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Baku to Gabala by train, bus or road

About 225 km. The private car is fastest at 3.5 h; the bus is cheapest, from ₹390 per person.

Gabala to Baku

Fastest

Private car

Taxi or car with driver, per vehicle

3.5 h door to door

Cheapest

Bus

Bus from Baku International Bus Terminal

from ₹390 per person

Best value

Bus

Bus from Baku International Bus Terminal

cheapest at mid fares among options within 1.5× the fastest time (or 1 h more on a short ride)

Every option, compared

Door-to-door times (flights include the time at the airports). Fares are typical ranges from the cheapest seat to the premium one.

ModeServiceTimeFareRunsBook
TrainADY train Baku–Laki + Ganja–Gabala train from Laki5 h₹730–₹1,120per personDailyRome2Rio ↗
BusBus from Baku International Bus Terminal4 h₹390per personDailyRome2Rio ↗
Private carTaxi or car with driver, per vehicle3.5 h₹6,160–₹12,320per car (up to 4)DailyRome2Rio ↗
  • Train, ADY train Baku–Laki + Ganja–Gabala train from Laki: One morning connection: the Baku–Gazakh train reaches Laki at 10:50 and the Gabala train leaves at 11:12. Book on ticket.ady.az or the ADY app, and check the return connection there.

Booking links open the route on the country's transport booking site for trains, buses, boats and transfers, and a flight search for flights, dated about two weeks out; change the date there.

What it costs your group, one way

Fares × people; a private car is priced per car, one car per four people.

Option2 people4 people
Train · ADY train Baku–Laki + Ganja–Gabala train from Laki₹1,460–₹2,240₹2,920–₹4,480
Bus · Bus from Baku International Bus Terminal₹780₹1,560
Private car · Taxi or car with driver, per vehicle₹6,160–₹12,320₹6,160–₹12,320

Once you’re in Gabala

  • Best time: May – September, December – February
  • Typical stay: 2 days
  • November: Mixed month: November is outside the recommended season (May – September, December – February). Nothing in our data flags November as a problem, but it isn't the season the place is best in.

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