Travel service
Bookings from Abroad — Trains, Buses, Flights & Hotels
We buy what you can't from outside Iran: train tickets, VIP buses and domestic flights bought inside the country, and hotel rooms confirmed directly with one secure payment from abroad — no wiring money to strangers.
The Tehran-Isfahan train is the classic case: departures are limited and sell out, it has the female-only and family cabins solo women ask about — and raja.ir, the official rail site, doesn't work from outside Iran or accept foreign cards. Domestic flight sites are the same story. Tell us your legs and dates: we buy train tickets (night trains and compartment preferences included), VIP bus seats and domestic flights as soon as sales open, you pay us securely from abroad, and e-tickets arrive by email or with your guide. Trains around Nowruz and spring weekends genuinely vanish, so those legs are worth locking in early.
Hotels are the other half of the same problem: Booking.com and the big platforms don't operate in Iran, hotels can't take your Visa or Mastercard, and the forum's scam warnings about wiring money to personal accounts are real. We confirm rooms directly with hotels we know, from Kashan's historic traditional houses to five-stars in Isfahan and Shiraz; you approve every rate, pay once securely, and receive written confirmation for every night before you fly. If a hotel overbooks or closes, rebooking is our problem, not yours. For US, UK and Canadian travelers, bookings are matched to your MFA-approved itinerary.
What’s included
- Trains, VIP buses and domestic flights — purchased inside Iran on your behalf as soon as sales open
- Female-only and family train cabins reserved on request; high-demand legs locked in early
- Hotel rooms confirmed directly — you approve each rate; written confirmation for every night before departure
- No wire transfers to unknown personal accounts — one secure payment to a licensed operator
- If a hotel fails you, rebooking is on us
- From-price is a ticket booking; hotel bookings priced per night — live hotel prices are coming to the trip builder
Questions travelers ask
How do I book the Tehran to Isfahan train from outside Iran?
It's a common frustration: raja.ir, the Iranian Railways booking site, only works from inside Iran, and foreign Visa or Mastercard payments fail anyway because of sanctions. Departures on the Tehran–Isfahan line are limited and the popular ones regularly sell out, so waiting until you arrive is a gamble. The practical route, for every nationality, is to have a licensed Iranian agency reserve your seats before you travel — we include this in any itinerary we arrange. If your dates are fixed, book as early as your plans allow.
Is the Tehran–Isfahan night train safe for solo women — are there female-only cabins?
Yes. The train is comfortable, compartment-style, and there are female-only and family cabins you can request at no extra cost when the ticket is booked — solo women regularly choose the night train for exactly this reason. The real risk isn't safety on board; it's availability. Departures are limited, the train sells out fast, and the cabin type you want goes first. Ask for a female-only or family compartment at booking time and reserve well ahead of your travel date.
What are VIP buses in Iran like, and are they a good alternative to the train?
Very good — and often the save when the train is full. VIP buses connect all the main tourist cities, are comfortable, and unlike the train's limited departures they are almost always available, which makes them the dependable fallback for same-day plans. One nationality note: US, UK and Canadian citizens travel on a fixed, MFA-approved itinerary accompanied by a licensed guide, so their intercity moves are planned into the tour rather than decided on the fly. EU and most other passport holders can hop on a bus independently.
Can I book Iranian domestic flights from abroad?
Usually not directly — and it's not you, it's the payment system. Iranian booking sites need a local payment card, and foreign Visa and Mastercard don't work in Iran because of sanctions, so bookings from abroad tend to fail at checkout. Domestic flights are still well worth using for the long hops, such as Tehran to Shiraz. The workaround is simple: an agency inside Iran books and pays locally on your behalf. Fares move with the exchange rate, so ask for a current quote rather than trusting old forum numbers.
How do I book and pay for a hotel in Iran from abroad?
This is a legitimate worry — paying an Iranian hotel from abroad is genuinely hard, and that gap is where scams live. Booking.com and the big international platforms don't operate in Iran, hotels usually can't take an international card or offer a safe online prepayment, so any request to wire money ahead, especially to an unfamiliar personal account, should be treated as a red flag. Two approaches work reliably: reserve without prepaying and settle in cash at check-in, which is standard practice among travelers, or book through a licensed agency that takes your payment securely outside Iran and handles the hotel locally. Never send an untraceable transfer to hold a room.