Flights to Baku

Airport to city

The Aeroexpress bus runs around the clock between the airport and 28 May metro station in the centre, taking 30 to 40 minutes, and you pay with a BakuCard travel card bought from machines in arrivals. Taxis and ride-hailing cars take a similar time. Have your e-visa printed or saved on your phone for passport control.

The Old City and seafront

Icherisheher is ringed by medieval walls, and inside you'll find the Maiden Tower, whose origins are still debated, and the 15th-century Palace of the Shirvanshahs. Caravanserais have been turned into restaurants, and carpet sellers line the lanes. Outside the walls, the seafront boulevard runs for several kilometres beside the Caspian, past the carpet museum, shaped like a rolled rug, and Fountain Square's shops and cafés. The funicular to Highland Park gives the classic view of the bay.

Modern Baku and day trips

The flowing white Heydar Aliyev Center, designed by Zaha Hadid, holds exhibitions on Azerbaijani culture, and the three Flame Towers light up the skyline each night. Day trips run to the rock carvings at Gobustan, the burning hillside at Yanar Dag, and the Ateshgah fire temple. Tea is served everywhere with jam and sweets, and dishes like plov and dushbara dumplings appear on most menus.

Choosing your season

Spring and autumn are comfortable for walking. Summers are hot and sunny, and the city's famous wind can make winter feel colder than the temperature suggests. Novruz, the spring new year festival in March, brings bonfires, sweets and street performances to the Old City, and hotels fill up around major sporting and music events, so it pays to book flights and rooms early for those dates.

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