Transportation in Tehran

Tehran's metro is the backbone that works, fast, clean, and cheap enough that locals use it daily. Grab a rechargeable metro card from any station. It works on buses too and saves you from queuing for single tickets. The system runs frequently throughout the day. But note that service ends earlier than most visitors expect, so plan evening returns accordingly. For airport transfers, the metro line connects directly, it's the budget option that gets you downtown in a fraction of taxi time. When the metro stops running, the official taxi rank outside arrivals is your reliable fallback. Insist on the meter or agree the fare before loading bags. Skip the freelance drivers inside the terminal, they're consistently the tourist trap everyone warns about.