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Car rental in Baku is the natural base for the rest of the country. The fleet for the whole of Azerbaijan stages out of the capital, GYD does the heavy lifting on pickups, and the day-trip radius — Gobustan, Yanar Dag, Quba, Gabala, Sheki, Shahdag — opens up the moment you have keys. Central Baku itself is best on foot or by metro; the car earns its keep on the road out.
Prices in the capital sit noticeably higher than the regional average. Rates in Baku run around $111–126 a day, roughly 30–50% above Tbilisi or Yerevan — that's regional reality, not a markup. Demand is higher, the fleet newer. Economy from $30–45, crossovers from $70–120, premium 4×4 from $130.
A guest landed at GYD at 02:40, signed the contract on the bonnet, was rolling east on M3 by 03:10 — Gobustan at sunrise. The chain shuttle would have run at six.
Picking up the car at GYD and in town
Rental desks at Heydar Aliyev International (GYD) are on the first floor of Terminal 1; the cars sit in the car park directly in front. International chains are open round the clock. With TakeCars partners it tends to be simpler — the representative meets you with a name sign at the arrivals exit and hands the keys over without queueing. Baggage claim to drive-away is 15–20 minutes.
A couple flew in on the late Wizz Air from Budapest, ten past midnight. The partner met them by flight number, contract signed on the bonnet at the short-stay car park, off to their hotel in Icherisheher by half past — the chain desks were on a skeleton crew that night.
GYD sits 20 km north-east of the centre on Baku Airport Highway. If you'd rather collect the car in town, the Aeroexpress runs from «28 May» metro every 20 minutes for 2 manat, and the TX4 taxi rank at the exit takes you to the centre for around 25 manat.
Gabala and Ganja
TakeCars is unusual for the region: cars are handed over not just in Baku, but in Gabala (with airport GBB) and Ganja (with airport KVD). No international chain runs all three. For an open-jaw route — fly into Baku, drop the car in Ganja, fly home from KVD — this is the only way that doesn't end with you driving back across the country.
Kia Cerato in Azerbaijan
Everything is fine.
Kia Sportage in Azerbaijan
The experience was great No complaints at all, great landlord and flexible
Hyundai Tucson in Azerbaijan
Everything was great. The car is great.
Chevrolet Aveo in Azerbaijan
The address in Baku was indicated in the received voucher, but the navigator like Yandex and maps.me do not see such a point, thanks to the representative of the company - he sent Google maps geolocation and we found the office. In the office, after discussing the plans of the trip, we were advised to change the class of car and we agreed to Hyundai I40, automatic transmission, with a small extra payment. The car corresponded to the declared data, all body damage was reflected by the specialist. No complaints about the driving qualities of the car when traveling around the country. The car is handed over as in all rental agencies: with inspection of appearance and checking the databases of the country's traffic police. Wishes and unpleasant moments: the car is issued with a minimum amount of fuel and when you drive it, you have no idea how much gasoline to spend. It would be desirable to change the policy on fuel - "full tank received - full turned in". Another problem of parking in Baku affects the car rental service - if the car was tied to the phone number of Azerbaijan cellular operator, it would be much more convenient to pay for parking in street parking machines, as parking machines do not accept phone numbers from other countries. I am satisfied with the car rental service, the deposit minus the car wash fee was returned at once. I wish the team good luck and success in their work.
Hyundai Elantra in Azerbaijan
Everything went great! Very friendly landlord, good quality car. Acceptance and handover went smoothly. Can recommend!
Hyundai i20 in Azerbaijan
Everything went just fine! I was going to spend a vacation in Baku and decided to order a car in advance to move both in the city and around the country, ordered Hyundai i20, but on arrival, at the airport I was waiting for Hyundai Accent, well, the replacement is not in the worst way, so without problems signed the documents and on the road ...., on the third day in the city this Hyundai Accent ordered to live long, boiled at a temperature of 36 degrees outside, I drove into some yard and called Kyamran, I must give credit, in less than an hour in this yard brought to replace the Hyundai Sonata, and the Accent was taken away with the words that within 2-3 days will repair and return ..., but .... I liked Sonata and on the second day I called the office with a question - can I keep Sonata until the end of the term ..., after a short negotiation came to a consensus )) and after a purely symbolic extra payment we issued documents for Sonata until the end of the two-week term, during this time I had time to travel around Baku and almost the whole Absheron, and some cities in the country .... I would like to thank the employees of the company - Kyamran, Rasim and others who took part in my "epic" with breakdown, replacement and registration!
Skoda Rapid in Azerbaijan
Everything went great, fast and clear. We were met, helped with our luggage, the car was higher class than ordered, serviceable and clean. Thank you especially to Eldar!
Hyundai Accent in Azerbaijan
The car matched the description, the price is absolutely acceptable. Payment is possible in any way. I did not break any rules, drove carefully and the deposit was returned to the card in full and in a couple of days. The office suggested the best navigator and answered all my questions. I recommend to everyone who wants to see all the beauties of Azerbaijan 🇦🇿.
