Airports:
319 (2013)
country comparison to the world: 22
[see also: Airports country ranks ]

Airports - with paved runways:
total: 140
[see also: Airports - with paved runways - total country ranks ]
over 3,047 m: 42
2,438 to 3,047 m: 29
1,524 to 2,437 m: 26
914 to 1,523 m: 36
under 914 m: 7 (2013)

Airports - with unpaved runways:
total: 179
[see also: Airports - with unpaved runways - total country ranks ]
over 3,047 m: 1
2,438 to 3,047 m: 2
1,524 to 2,437 m: 9
914 to 1,523 m: 135
under 914 m: 32 (2013)

Heliports:
26 (2013)
[see also: Heliports country ranks ]

Pipelines:
condensate 7 km; condensate/gas 973 km; gas 20,794 km; liquid petroleum gas 570 km; oil 8,625 km; refined products 7,937 km (2013)
[see also: Pipelines country ranks ]

Railways:
total: 8,483.5 km
broad gauge: 94 km 1.676-m gauge
standard gauge: 8,389.5 km 1.435-m gauge (189.5 km electrified) (2014)
country comparison to the world: 24
[see also: Railways country ranks ]

Roadways:
total: 198,866 km
[see also: Roadways - total (km) country ranks ]
paved: 160,366 km (includes 1,948 km of expressways)
[see also: Roadways - paved (km) country ranks ]
unpaved: 38,500 km (2010)
[see also: Roadways - unpaved (km) country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 26

Waterways:
850 km (on Karun River; some navigation on Lake Urmia) (2012)
country comparison to the world: 69
[see also: Waterways country ranks ]

Merchant marine:
total: 76
by type: bulk carrier 8, cargo 51, chemical tanker 3, container 4, liquefied gas 1, passenger/cargo 3, petroleum tanker 2, refrigerated cargo 2, roll on/roll off 2
foreign-owned: 2 (UAE 2)
registered in other countries: 71 (Barbados 5, Cyprus 10, Hong Kong 3, Malta 48, Panama 5) (2010)
country comparison to the world: 60
[see also: Merchant marine country ranks ]

Ports and terminals:
major seaport(s): Bandar-e Asaluyeh, Bandar Abbas, Bandar Emam
container port(s) (TEUs): Bandar Abbas (2,752,460)