cheap and rather safe.
It is worth consider about getting airborne for the following reasons: The first one is, your visa probably won't last long enough for you to use public transport to remote cities; fares are very cheap; the country is very big, and the scenery is often boring; and flights are not reliable, frequent and cheap for you.

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