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There is one daily overnight train to Tbilisi.Other destinations are Astrachan in Russia.Remember to bring your passport if you want to buy tickets.There are few destinanations inside the country.
Once you are in Baku you will notice that there are hardly any buses there. People mostly get around by the metro and taxis. Taxis are not at all expensive and the weird thing is that you do not negotiate about the price before you get in the taxi as you do in most former Soviet countries, but you pay as much as you see fit. The minimum price was 3 000 Manat which is less than 1$. There are very many taxis in Baku, they are usually yellow so they are easy to notice. The taxis can also be white, but they will then have a Taxi sign on them. You usually do not order taxis and there are no taxi parkings, but the taxis move around the city. In order to catch a taxi you just wave your hand. For safety reasons take only taxis that have taxi signs on them. You should have no problem finding those in Baku.
Azerbaijan is a small country so not many airlines fly here, but British Airways has daily flights from London to Baku; Turkish Airlines fly almost everyday from Istanbul to Baku and then there is Lufthansa, Austrian Airlines and of course our national airlines AzAl !!! AzAl has direct flights to London, Paris, Kabul, Istanbul, Ankara, Moscow, etc. There are also small commercial airlines that fly to most destinations within former Soviet Union. AzAl is probably cheaper than any other airlines operating to and from Baku.
Baku is served by major airlines from Europe and the Middle East, and I think there is also an airport in Ganca (pronounced Ganja), but the label 'International' is probably a tad optimistic. There are trains from Baku to Tbilisi in Georgia, stopping at Ganca and a few smaller places near the border...for details of times, prices and other exciting facts, as well as some tips on how to handle the border guards please see my Baku or Tbilisi pages. There are also buses which travel the same route, as well as buses between Zaqatala and Laghodekhi in the Kakheti region of Georgia. I'm not sure if the land border at Astara with Iran is open to foreigners...probably not...but there is a ferry to Banzar-e Anzali on the Iranian Caspian coast, as well as a ferry to Turkmenbashi on the opposite side of the caspian in Turkmenistan. The border with Armenia is definately not open. As for Russia,...
Baku is the only international airport.There are connections to most major cities in Europa and Russia.The other former soviet countries except Armenia are served as well.
Train is cheap, comfortable and painfully slow. The 620 km journey from Baku to Tbilisi took 16,5 hours.
They keep goats in the hold of the bus along with your bags. Goats enjoy making a home out of your bag.
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