Asia

Iran: travel cost, safety and best time to visit, by city (2026)

2 cities in Iran are in the index. Mashhad is the cheapest of them on a mid-range day.

Travel advisories for Iran

Both advisories below are issued for Iran as a whole, not for any one city on this page.

US State Department

Level 4 – Do not travel

Do Not Travel

Advisory dated December 5, 2025

Read the advisory for Iran

UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Last updated August 13, 2026

The FCDO publishes travel advice for Iran as a whole, including safety and security, entry rules and health.

Read the FCDO advice for Iran

Cities in Iran

Daily cost is a mid-range estimate per personestimate; the advisory applies to the whole country.
City	Mid-range per day	US advisory	Best months	Population
Tehran	$960	Level 4	Apr, May, Jun and Oct	7.2M
Mashhad	$815	Level 4	Apr, May, Jun and Sep	2.3M

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Sources

GeoNames city database — CC BY 4.0, fetched September 14, 2026
Open-Meteo climate archive — CC BY 4.0, fetched September 21, 2026
World Bank price level and exchange rate — CC BY 4.0, data year 2025
US State Department travel advisories — public domain, fetched September 21, 2026
UK FCDO foreign travel advice — Open Government Licence v3, fetched September 21, 2026

Dates are the most recent fetch across the cities on this page. Every sentence here is generated from the data by rule, with no AI writing; the formulas are public.