Popular Airport | Verona Villafranca Airport |
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Popular Airlines | |
Approximate Flight Duration | 5 hour 10 min |
Approximate Travel Distance | 4145 Km |
It is incredibly easy to get to Mashhad airport without a transfer thanks to bus or city trains in the modern city of Mashhad where bus transportation is very developed. In addition to buses and trains, which are the main means of transportation in the city, you can get a much faster and more comfortable service by taking advantage of taxi or car rental services.
There are many train services to nearby and big cities such as Tehran from Mashhad train station. The train journey from Tehran to Mashhad takes about 10-14 hours; Kerman-Mashhad takes 14-16 hours. The Mashhad railway station is located in the Azadi street north of Imam Raza Shrine. There are also suburban and express trains that provide transportation within the city of Mashhad, as well as trains going out of town.
Popular stops for urban suburban trains include Neyshapor, Shahrod and Semnan. The suburban or express trains that provide transportation within the city are also referred to as metro or city trains. Line 2 and Line 3 of the city train, where only one line (Line 1) is available, will be available soon. The Line 1 line provides fast and economical transportation services between the eastern and western part of the city.
Reza's Shrine, one of the most important central spots of the city, is one of the stops of Line 1 which is operating between Vakilabad with Ghadir st. (Nakhrisi). It is possible to get to Mashhad Airport, which is 5.1 kilometers from the center, within 10-15 minutes with Line 1 train from the city.
Mashhad main bus terminal is at the end of Imam Reza Boulevard. There are many bus routes within the city that provide transportation services. 17 different buses with different routes offer transportation to almost every part of the city. The bus, on south route number 84, departing from the stop next to Falakeh Ab, goes directly to the Mashhad main bus terminal. Buses 13, 62 and 94 also pass through Park Mellat, one of the most famous places of Mashhad. Another popular bus line is bus number 210 and its main stops are Nader Shak and Shohoda Sq.
At the same time, there are night buses in the city that provide transportation during certain hours of the evening. Especially bus no. 10 is one of the buses with the most popular routes but you have to pay twice the normal ticket price if you want to use the night bus.
There are many private and shared taxis you can use within the city of Mashhad. If you prefer to take a taxi to Mashhad airport from any point in the city, you can call Central Taxi Org, one of the popular companies. The cost of transportation from city to Mashhad airport by taxi is around 8-10 TL.
For car rental companies, there are more options within the city of Mashhad compared to the airport. But if you rent your car from a known international company, you can deliver your rental car at the airport and continue without losing time.
Mashhad Airport, which is also known as Shahid Hashemi Nejad Airport, is located at the end of Bolvar-e Jumhuri-e Eslami, which is close to the city center; in Iran's Razavi Khorasan province.
The number of passengers served by Mashhad Airport, which is the second busiest airport after Iran's capital Tehran, is about 8.5 million.
Direct flights from Istanbul Ataturk Airport to Mashhad Airport are available. Some of the facilities within the Mashhad airport terminal are car rental companies, travel agencies that you can find information on in-city transportation, and where you can get your tickets for the train or bus, food and beverage and recreation areas, banks and ATM machines, exchange office, tourist information counters, souvenir shops and duty free shops.
Verona Villafranca Airport is not very far from the city center. For this reason, it is possible to reach the city center easily and quickly. You can also reach the city center by taxi. If you want a private car for your transportation, it is possible to rent a car at the airport. Most of the hotels in the city offer airport shuttle service for its guests. You can also get to the city center by airport shuttle buses. You can also reach the different points by using the train station in the city center.
You can see the taxis waiting at the exit of the arrival terminal of the airport. Three different companies offer taxi service all day long and it lasts about 15 minutes to reach the city center from the airport by taxi.
Ten different car rental companies offer service at the airport. International companies such as Avis, Hertz, Sixt and Europcar are among these companies. You can reach the city center in about 15 minutes by connecting to the highway SS12 through the highway SR62.
Thanks to the shuttle bus service organized by Aerobus company, you can travel from the airport to Porta Nuova Train Station located in Verona city center. The bus number that you should get on is 199. Shuttle buses depart every 20 minutes. They operate from 06:30 am to 11:30 pm every day. There are two additional services at 05:35 am and 00:48 am. The travel to the city center last about 15 minutes. Ticket price is 6,00 Euro.