• Upon arrival the most convenient way to reach IPM is to take a taxi at the airport directly to IPM. 

• Please show the address to the driver. The address may be found here. 
  (Usually the drivers do not speak or read English.) 

• The taxi fare is about 80,000 Rls. (from Mehrabad Airport)

• The taxi fare is about 130,000 Rls. (from Imam Khomeini Airport)
  Don't forget to ask for a receipt.

• Make sure to take the official airport taxies which have representatives in the airport. 
  

• You may find banks to exchange major currencies at the Airport. 
  An approximate currency exchange rate is 1US$~9000 Rls and 
  1€~13800 Rls.

• Please note that standard credit cards e.g. Visa, Master or AmEXP, cannot be used in Iran.

• Do not forget to declare your foreign currency of more than 5000 dollars before leaving the customs area.

• Exchanging currencies other than US dollars or Euros is not as straightforward. So, please remember to carry your money in these two currencies.

• Note in Iran weeks start from Saturday & Friday is the official holiday. Thursdays many governmental offices are closed.

• For an Interactive map of Tehran click here 

• For the map of the neighborhood of Physics School click here and for the map of other Departments and buildings of IPM click here

• For useful information about Provinces and cities of Iran click here 

• The electricity supply in Iran works at 220 V and 50 Hz. There are European standard sockets.

• You may find the information of Iranian cities in this site:
  http://itto.org/index.asp

• You may find weather forecast of Iranian cities in this site:
  http://www.weather.ir/english/forecast/index.asp

• You may find the address of the restaurants close to IPM here
• For more restaurant options in Tehran you may see:
  http://www.irantravelingcenter.com/tehran_restaurant.htm
  http://www.ghazayab.com/Glance.htm

• School of Physics executive manager: Mrs. Shirin Davarpanah
  E-mail: shirin (at) theory.ipm.ac.ir
• Please take note of addresses, telephone and fax numbers as below:
  Farmanieh Building, next to Kouhe Nour Building, Farmanieh Av.
  IPM, P .O. Box 19395-5531,Tehran, Iran
  Tel:      +98 (21) 22 28 06 92, 22 29 09 34
  Fax:     +98 (21) 22 28 04 15 
  Mobile: +98 (912) 130 30 42

Do not hesitate to contact us in case of any problem.