Baku

Baku central railway station has gone through some serious modernization recently. We booked a train to Baku from Tbilisi in early August 2019, and that's how I first visited this railway station. Tbilisi - Baku by Train Ticket Information According to RailwayPro - It took 2 years to renovate and modernize the whole capital’s rail station. The station has a shopping area on the second floor, the main building has been renovated and all the platforms been reconstructed. Baku Railway…

There is a very convenient way of getting around in Baku by taxi using mobile application Bolt (formerly known as Taxify). The best, if you have already installed Bolt for some other city, it will work internationally.  How to Get around in Tbilisi by Taxify (Taxi Mobile Application) Regular street taxi will ask at least 5 manat for shorter distance drive in the city (during my short 3 days visit to Baku, I caught regular street taxis a couple of times, first one  - from the Baku Railway…

Baku Heydar Aliyev International Airport is one of the six international airports serving Azerbaijan. The airport is located 20 kilometers northeast of Baku, connected to the city by a modern highway. The airport serves as the home base for national carrier Azerbaijan Airlines and Buta Airways.   I've been flying from this airport back to Tbilisi with Buta Airways in early August 2019, see: About Buta Airways Baku - Tbilisi fight Two passenger terminals and two cargo terminals operate at…

Buta Airways is an Azerbaijani low-cost virtual carrier, headquartered in Baku, with its primary operational base at Heydar Aliyev International Airport. It is a fully owned subsidiary of Azerbaijan Airlines. We fled with Buta Airways at the start of August 2019 from Baku - Tbilisi. The flight was served from Heydar Aliyev International Airport Terminal 2. And that's what I really enjoyed - Terminal 2 is quite small, no need to travel long distances to find gates and so on. Really compact and…

At the end of June 2019, I finally bought train tickets Tbilisi - Baku for early August 2019. I have plans to spend my 34th birthday in Baku, Azerbaijan.  The train is departing Tbilisi daily at 20:35 and arriving in Baku at 08:50, In total it takes about 12 hours and 30 minutes to get from Tbilisi to Baku by train It seems there is no option buying tickets online yet for Tbilisi - Baku line (although I found there are some tour agencies selling tickets online, see: International Tbilisi-Baku…

Baku is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region. Baku is located 28 metres (92 ft) below sea level, which makes it the lowest lying national capital in the world and also the largest city in the world located below sea level. It is located on the southern shore of the Absheron Peninsula, alongside the Bay of Baku.  Here are the top 3 reasons visiting Baku (according to Booking.com) old town, city walks & …

I have never been to Azerbaijan, but have heard a lot of it's plans to build a super expensive project of Khazar Islands and worlds highest tower - Azerbaijan, somewhere close to it's capital city Baku. More than a year ago - I wrote about Baku to build Worlds Tallest building: Azerbaijan is aimed to build artificial island archipelago called Khazar Islands with worlds largest building on it - Azerbaijan Tower. Estimated cost for such a mega project is 100 bln USD, which is more than total of…

<p>Lately I have found transport systems as a interesting topics just to satisfy my curiosity. So we days ago I wrote an article about <a href="http://www.reinisfischer.com/first-high-speed-railway-launched-poland">… high-speed trains in Poland</a> and compiled a photo posts of <a href="http://www.reinisfischer.com/history-tram-and-trolleybus-systems-tbilis… and Trolleys in Georgia</a>.</p><p>Today I learned that Baku is launching new bus…

<p>Today I red an interesting article on News.az - it turns out Azerbaijan avio carrier Azerbaijan Airlines has increased its flights from Baku to New York city.</p><p>At a start I was surprised to learn that there is an offer of direct flights at all, but having increased number of flights might mean just one - <strong>Economy of Azerbaijan is soaring</strong>, and those located in Caucasus (for example, me) now have an alternative for Istanbul flights.</p>…

The construction of the Azerbaijan Tower and the Khazar Islands, a $100 billion city of 41 artificial islands in the Caspian Sea, was first planned to begin in 2015 and be completed by 2025. There is no recent update on the status of the project and whether it has been initiated or not. It's possible that the project has been postponed or even canceled due to various reasons such as funding, economic conditions, or other considerations. It's recommended to check with local sources for the most…