Changan UNI-K in Azerbaijan
it was very good
Hyundai Accent in Azerbaijan
Everything went well. We met at the appointed time and place. The car is not killed, nothing rattles, no noise. It was clean inside, it was obvious that the car was taken care of. When assigning the car, the owner checked the fines and the integrity of the car. I liked everything, thank you!
Chevrolet Cobalt in Azerbaijan
I liked everything, the car is fresh, clean, cheerful. The mileage was 1500 km, we will contact as needed, I recommend it to everyone.
Kia Sportage in Azerbaijan
Everything went well, but the transfer of the car took place in a paid parking lot, which we found out after the fact and had to pay for it. Otherwise there are no questions
Mitsubishi Pajero in Azerbaijan
Easy pick up as they deliver the car to the airport. Nice stuff, Explains everything that you need to know. Easy return also.
Where to drive from Baku
The main reason to rent in Baku is the day and weekend trips out of the city. Gobustan, with its rock carvings and mud volcanoes, sits 65 km south on M3 — an ordinary saloon handles the route without strain. Yanar Dag and the Ateshgah fire temple make a half-day Absheron loop. The Caspian beaches at Sea Breeze and Dalga are about an hour out.
A family from Manchester did Gobustan, Yanar Dag and Ateshgah in one loop on a Kia Rio. Hundred kilometres each way, back at the apartment in Yasamal by seven, only stop was lunch at a fish place outside Alat.
The longer routes are a different shape. Quba is 168 km on M1, Gabala 215 km on M4 via Shamakhi, Sheki 363 km. Sheki and Gabala don't fit cleanly into one day on public transport — a textbook two-day rental with an overnight in Gabala on the way back.
Khinaliq — 4×4 only
The road up to Quba is fully sealed. The next 60 km on to Khinaliq is a mountain dirt track with steep climbs, and a saloon will stop at the first canyon. The route wants a proper 4×4 — a Mitsubishi Pajero, a Toyota Land Cruiser Prado or similar.
Khinaliq sits at 2,200 m, one of the oldest inhabited villages in the Caucasus. The gravel from Quba is what stops a saloon — not the altitude.
Closed land borders
A detail worth knowing before you book. The country's land borders have been closed to passenger traffic since March 2020 — originally a COVID measure, since extended. As of spring 2026 the closure runs to 1 July 2026 with no announced reopening date. Freight crosses freely; passengers do not.
A guest booked a Baku car planning to cross into Georgia, drove four hours to the Krasny Most checkpoint, was turned around even with a notarised letter from the partner. Lost the morning, came back, took the Wizz Air flight from GYD next day.
The border with Armenia has been closed for over thirty years, since the end of the Karabakh conflict. Iran and Russia sit outside the insurance and rental contracts. For a two-country itinerary with Georgia, take a Wizz Air or Buta Airways flight — an hour and $60–120 each way — and book two separate rentals, one each side of the border. Pickup in Baku for Azerbaijan, pickup in Tbilisi for Georgia.
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How expensive is renting a car in Baku: average daily rates for a one-week car rental, across all car classes.
Why book with us in Baku
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Three cities, three airports
Pick up in Baku and at GYD, also in Gabala (GBB) and Ganja (KVD). No international chain runs the same three-hub network.
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Cash deposit, your choice of currency
Local partners take 200–500 in manat, US dollars or euros, returned in full at handover. No $500–1,500 credit-card hold sitting on your statement for weeks.
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One price from booking to handover
The online figure is the final one. Insurance options and any admin fees are listed before you click pay, not invented at the counter.
Payment, deposit and insurance
Flexibility on payment is the strong point with TakeCars partners in Baku. The 15–20% online prepayment is taken by any Visa, Mastercard or Maestro card. The balance and the security deposit are paid in cash at collection — manat, US dollars or euros, whichever suits. That keeps things simple for anyone who'd rather not see a large credit-card hold sitting on the statement for a fortnight.
A couple from Edinburgh left a €400 deposit in cash, got the full envelope back at handover the next Tuesday in Yasamal. The chain quote on the same Tucson was a $1,500 hold for thirty days.
Standard CDW is included in the daily rate at most partners. For mountain routes — Khinaliq, Quba, Shahdag — adding full cover at $10–15 a day is worth it; rural tracks are hard on rims and undersides. Off-road damage is covered only when the car was a proper 4×4 to begin with. Taking a saloon onto a dirt road voids the policy and the repair comes out of the deposit in full. Off-road cover is for the Pajero, the Land Cruiser Prado and the like.
Frequent Questions
Rental desks are on the first floor of Terminal 1, and the cars are in the car park directly in front of the terminal. With TakeCars partners the representative usually meets you with a name sign by the arrivals exit and hands the keys over without a desk queue. Baggage claim to drive-away is 15–20 minutes. International chains are open round the clock.
