Azerbaijan Travel Guide - Getting There

The national airline is Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) (J2), which operates regular flights to Ankara, London (via Istanbul), Kiev, Dubai, Tehran and Tel Aviv.

Baku Bina (BAK) is 25km (16 miles) east of Baku (journey time – 40 minutes). To/from the airport: Taxis and buses are available to the centre. Facilities: Car hire, bank/bureau de change, left luggage facilities and a VIP lounge.

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Main ports: Baku offers a range of shipping services across the Caspian Sea, including regular trips to Turkmenbashi in Turkmenistan, and to Bandar Anzali and Bandar Nowshar in Iran.

Azerbaijan is connected with Tbilisi in Georgia and Makhachkala in Dagestan (Russian Federation), as well as Moscow and other major cities in the CIS. There is a railway connecting the autonomous republic of Nakhichevan with Tabriz in Iran but there are not yet any connections to the main part of Azerbaijan. Rail travel is slow, and there have been reports of robbery by bandits on some routes.

There are routes from Azerbaijan to Iran, Georgia and the Russian Federation. It may be quicker to use public transport than to drive, owing to lengthy delays at the borders.

Bus: There are regular services on the following routes: Baku–Tehran, Baku–Tblisi and Baku–Derbent (Russian Federation).