There are 4 ways to get from Istanbul to Azerbaijan by plane, bus, or train
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Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Heydar Aliyev International Airport
best- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Heydar Aliyev International Airport (GYD)plane SAW - GYD
6h 41m$154–314Metro to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, fly to Ganja International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Ayrılık Çeşmesi to Sabiha Gokcen Airporttrain
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Ganja International Airport (GNJ)plane SAW - GNJ
5h 39m$74–341Bus, train
- Take the bus from Istanbul Aksaray to Batumi Centralbus
- Take the train from Batumi to Tbilisitrain 803 / ...
- Take the train from Tbilisi to Bakutrain 37
37h 3m$87–159Fly Istanbul to Heydar Aliyev International Airport
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Heydar Aliyev International Airport (GYD)plane IST - GYD
6h 31m$174–334
Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Heydar Aliyev International Airport (GYD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Azerbaijan is to bus and train which costs $85 - $160 and takes 37h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Azerbaijan is to Metro and fly which takes 5h 39m and costs $70 - $350.
The distance between Istanbul and Azerbaijan is 1814 km.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Azerbaijan without a car is to bus and train which takes 37h 3m and costs $85 - $160.
It takes approximately 6h 41m to get from Istanbul to Azerbaijan, including transfers.
Azerbaijan is 1h ahead of Istanbul. It is currently 2:48 PM in Istanbul and 3:48 PM in Azerbaijan.
There are 1835+ hotels available in Azerbaijan.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Azerbaijan?
AJet, Azerbaijan Airlines, and Pegasus Airlines fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Heydar Aliyev International Airport (GYD) every 4 hours.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Heydar Aliyev International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–320
Flights from Istanbul to Heydar Aliyev International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–330
Flights from Istanbul to Heydar Aliyev International Airport via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–330
Flights from Istanbul to Heydar Aliyev International Airport via Trabzon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–260
- Website
- azal.az
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Heydar Aliyev International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–320
Flights from Istanbul to Heydar Aliyev International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–330
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Heydar Aliyev International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–300
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Heydar Aliyev International Airport via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–300
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Heydar Aliyev International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–420
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Heydar Aliyev International Airport via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–420
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Ganja International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–330
- Phone
- +995 32 2199010
- [email protected]
- Website
- Georgian Railway
Train from Batumi to Tbilisi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $14–29
- Schedules at
- Georgian Railway
- Website
- Georgian Railway
- 2 Class
- $14
- 1 Class
- $29
- Phone
- 1-84
- [email protected]
- Website
- South Caucasus Railway
Train from Batumi to Tbilisi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- South Caucasus Railway
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $35–45
- 2nd Class (Compartment)
- $45–60
- 1nd Class (Soft-seated)
- $70–90
- Phone
- 1822
- [email protected]
- Website
- Azerbaijan Railways (ADY)
Train from Tbilisi to Baku
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–20
- Website
- Azerbaijan Railways (ADY)
- Standard
- $10–16
- Standard+
- $14–20
- Business
- $24–35
- Phone
- +90 850 252 88 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- metro.istanbul
Train from Ayrılık Çeşmesi to Sabiha Gokcen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
- Schedules at
- metro.istanbul
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- MetroTurizm
Bus from Istanbul Aksaray to Batumi Central
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $42–80
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- $55–80
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