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When to goBest time: May–Jun, Sep–Oct
- Jan Fine, with caveats: cold
- Feb Fine, with caveats: cold
- Mar Fine, with caveats: cold
- Apr Fine, with caveats
- May Good
- Jun Good
- Jul Fine, with caveats: heat
- Aug Fine, with caveats: heat
- Sep Good
- Oct Good
- Nov Fine, with caveats
- Dec Fine, with caveats: cold
Good Fine, with caveats Hard cold heat
Cheaper and fewer tourists: Jul–Aug, Nov–Apr - the trade-off: cold, heat
Country-wide average; mountains, coasts and the far north or south can differ.
Holidays that change a tripNowruz · March 20 - 24, 2027
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Nowruz - March 20 - 24, 2027
Spring New Year: public holidays and festivities; offices closed, transport and hotels busy.
What to bring and knowC, F · 220 V
- Sockets: type C, F · 220 V, 50 Hz
Phone and laptop chargers usually work (100–240 V); you may need a plug adapter. - Traffic drives on the right
- Drink bottled or boiled water, not from the tap
- At temples, mosques and churches cover shoulders and knees and take off shoes where asked
- Jul–Aug: sunscreen, a hat, light clothes, a water bottle
- Dec–Mar: a warm jacket, hat and gloves
Medicines, bans and the law
- Carry your passport: police check documents. source
- Visitors without residence cannot bring drones: they are kept at customs until you leave. Do not photograph military sites. source
- Carpets and antiques need an export certificate. source
- Visiting areas such as Khankendi (Karabakh) without permission from Azerbaijan leads to refusal of entry. source
- Carry prescription medicines in their original packaging with a copy of the prescription.
Paying with a foreign card28 of 51 services in our catalogue accept one
- Taxi & Cars: Bolt, Yango, Uber
- Public Transport & Maps: Moovit, BakuBus, Baku Metro
- Food & Groceries: Wolt
- Shopping, Classifieds & Parcels: Trendyol, DHL Express, FedEx
- Travel: Tickets & Hotels: AZAL - Azerbaijan Airlines (formerly Buta Airways), Airbnb, Booking.com
Based on our checks of each service. Banks may add a fee for payments abroad.
Phone and internet
- Using a local SIM for more than 30 days? Register the phone’s IMEI and pay a fee at a post office, or it gets blocked.
- 9 of 51 services here need a local phone number for the SMS code, for example myGov, Bina.az, Turbo.az.
- Mobile operators and eSIM →
Checked: October 15
Useful phrasesAzerbaijani · Russian
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- Hello Salam
- Excuse me Bağışlayın
- I don’t understand Başa düşmürəm
- Do you speak English? İngiliscə danışırsınız?
- Where is the toilet? Tualet haradadır?
- The bill, please Hesabı gətirin, zəhmət olmasa
- Please take me to this address (show it on the map) Zəhmət olmasa, məni bu ünvana aparın.
- How much will it cost? Nə qədər olacaq?
- Can I pay by card? Kartla ödəmək olar?
- Stop here, please Burada saxlayın, zəhmət olmasa.
- Please wait a moment Bir az gözləyin, zəhmət olmasa.
- Thank you Təşəkkür edirəm.
- Please help me, I am a foreigner Zəhmət olmasa, mənə kömək edin, mən əcnəbiyəm.
- Please take me to a hospital Zəhmət olmasa, məni xəstəxanaya aparın.
- I am allergic to… Məndə buna allergiya var:
- Where is the nearest pharmacy? Ən yaxın aptek haradadır?
- Please call the police Zəhmət olmasa, polis çağırın.
- I have lost my passport Mən pasportumu itirmişəm.
- Where is the nearest ATM? Ən yaxın bankomat haradadır?
- Hello Здравствуйте zdravstvuyte
- Excuse me Извините izvinite
- I don’t understand Я не понимаю ya ne ponimayu
- Do you speak English? Вы говорите по-английски? vy govorite po-angliyski?
- Where is the toilet? Где туалет? gde tualet?
- The bill, please Счёт, пожалуйста schyot, pozhaluysta
- Please take me to this address (show it on the map) Отвезите меня, пожалуйста, по этому адресу. Otvezite menya, pozhaluysta, po etomu adresu.
- How much will it cost? Сколько будет стоить? Skolko budet stoit?
- Can I pay by card? Можно оплатить картой? Mozhno oplatit kartoy?
- Stop here, please Остановите здесь, пожалуйста. Ostanovite zdes, pozhaluysta.
- Please wait a moment Подождите минутку, пожалуйста. Podozhdite minutku, pozhaluysta.
- Thank you Спасибо. Spasibo.
- Please help me, I am a foreigner Помогите, пожалуйста, я иностранец. Pomogite, pozhaluysta, ya inostranets.
- Please take me to a hospital Отвезите меня, пожалуйста, в больницу. Otvezite menya, pozhaluysta, v bolnitsu.
- I am allergic to… У меня аллергия на: u menya allergiya na
- Where is the nearest pharmacy? Где ближайшая аптека? Gde blizhayshaya apteka?
- Please call the police Вызовите, пожалуйста, полицию. Vyzovite, pozhaluysta, politsiyu.
- I have lost my passport Я потерял(а) паспорт. Ya poteryal(a) pasport.
- Where is the nearest ATM? Где ближайший банкомат? Gde blizhayshiy bankomat?