Travel to CIS countries

Travel to Baku

Baku, also known as Baky or Bakı, is the largest city in the Caucasus and the capital of Azerbaijan. Baku is located on the coast of the Caspian Sea on the southern tip of the Absheron Peninsula. There are three major divisions in Baku: İçəri Şəhər (the ancient city), the Soviet built city, and the newest part of the city. The population as of January, 2003 reached 2,074,300 people.

Get in

 By air

Heydar Aliyev International Airport  (IATA: GYD) is situated 25km from Baku city center. It is served by major airlines including BMI, Austrian Airlines, Turkish Airlines and Lufthansa, and a whole host of smaller airlines. The least expensive way to get to Baku from Europe is via Air Baltic, with inexpensive flights several times a week.

To get to Baku from the airport cheaply, walk to the traffic circle from the airport (about 15 minutes) and ride the minibus from there. It is a 1 hour trip. Otherwise pay a taxi driver 10 AZN ride the taxi to your destination in Baku.

If you are flying out of the airport and you want to save a few AZN it is possible to take the number 135 minibus from near the 28 May train/metro station. It costs 40 qapik, but it is 7-9 AZN cheaper than a taxi. After getting to the traffic circle near the airport, join disembarking passengers in their taxi and give the driver 1 AZN once arriving at the airport.

 By train

• Russia
• Georgia
• Iran
• Baku-Sheki:Overnight train 2.4 AZN for 3rd class, 3.6 AZN for coupe, 5 AZN for first class
• Baku-Lankaran: Day train - 2.5 AZN for economy; 4.1 AZN for first class, overnight train
• Baku-Xachmaz: Day train
• Baku-Ganja: Day train, overnight train
• Baku-Tbilisi: Overnight train, AZN 29 first class rs
• Baku-Imishli: 4 hours

 By taxi

There are taxis that run from Georgia, Russia, and Iran.

• Baku-Sheki:5 hours by taxi
• Baku-Lankaran: 4 hours by taxi

 By ferry

The phone number of the sea terminal (Daniz Vagzal) is 994 12 447 7314. People can gather more information on the various routes at the station.

• Russia
• Iran
• Kazakhstan - Irregular services (maybe every 7-10 days). Get your VISA before you travel.
• Turkmenistan - From Turkmenistan, the costs, at the cheapest, is around $50 for a steerage bed and it takes two days to reach from Turkmenbashi to Baku. It is better to bring your own food, instead of buying it on the ship because food can be quite pricey. Make sure to get a visa in Tashkent before entering, because it is impossible to obtain one in Turkmenbashi.