There are 2 ways to get from Makhachkala to Baku by plane, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly
best- Fly from Uytash Airport (MCX) to Heydar Aliyev International Airport (GYD)plane MCX - GYD
8h 7m$169–710Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Mahachkala to Prohladnaiatrain
- Take the train from Prohladnaia to Vladikavkaztrain
- Take the bus from Sady Shaldona 59 to Tbilisi Didubebus
- Take the train from Tbilisi to Bakutrain 37
29h 11m$52–112
Uytash Airport (MCX) to Heydar Aliyev International Airport (GYD) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Makhachkala to Baku is to train and bus which costs $50 - $120 and takes 29h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Makhachkala to Baku is to fly which takes 8h 7m and costs $160 - $750.
The distance between Makhachkala and Baku is 381 km.
The best way to get from Makhachkala to Baku without a car is to train and bus which takes 29h 11m and costs $50 - $120.
It takes approximately 8h 7m to get from Makhachkala to Baku, including transfers.
Baku is 1h ahead of Makhachkala. It is currently 3:25 AM in Makhachkala and 4:25 AM in Baku.
There are 1703+ hotels available in Baku.
What companies run services between Makhachkala, Russia and Baku, Azerbaijan?
UTair Aviation, Red Wings, and three other airlines fly from Uytash Airport (MCX) to Heydar Aliyev International Airport (GYD) 3 times a day.
- Website
- azal.az
Flights from Uytash Airport to Heydar Aliyev International Airport via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Uytash Airport to Heydar Aliyev International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–800
Flights from Uytash Airport to Heydar Aliyev International Airport via Moscow Vnukovo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–650
- Website
- utair.ru
Flights from Uytash Airport to Heydar Aliyev International Airport via Moscow Vnukovo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Uytash Airport to Heydar Aliyev International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–800
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- Russian Railways
Train from Mahachkala to Prohladnaia
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $14–40
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $90–130
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $14–20
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $27–40
Train from Prohladnaia to Vladikavkaz
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–30
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $70–100
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $9–13
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $21–30
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- [email protected]
- Website
- skppk.ru
Train from Prohladnaia to Vladikavkaz
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Book at
- Russian Railways
- 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
- +7 (918) 823 36 38
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trans Kavkaz
Bus from Sady Shaldona 59 to Tbilisi Didube
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24
- Website
- Trans Kavkaz
- Schedules at
- Trans Kavkaz
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