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Baku in December
Mixed month: December is outside the recommended season (April – June, September – October). New Year holidays can fall this month. Nothing in our data flags December as a problem, but it isn't the season the place is best in.
The season opens in April, 4 months away.
3 days in Baku in December · from ₹23,723 for two
Stay, food & local travel; getting there extra
Before you book December
Closures, crowds and rules at Baku this month.
Worth knowing
Land Borders Closed: Arrive and Leave by Air
Azerbaijan's land borders have been closed to travellers since 2020. Since May 2026 the train from Tbilisi runs again, but only Azerbaijani citizens and visa-free passports may enter on it, so anyone on an e-visa (Indians included) arrives by air at Baku; foreigners may leave by land. The border with Armenia is closed, and the US (Level 3, "Reconsider travel") and UK advise against the border areas with Armenia and Iran. A Georgia–Azerbaijan combination trip means flying one way.
What’s on in December
Timing a trip around these changes what you pay and what you can book.
New Year holidays2026: 31 Dec
New Year's Eve fireworks on the Baku Boulevard, and the busiest week of the ski season at Shahdag and Tufandag (Gabala): resort hotels sell out and cost most from about 28 December to the first days of January.
What it costs
For two sharing a room; 3 days on the ground, getting there not included.
Budget
₹23,723 for two
- Room a night₹3,920
- Food a day, each₹1,820
- Main sight entry, each₹840
Mid-range
₹51,900 for two
- Room a night₹8,400
- Food a day, each₹4,200
- Main sight entry, each₹840
Luxury
₹1,23,288 for two
- Room a night₹22,400
- Food a day, each₹9,800
- Main sight entry, each₹840
Totals cover the room (taxes included), food, local transport, entry and a 10% buffer: the figures the planner opens on. These are typical rates; Tourisma has no month-by-month rates for Azerbaijan yet, so they don't move with the month.
Getting there
Fly into Baku (GYD)
Flights from India: from 9 cities, one way from ₹14,000
Routes compared
Entry rules
E-visa before you fly for up to 30 days, about ₹2,480
- Apply for the ASAN e-visa at evisa.gov.az at least a week before you fly: single entry, up to 30 days. The government fee is US$20 for the standard e-visa (about 3 working days) and US$50 for the urgent one (about 3 hours); budget up to about US$26 (about ₹2,480) in case a service charge is added at payment. There is no visa on arrival for Indian passports.
- Fly in: with an e-visa you enter by air (Baku). Land borders are closed to travellers on an e-visa; the Georgia train is only for passports that need no visa.
- At Baku airport show your passport and the e-visa printout; keep your return ticket and hotel booking to hand.
- Staying more than 15 days? Your hotel registers you with the State Migration Service; in a private flat, register online yourself.
Carry: Passport valid for at least 3 months beyond the e-visa's expiry (6 months is safer); ASAN e-visa (PDF printout); Return or onward ticket; Hotel bookings; Travel insurance (recommended).
The official government fee is US$20 (urgent US$50); guides quote US$23-26 with service charges. Apply only on the official site, not on look-alike agency sites that charge several times more. Anyone who has visited Karabakh through Armenia is refused entry.
Checked 2026-10; confirm with the embassy before you fly.
Elsewhere in Azerbaijan in December
Instead in season this month.
- Gabala · good month
- Shahdag Mountain Resort · good month
Want this as a real plan?
Baku in December, day by day, priced for your group.