Baku Botanical Garden: Ticket, Opening Hours and How to Get There

Entry to Baku's Central Botanical Garden costs ₼2 for everyone aged six and over, and children under six go in free. The gates open every day at 09:00; the closing time is published as either 17:00 or 18:00, so check before planning a late visit. You will find it at 40 Badamdar highway, south-west of the centre, about 4 km by road from Fountain Square.

The garden at a glance

The garden's own website no longer opens on its pages, which is why we cannot settle the closing time for you. A phone call on the day of your visit is the surest check.

What the 2024 reconstruction changed

The garden was founded in 1934 and spent most of its life under the Academy of Sciences; since January 2022 it has been a public legal entity under the head of the Baku City Executive Power. After a long rebuild it was reopened at a ceremony on 28 November 2024 and has taken visitors since 5 December 2024. The grounds grew from 39 to 45 hectares, of which roughly 26 are green.

The rebuild added modern greenhouses with a fountain and repaired the old ones. New are a lake complex, an observation deck, a green zone laid out as a labyrinth, a children's play area and two restaurants. The crescent-shaped administrative building, part of the garden's history, has been restored, as has the old entrance, and a 650-metre pedestrian bridge with a lift was built. Fresh footpaths, benches and lighting run across the whole site.

What to see

A good loop starts in the greenhouses, carries on down to the lake and finishes at the observation deck. With children, the play area and the labyrinth are the obvious stops.

The plants are the reason the place exists. In a 2017 interview the garden's director spoke of more than 2,500 trees, shrubs and herbaceous plants, around 130 protected rare species, a large rose collection that includes varieties bred on site, and pines over a hundred years old, grouped by the flora of Azerbaijan, the Caucasus, the Talysh mountains, Central Asia and East Asia. Those numbers come from before the expansion, so read them as a sense of scale, not a current count.

Getting there

The easiest way is a taxi or a ride-hailing car: from Fountain Square it is about 4.3 km, roughly 7–8 minutes when the roads are clear, and a little shorter on the way back. The app quotes the price up front, and our guide to taxis in Baku explains how those fares are worked out. If you drive, the garden has its own car park.

We could not find an official, up-to-date list of the city bus routes that stop at the garden, so we name none here; check a route app on the day. For moving around the rest of the city, our page on the Baku metro and the BakıKart covers fares and cards.

How long to stay, and a few house rules

Allow 1.5–2 hours to walk the main paths and see the greenhouses, longer if you sit down at one of the restaurants. Morning or early afternoon suits best: the gates open at 09:00, and with the closing hour quoted as 17:00 or 18:00, turning up late can leave you very little time inside.

For years the garden did not allow picnics on its grounds and asked visitors to leave before dark; ask at the entrance whether that still holds, and whether a professional photo shoot needs permission. At ₼2 the ticket hardly touches a travel budget — our Azerbaijan trip budget lists the official prices of the other main sights.

A ride there and back

We do not run a tour to the garden. If you would rather skip the taxi, write to us on WhatsApp or through the contact page, and we can arrange a car there and back on request — a hotel pickup can be part of it too, as long as we fix it with you beforehand. For a guided look at the city itself, see our Baku city tours.

Frequently asked questions

How much is the ticket to the Baku Botanical Garden?

₼2 for visitors aged six and over; children under six enter free. These prices were announced when the garden reopened in December 2024.

What are the opening hours of the Botanical Garden in Baku?

It opens every day at 09:00. Published sources give the closing time as 17:00 or 18:00, so before a late visit call the garden on (012) 539 01 97.

Where is the Botanical Garden and how do I get there?

At 40 Badamdar highway, Baku AZ1004, about 4 km by road from Fountain Square. A taxi or ride-hailing car takes roughly 7–8 minutes without traffic, and drivers can use the garden's car park.

How much time do I need at the Botanical Garden?

Plan on 1.5–2 hours for the main paths and the greenhouses, and more if you want to eat at one of its two restaurants.

Facts checked on 11 October 2026 on president.az, report.az, trend.az, oxu.az, iticket.az, azerbaijan.travel and az.wikipedia.org; road distance from OpenStreetMap routing. Prices and hours can change — the garden itself has the final word.