Baku

By taxi
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Airport to city costs 15-25AZN depending on your destination in the city.

By Metro

The metro goes many places throughout Baku and it costs only 0.20AZN. It is the least expensive way to get around Baku besides walking. Ask a cashier or attendant. You must obtain a Bakı Metropiliten Kart 2AZN refundable deposit and load it like a normal metro pass. Alternatively, you can use a Azerbaycan Sosial Kartı like the ones on some Azerbaijani ATM cards. The metro workers will be more than happy to help if spoken to in either Azeri or Russian, and some may understand English.

Be careful when transferring trains at the transfer stations 28 May and Jafar Jabbarli as the signage is not easy to spot.

There have been reports of people being arrested while taking photographs of the metro station.

By train
By train

The Baku electric train runs through several parts of Baku and the surrounding area including Sumqait. 1AZN.

On foot
On foot

It is possible to get around Fountain Square, the Boulevard, and the old city by foot, but the entire city cannot be covered on foot.

By Bus/Minibus

Buses and minibuses cost 0.20AZN per person and can take you to almost any place within Baku. Destinations are usually posted on the front and the right side of the bus.