Border status
Updated: 15.10.2026Bazargan – Gürbulak (Türkiye)Busy
Razi – Kapıköy (Türkiye)Busy
Sero – Esendere (Türkiye)Busy
Bashmaq (Iraq)Busy
Khosravi (Iraq)Busy
Astara (Azerbaijan)Busy
Lotfabad (Turkmenistan)Busy
Sarakhs (Turkmenistan)Busy
Dogharoon (Afghanistan)Busy
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Routes and transit times
| From | To | Mode | Approx. transit time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Istanbul, Türkiye | Tehran | Road, truck | about 5 days* | View route |
| Istanbul warehouse (groupage) | Tehran and Iranian cities | Road groupage, weekly | about 5 days* | View route |
| Europe, via Türkiye | Iran | Road | On request | View route |
| Mersin, Iskenderun, Gaziantep | Iraqi border, via Iran | Road transit | about 5 days* | View route |
| Turkish ports and cities | Turkmenistan, via Sarakhs and Lotfabad | Road transit through Iran | On request | View route |
| Turkish ports and cities | Afghanistan, via Dogharoon and Mahirood | Road transit through Iran | On request | View route |
| Turkish ports and cities | Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan | Road transit through Iran | On request | View route |
| Bandar Abbas | Khujand, Tajikistan | Rail | about 10 days* | View route |
| China, via Khorgos and Lotfabad | Iranian cities | Road | about 20 days* | View route |
| China | Mersin, then transit to Iran | Sea and road | On request | View route |
* Times exclude border queues and vary with season, cargo and border conditions.
Freight from Türkiye and Europe to IranFull and groupage road freight from Istanbul and other Turkish cities, and from all of Europe via Türkiye, to Tehran and other Iranian cities, followed through to clearance.View route →Groupage freight from Türkiye to IranBring less-than-truckload cargo to SEAROAD’s warehouse in Ataşehir, Istanbul; it leaves every week, Wednesday to Friday, on a groupage truck to Tehran and other Iranian cities.View route →Transit from Türkiye to Iraq through IranRoad transit from Mersin, Iskenderun and Gaziantep through Iran’s customs territory to the Iraqi border.View route →Transit to Afghanistan and Central Asia through IranRoad transit from Türkiye through Iran to Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan, and rail from Bandar Abbas to Khujand, Tajikistan.View route →Transit from Türkiye to Turkmenistan through IranRoad transit from Turkish ports and cities, including Iskenderun, Mersin and Gaziantep, through Iran to the Sarakhs and Lotfabad borders and on to Turkmenistan.View route →Transit from Türkiye to Afghanistan through IranRoad transit from Turkish ports and cities, including Iskenderun, Mersin and Gaziantep, through Iran to the Dogharoon and Mahirood borders and on to Afghanistan.View route →Freight from China to IranOverland freight from China via Khorgos and Lotfabad to Iranian cities, and sea freight from China to Mersin followed by transit to Iran.View route →
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