Balakәn Getting there & around

Getting there & away

Shared taxis to the Georgian border (AZN1 per seat) depart from MMOil Petrol station on the main roundabout, 200m north of the bazaar. Ponderously slow marshrutkas to Zaqatala (60q, 30 minutes) leave from a small side road off Heydar Әliyev küç, two long blocks west of there. The bus station is 2km east of the main roundabout with a service to Baku (AZN7.20 to AZN8, 8½ hours) at 8.30am and several more between 10pm and midnight. There are also buses to Şəki (AZN2.15, three hours) at 8.20am and to Gəncə (AZN4.10) at 9.30am.

From the train station, 6km out of town, a taxi costs AZN2 to the bazaar, or AZN5 direct to the Georgian border. To Baku the train departs at 7.40pm.