About Zanjan

Zanjan is the capital of Zanjan Province in northwestern Iran. It lies 300 km northwest of Tehran on the main highway to Tabriz and approximately 125 km from the Caspian Sea.

The nearest international airport to reach Zanjan is IMAM KHOMEINI international airport (IKA) in Tehran.

Taxi services at IKIA: There are three running taxi services available in the IKIA. The average prices from the airport to the Tehran city ranges from 75,000 Tomans (around 19 USD) for private sedans to 85,000 Tomans (around 21 USD) for vans. You can go to their booth at the airport and ask for a ride.

You can also share a taxi to get directly to Zanjan, for 310,000 Toman (55 USD).

How to get Zanjan from Tehran:
There are comfortable bus services from Azadi bus terminal frequently each 20 minutes from 5:15 AM until 22 PM, that arrive to Zanjan in 4 hours. The price of tickets varies from 20.000 Toman (aroun 5 USD) to 24.000 Toman (around 6 USD). Please go to Cooperative Number 8, Lavan Noor and ask for a ticket bus to Zanjan. We recommend the VIP buses with 25 seats to have more comfortable travel.

Zanjan has a cold semi-arid climate with hot, dry summers and cool, moist winters. Precipitation is very low, and mostly falls between October and May.

The time zone in Iran is +3:30 GMT. In spring and summer, Iran is on daylight saving time, which makes it +4:30 GMT.

The Iranian Rial (IRR) is the official currency in Iran. Please note that standard credit cards; e.g., Visa, Master or AmEXP, cannot be used in Iran.

For the exchange rate, see this google website.

No matter how you reached Zanjan, by plane/train/bus, the easiest way to reach IASBS is to take a taxi. Taxi services are available all the time. Kindly ask the driver to get off at Institute for Advanced Studies in Basic Sciences (IASBS), Prof. Sobuti Blvd. (Gavazang Road). Here is the address in persian.

Nationals of all nationalities (except those listed below) holding a valid ordinary passport and wishing to visit Iran, can obtain a 30-day Tourist Visa upon arrival at the following airports:

IKA : Tehran Imam Khomeini Airport
THR : Tehran Mehrabad Airport
MHD : Mashhad Airport
SYZ : Shiraz Airport
TBZ : Tabriz Airport
ISF : Isfahan Airport

1. The applicants should have a confirmed return ticket and a valid passport with at least 6 months validity and a photo (3×4 cm) to be attached to the application form.

2. Visa stamp fee (depending on the applicant's nationality) is payable to the visa & passport office at the airport.

3. This type of visa is only for tourist purposes and the followings are not entitled to this visa facilitation.

     3.1. Journalists and reporters on mission.
     3.2. Applicants whose applications for Iran Visa have been rejected before.
     3.3. Iranians holding foreign passports but still maintaining their Iranian nationality.

4. The list of non-eligible nationalities for airport visa is:

    Colombia, Somalia, USA, UK, Canada, Bangladesh, Jordan, Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India.

Important dates

July 15, 2018
Registration deadline
(International applicants)

August 3, 2018
Registration deadline
(Iranian applicants)

July 25, 2018
Decision on acceptance
(International applicants)

August 12, 2018
Decision on acceptance
(Iranian applicants)

September 1-12, 2018
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