How to Move Around Azerbaijan: Complete Transport Guide

Moving around Baku

Baku na di easiest city to navigate. Di Baku Metro get three lines (Red, Green, Purple) wey dey run roughly 6am to midnight. You no fit pay with cash for train: buy rechargeable BakiKart for any station and tap enter. One ride go cost around 0.40 AZN, e be di cheapest way to dodge traffic.

City buses too dey use BakiKart and dem reach areas wey metro no reach, including airport via di H1 express bus to di 28 May metro hub. H1 dey run 24 hours and e cost about 1.30 AZN.

Ride apps and taxi

Bolt and Yango na di dominant ride apps and dem cheap well well pass wen you go flag di purple official taxi for street. Both go let you pay by card for app, wey remove any haggling. Always confirm plate before you enter. Uber no dey operate here.

Trains and intercity travel

Azerbaijan Railways (ADY) dey run comfortable service from Baku Railway Station. Di standout na di overnight sleeper go Ganja, di country second city, and trains too dey serve Sumgayit and Sheki. You fit book ticket online for ADY site or in person; carry your passport.

For most intercity trips, shared minibuses wey dem call marshrutka and intercity buses dey leave from Baku International Bus Terminal (Avtovagzal), near di 20 January metro. Destinations include Sheki, Lankaran, Quba and Gabala. Buses cheap but fit dey crowded.

Car rental and driving

Renting car go open up di mountains around Quba, Gabala and Sheki. International chains and local firms dey operate for Heydar Aliyev Airport. Drive for right side, carry your passport and International Driving Permit, and note say police checkpoints dey common. No drive enter Nagorno-Karabakh region, wey dey restricted. Mountain roads dey scenic but narrow.

Practical tips

• Keep small cash for marshrutka outside Baku, where cards rarely dey accepted.
• Download offline map before you go rural regions wey get patchy signal.
• Friday and Sunday evenings dey get heavy traffic for Baku-Ganja highway.
• Sheki and Gabala better reach as loop by bus or rental car.

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