non-stop connection to Tehran Railway Station. The line is currently in early planning and construction phase. Highway Imam Khomeini International Airport is accessible from Tehran by car, taxi and shuttle buses via Tehran-Qom and Tehran-Saveh freeways. Airport-operated taxis serve arriving passenger 24/7. In 2017, a typical taxi journey from the airport to the center of Tehran takes around 45 minutes which costs about 1,400,000 to 1,800,000 to Iranian rial or US$7 and are often light yellow Toyota Camry, Toyota RAV4, Volkswagen Caddy or IKCO Samand. Freeway 5 Freeway 7 Accidents and incidents On 15 July 2009, Caspian Airlines Flight 7908, a Tupolev Tu-154 bound for Yerevan, Armenia crashed into a field in the village of Farsiyan in Qazvin province (north-western Iran), 16 minutes after take-off from Imam Khomeini International Airport. All 168 passengers and crew were killed. On 8 January 2020, Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 was shot down by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard shortly after takeoff from Imam Khomeini International Airport, killing all 176 people on board. See also Iran Civil Aviation Organization Transport in Iran List of airports in Iran List of the busiest airports in Iran List of airlines of Iran References External links Official website CIP booking in Tehran Airports in Iran Transport in Tehran Buildings and structures in Tehran Airports established in 2004 2004 establishments in Iran Ruhollah Khomeini