Though a large city by the standards of Azerbaijan, it's easy enough to get around the city center and all the main sights on foot. The sloping terrain of the city, however, may tax older visitors, but it's also easy to get around using taxis and, for the adventurous, marshrutkas.
By Bus Or Minibus
Riding on Buses and Minibuses in Azerbaijan
Minibuses are quite crowded on the intra-city routes in Azerbaijan. It is common for 15 people to crowd into a 10-person minibus, and do not feel shy in doing this. It is normal, if you are standing, for someone to take your bag and hold onto it until either you or they disembark. Men usually ride in the rear of buses and minibuses, while women sit in the front, and it is customary for men to give their seat to a lady entering the bus. Lastly, Azerbaijan is not a queue-forming society, and this especially applies to bus and minibuses.
Buses and minibuses operate from 7AM-8PM, charge 20 qapick, and go to many different locations throughout the city. There are 24 routes throughout the city, and most of these buses either stop in the bus terminal, the city center, or the new bazaar.
Routes:
1a
Silk factory; ziyarit; radio tower; post office; hospital; bus terminal; gushlek drug store; pavilion; Olympic complex3a
New bazaar; radio tower; silk factory; teacher's school; The Palace of the Sheki Khans; genceli mehel; Caravansary; post office4
New bazaar; K/T Axundov; hospital; bus terminal; gas office; pavilion5
New bazaar; bus terminal; old bazaar; silk factory; qrensh zavod; bagbanlar St6
Okhud village7
Olympic complex; bus terminal; hospital; theater; old bazaar; silk factory; university; dodu8
New bazaar; bus terminal; hospital; near school number 10; silk factory; dodu9
Silk factory; bus terminal; olympic complex11
New Bazaar; bus terminal; old bazaar; Caravansary; The Palace of the Sheki Khans; children's hospital; Olympic complex14
New bazaar; gushlek drug store; pavilion; number 11 school15
Kish; dodu; new bazaar17
First region; children's hospital; The Palace of the Sheki Khans; Caravansary; old bazaar; bus terminal; new bazaar18
Bus terminal; guyumler; sarabski kuche; asphalt mill; new bazaar; olympic complex20
Bus terminal; new bazaar22
Olympic complex; bus terminal; hospital; theater; old bazaar; Caravansary; The Palace of the Sheki Khans; children's hospital23
Bazaar; Dodu; Kish's 1st Bus Stop; Kish's 2nd Bus Stop near number 3 school24
Pavilion; number 20 school; executive committee; radio tower; recreation zone; new bazaar
By taxi
Taxis charge 4-6AZN and are quite convenient if you know where you want to go within the city. Addresses are quite useless in Azerbaijan as many roads have recently been renamed since independence, so it's better to direct the driver to a landmark you know of such as a school, hotel, or historic place.