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''December 2016: There wasn't any street around the fenced tomb complex, despite my maps app showing little streets. '''I went inside''' without being asked for payment or bag check and walked just inside of the fence, there's sort of a ring road for taxis. On the other side (that's northwest btw) there's a gate again where I left the tomb's complex. Here is also the little tunnel under the highway to get to the southbound side. 1km to the toll station.''
''Even if one or both gates would be closed at night you can crawl under them.''
September 2017: I tried the option of the subway station ''Aftab Town (شهر آفتاب)''- "shah-r aftaab".
When I exited the subway station, the guards told me the exhibition center was closed, but I said I wanted to go on the highway, visible from the station, and they let me walk freely through the open fence surrounding the station. I walked 5 minutes to reach the highway. The emergency stop lane is wide enough for cars to pull in, so I didn't even walk to the toll station nearby. 5 cars stopped within 5 minutes, one taxi, one not my direction, I got on the third one. So this option offers decent chances I'd say.
''Note 1'' : this part of the freeway until Qom is forbidden for trucks, which take the old road. Still, this spot is the best for long distances rides. Catch a lift at least until Qom and ask to be dropped before the toll station at the entrance of Qom (if your driver leaves the freeway). From there it will be easy to catch a ride further South (Esfahan, Shiraz), including with trucks.
