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Purple Taxis in Baku

by Garbo69

Baku has recently seen the introduction of a fleet of purple "London cab" style taxis. These are generally cheaper than the Lada or Mercedes taxis which have dominated in the past. A purple cab from the Hyatt to Fountain Square costs between 3 and 4 AZN, whereas an old, unsafe, unregulated Lada will probably cost you 5 AZN and a Mercedes will try and charge you 7 or 8 AZN (especially the Mercs which were regularly parked up outside the Hyatt). Fortunately, the Mercs have seen their business suffer as a result of the purple cabs arriving, and have dropped their prices in some cases.

The Train to and from Ganja

by mickeyd302

If you are a foreigner in Azerbaijan, you are looking at being charged more than citizens for any domestic flight that Azal Airlines has. If you are going to Ganja, you are looking at anywhere between 20-40 manat for the taxi to the airport and $50(US) for the flight. Then you have to wait in line for the maybe-it-is-on-time-maybe-it-is-not flight. While flying is quicker, taking the night train to Ganja is much more comfortable and it saves on your pocketbook. At a cost of 7 manat, you get a berth in a two-person cabin sleeper. If you want a lower berth you should buy your tickets the morning or afternoon of your trip from the ticketing agents at the train station. During the summer, it is best to wait for the last boarding call as they do not turn on the air conditioning until a few minutes after the train starts moving. Clean sheets and pillows are provided. Granted, the ride was a...

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from Sheki to Georgia

by josephescu

While I’ve seen some marshrutkas Telavi (Georgia) – Qax (Azerbaijan) on the road, I took a morning marshrutka (11,15) from Sheki to Balakan (1 manat, 2 hours), and a taxi from Balakan to the Georgian border (3 manat). Luckily, other taxis were waiting on the Georgian side (10 lari to nearest village, 30 lari for Sighnaghi after bargain).Marshrutka/bus timetable is printed at the ticket office in the bus station, but only for routes within Azerbaijan.

Baku undergorund

by josephescu

Baku underground is a good way to go around the city, especially if you don't stay in the centre or if you need to get to marshrutkas or bus stations to get in/out Baku.A problem is the lack of metro maps, while i found it hard to figure out myself which line the train was going. Plasmas are used for cartoons and advertisements, not for information, but you can always find help asking around. Railways station - 28 May and Cafar, depending on destination, 28 May for the centre.centre & the old town - between Sahil and Baki Sovieti metro stationsmarshrutkas for Sumqayit and buses for Saki - 20 Januar metromarshrutkas for Suraxani & Fire Temple - Nariman Narimanov metro

marshrutkas

by josephescu

The main bus hub in Baku is nexxt to 20 Januar metro station, outside city centre.For Sumqayit, buses and marshrutkas leave every 10-20 minutes from a place next to the 20 Januar metro station, 100m down the road.For Suraxani, marshrutkas leave from Nariman Narimanov metro station. There're also trains to Suraxani, but they take longer and are fewer than marshrutkas.For Seki, there are air con buses all day and night almost every hour, 6-7 hours ride, 4 new manats, from 20 Januar bus station near the metro one.

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To Baku from Tehran (Iran)

by MalenaN

My first intension was to apply for the Azeri visa at the Azeri embassy in Tehran, but arriving to Tehran on a Friday and knowing it took about three days to get the visa issued (and not knowing if the embassy was open every day except weekends) I decided to buy a plane ticket from Tehran to Baku, as you can get the visa at the airport, but not at the land border.I went to a travel agent in Nejatollahi Street where I bought a ticket with Iran Air for IR 1390000 (about 150 dollars).The plane left from the new Imam Khomeini Airport at 13.45. I think it took about 1,5 hours to fly to Baku (or less). Not until I went off the plane in Baku did I take off the scarf, as only one woman had done so in the plane.Getting the visa and going through the passport control was easy. I had already filled in two application forms, which I had downloaded from Internet and I also had two passport photos...

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Tbilisi - Baku sleeper

by josephescu

From T'bilisi (17,15) to Baku (9,00 next day) 80 lari/40 euros first class, second class about 50 lari. First class means 2 bed compartments, sealed windows, air con in the morning, but no water in the stinky toilet. The wagons' attendant, a fat old lady Russian speaking, usually requires some small change "for the sheets". Better do not argue, since you are at her's discretion for the next 12 hours. The journey includes:- 2-3 hours stay at the border- no smoking on the corridor- receiving food and drinks from friendly local travellers- passing through Mad Max type scenery in the afternoon- filling in applications in Georgian letters

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Baku to Qobustan

by kopke

In Baku my hotel and indeed the Lonely Planet tried to sell me the idea of a car from Baku to Gobustan and back, for a small fortune. Don't worry - the Marshrutkas as described in the Lonely Planet are pretty frequent and are an easy way there. From there any taxi driver will take you round the petroglyphs and to the mud volcanoes for a reasonable figure, way cheaper than taking a car all the way from Baku.

Sheki to Tbilisi

by kopke

If you ask at the (wonderful) Caravanserai Hotel, they'll show you the timetable of marshrutkas going from Sheki to Qax, from where a direct bus goes to Tbilisi, I think twice a day, at 1030 and then after lunch sometime. However, I chose to go in shorter steps, and found it easy, and quicker. At 9.00 a marshrutka left Sheki for Zataquala; from there to Balakan; and from there a taxi to the border. Easy crossing, polite guards, then a taxi from the Georgian side of the border to Lagodeki (4 Lari). I changed some money at the border but got a poor rate. At Lagodeki I had a short wait before a marshrutka left as scheduled at 1pm, arriving mid/late afternoon in Tbilisi - think that was 8 Lari. Also, you could take a taxi to the border from Balakan - it's not that far, 12 manat or so.

From Seki to Tbilisi (Georgia)

by MalenaN

According to the guidebook there was no easy way to go from Seki (Azerbaijan) to Tbilisi. I thought I could take a minibus to Balaken and from there a taxi to the border. If I was going to find a bus or taxi on the Georgian side I didn’t know anything about. But I was very lucky and at Karavansaray Hotel they told me to take a bus to Qax and from there a direct bus (marshrutka) to Tbilisi. Marshrutkas to Qax is not leaving from the bus station by the market in Seki, but from another place. A taxi to the marshrutka from the hotel was 1 Manat (1 dollar was 0,87 Manat). I took the 10.30 marshrutka to Qax. It was 1 Manat and took 1 hour and 15 minutes.In Qax they told me to buy the ticket for Tbilisi on the marshrutka, but they called to reserve a seat for me. The marshrutka for Tbilisi arrived at Qax just before 13.00, and only a few minutes later we left.At the border the gates were closed...

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