Trains
When train tickets go on sale
Iranian rail sells tickets month by month and announces each presale only a day or three ahead. Here are the dates we know, how a release day runs, and a Telegram alert so you do not miss the next one.
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Known presale dates
Announced 1–3 days before sales open.
How a release day runs
Tickets are sold month by month. Each month's presale is announced 1–3 days ahead and opens a few days before the travel month, so tickets are typically available 2–5 weeks out, not months. Nowruz and Arbaeen have separate presales.
Release stages
- 08:30Online only, through authorised platforms (until 11:00)
- 11:00In person at authorised offices, remaining stock (until 13:30)
- 14:00All channels, online and in person
Online stock on the busiest routes often goes in minutes: sign in to the seller before 08:30 and have passenger details ready.
Nowruz
Nowruz 1405 presale opened Sunday 1 March 2026 (10 Esfand 1404) for travel 11 March to 6 April 2026, released route by route over three days: day 1 all routes except Mashhad, Tehran–Khaf and Tehran–Tabas; day 2 Mashhad routes except Tehran–Mashhad; day 3 Tehran–Mashhad, Tehran–Khaf, Tehran–Tabas, Semnan–Mashhad plus leftovers. Expect a similar window in late Bahman or early Esfand 1405 (Feb 2027); not yet announced.
Arbaeen
Arbaeen has its own rail presale: in 1405 the presale for 1–15 Mordad travel plus Arbaeen trains opened on 20 July 2026 (29 Tir 1405). In 1404, 425,000 pilgrims travelled by train and new lines plus a platform opened at Shalamcheh border station. Destinations and train counts for 1405 were not confirmed.