GYD is 20 km north-east of the centre, on Baku Airport Highway. The TX4 taxis from the official rank at the exit take 25–30 minutes outside rush hour and cost about 25 manat to the centre. The Aeroexpress bus runs to «28 May» metro every 20 minutes from 06:00 to 23:15 for 2 manat. In the 8–10 morning peak the drive can stretch to 50 minutes.
Yes. TakeCars is the only service in Azerbaijan that hands out cars not just in Baku (including GYD) but also in Gabala (with airport GBB, 14 km from town) and Ganja (with airport KVD, 20 km from town). Useful for itineraries that fly into Baku and out of Ganja, with no need to drive the car back across the country.
About 215 km, 3.5–4 hours north-west on M4. The road is in good condition. A natural stop on the way is Shamakhi — home to the oldest mosque in the Caucasus, dating from 734, and the Diri Baba mausoleum. Gabala is a popular weekend break: the Tufandag cable car, the Yeddi Gozel waterfall and Lake Nohurgol. A typical one-night trip out and back on the same M4.
Two routes: the direct M2 — 363 km / 4.5 hours via Gobustan; the scenic M4 via Shamakhi and Gabala — 304 km / 5 hours, easy to split into two days. Sheki is the country's UNESCO Silk Road jewel: the Khan Palace with its shebeke stained glass, the fortress walls and old caravanserais. Best done with an overnight in Gabala on the way.
Yes, essential. The Baku–Quba section is 168 km of sealed road, but the next 60 km on to Khinaliq is mountain dirt track with steep climbs and a saloon will stop at the first canyon. This route needs a Mitsubishi Pajero, a Toyota Land Cruiser Prado or another proper 4×4. Khinaliq sits at 2,200 m and is one of the oldest inhabited villages in the Caucasus.
Very. Gobustan is 65 km south on M3, an easy run for any saloon. The site has UNESCO rock art going back up to 40,000 years and the famous bubbling mud volcanoes — Azerbaijan has around 350 of them, more than any other country. Combine with Yanar Dag (the eternal flame) on the way back. A guided half-day works; a self-driven full day is comfortable.
By air only. Azerbaijan's land borders have been closed to passenger traffic since March 2020, with the closure extended to 1 July 2026. Wizz Air and Buta Airways fly Baku — Tbilisi in about an hour for $60–120 each way. For a two-country itinerary, book two separate rentals: one in Baku for Azerbaijan, one in Tbilisi for Georgia.
Around $111–126 a day on average — roughly 30–50% higher than Tbilisi or Yerevan, which is regional reality rather than a markup. Economy (Chevrolet Spark, Hyundai Accent, Kia Rio) sits at $30–45, mid-range saloons $45–70, crossovers (Hyundai Tucson, Mitsubishi Pajero) $70–120, premium 4×4 (Toyota Land Cruiser Prado) from $130. Long rentals get 25–35% off.
KAYAK reviews flag two patterns at the GYD chain desks: post-return mystery service charges (one client billed 36 manat a day later with no explanation) and aggressive insurance upsells at the counter — $15–20 a day on top of the online booking. With TakeCars partners the online price is final and any post-rental fees are listed before you book.
Two to three weeks ahead for high season (June to September, rates up to $126 a day). A week is enough in low season (November to February). The Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix in September is a sharp price spike — book six weeks ahead if you're attending. New Year is a smaller bump, mostly from regional travellers.
Only if the car is genuinely 4×4 — Mitsubishi Pajero, Toyota Land Cruiser Prado, or a Hyundai Tucson or Kia Sportage with AWD. Driving a saloon onto a mountain dirt track voids the policy: any damage comes out of the deposit in full. The sealed run to Quba is covered by a standard CDW; the next 60 km on to Khinaliq is not.
Local drivers are quicker and more assertive than the European norm: lane changes without indicators, generous use of the horn, an unwritten priority on uncontrolled junctions. Big SUVs and taxis tend to push through. Stay calm, drive defensively, give way generously and ignore the noise. The centre stalls 8–10 in the morning and 17–20 in the evening.
Inside Baku, no. The Old City, the Flame Towers, the Heydar Aliyev Center and the Caspian seafront are walking distance or one metro stop apart. Bolt and Uber are cheap — most rides in the centre cost 3–8 manat. The car earns its keep on day trips: Gobustan, Yanar Dag, Quba, Khinaliq, Gabala, Sheki, Lankaran. Most travellers rent for 2–4 days after exploring the city on foot.
Yes. TakeCars partners in Baku offer compact saloons at $1,500–2,500 a month — about $50–80 a day, roughly half the daily rate. No residence permit required: a passport with the entry stamp or an ASAN e-Visa, a valid driving licence and a card or cash are enough. A useful option for digital nomads or longer trips around the country.