The Tehran-Tashkent route of Qeshm Air has been opened.

Flights are on Wednesdays. Tickets cost from $200 roundtrip.

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Country’s borders status

Borders are open. Currently there are no imposed COVID-related restrictions.

National holidays in Iran in 2023

Public holidays and festivals in Iran in 2023. Non-working days:

February 4, Saturday: Birthday of Imam Ali (ولادت امام علی);
February 11, Saturday: Anniversary of the Islamic Revolution (سالگرد انقلاب اسلامی);
February 18, Saturday: Mabaat (مبعث);
March 8, Wednesday: Birthday of Imam Mahdi (ولادت امام مهدی);
March 19, Sunday: Oil Nationalization Day (روز ملی شدن نفت);
from March 21 to March 24, Tuesday to Friday: Novruz holiday (تعطیلات نوروز);
April 1, Saturday: Islamic Republic Day (روز جمهوری اسلامی);
April 2, Sunday: Sizda Bedar (سیزده بیدار);
April 12, Wednesday: Martyrdom of Imam Ali (شهادت امام علی);
April 22, Saturday: Eid al-Fitr (عید فطر);
April 23, Sunday: Eid al-Adha (تعطیلات عید فطر);
May 16, Tuesday: Martyrdom of Imam Sadeq (شهادت امام صادق);
June 3, Saturday: Death of Imam Khomeini (ارتحال امام خمینی);
June 5, Monday: Khordad National Uprising (1963) (قیام ملی خرداد (۱۳۴۲));
June 29, Thursday: Eid al-Fitr (عید قربان);
July 7, Friday: Eid al-Fitr (عید غدیر);
July 27, Thursday: Tassua (تاسوعا);
July 28, Friday: Ashura (عاشورا);
September 6, Wednesday: Arbaeen (اربعین);
September 14, Thursday: Death of the Prophet Muhammad (رحلت حضرت محمد);
September 14, Thursday: Martyrdom of Imam Hassan (شهادت امام حسن);
September 16, Saturday: Martyrdom of Imam Reza (شهادت امام رضا);
September 24, Sunday: Martyrdom of Imam Hassan Asghari (شهادت امام حسن عسگری);
October 3, Tuesday: Birthday of Imam Sadeq (ولادت امام صادق);
October 3, Tuesday: Birthday of the Prophet Muhammad (میلاد حضرت محمد);
December 15, Sunday: Martyrdom of Hazrat Fatima (شهادت حضرت فاطمه).

The official day off is Friday. Most government offices are also closed on Thursday.

Saudi Arabia: country’s borders status

Borders are open with restrictions.

Entry conditions for citizens and tourists

Holders of a Hajj visa must have a COVID-19 vaccination certificate showing that they were fully vaccinated.

This rule does not apply to children under 12.

Vaccines accepted are:
AstraZeneca (Vaxzevria), Covaxin, Covovax, Janssen, Moderna (Spikevax), Nuvaxovid (Novavax), Pfizer-BioNTech (Comirnaty), Sinopharm (BIBP), Sinovac and Sputnik V.
More details can be found here.

Holders of a visit visa must have medical insurance to cover COVID-19 expenses.

Passengers who in the past 14 days have been in Iran are not allowed to enter.