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Getting Back to Baku from Gobustan

Distance
65 km
Driving time
1h

An hour for 65 km up the coastal road; the reserve and the mud volcanoes are described on the Baku to Gobustan page. The thing that makes the return awkward is where it starts. You finish at a museum gate or, worse for this purpose, at a mud volcano field down an unsurfaced track — and neither of those is a place buses come to.

Buses serve the town, not the sites. To use one you would first cover the few kilometres back into Gobustan town, which on a hot afternoon with nobody selling that ride is the part that spoils the saving. It is why almost everyone who comes here books the day rather than the leg: the car that brought you waits and takes you home, and the whole loop is one price. Quoted on request, because a return alone and a return at the end of a day we drove are different things.

What each car costs on this road

Vehicle Vehicle class seats bags Per vehicle Details & booking
Hyundai Accent — the Two-Bag Sedan for Baku Transfers Hyundai Accent — the Two-Bag Sedan for Baku Transfers Economy 3 2 On request
Hyundai Sonata — Comfort Sedan Transfer in Baku Hyundai Sonata — Comfort Sedan Transfer in Baku Comfort 3 3 On request
BYD Destroyer 5 — the Plug-In Hybrid in the Baku Fleet BYD Destroyer 5 — the Plug-In Hybrid in the Baku Fleet Comfort 3 3 On request
Kia Sorento — Four-Seat SUV Transfer in Baku Kia Sorento — Four-Seat SUV Transfer in Baku Comfort 4 4 On request
Mercedes-Benz Vito — Seven Seats, Six of Them in the Cabin Mercedes-Benz Vito — Seven Seats, Six of Them in the Cabin Comfort 7 6 On request
Mercedes-Benz Sprinter — Twenty Seats or Ten Bags Mercedes-Benz Sprinter — Twenty Seats or Ten Bags Comfort 20 10 On request
Mercedes-Benz Viano VIP — Six-Seat Transfer in Baku Mercedes-Benz Viano VIP — Six-Seat Transfer in Baku VIP 6 5 On request
Isuzu Turkuaz — 29-Seat Bus Transfer in Baku Isuzu Turkuaz — 29-Seat Bus Transfer in Baku Comfort 29 15 On request

Prices are per car, not per seat — which is why four people usually pay less each than four bus tickets plus the taxi at the far end. There is no separate one-way rate: a day trip comes back the same day, and if the car stays with you longer, the nights are added on the booking form.

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What the price covers

  • The whole car, whether there are two of you or six
  • Collection at your address, not at a station
  • Fuel, road tolls and parking — nothing added at the end
  • A price agreed before you set off, with no meter running

Frequently asked questions

How long is Gobustan to Baku?
About an hour for 65 km on the coastal road, a little more from the mud volcanoes because the track out to them is slow.
Can we get a bus back?
From the town, yes. From the reserve or the volcanoes, no — you would have to cover the gap to the town first, and there is nothing scheduled doing that.
Is it better to book the whole day?
Almost always. The car waits at the museum and at the volcanoes and brings you back, priced as one loop, which is both simpler and cheaper than solving the return once you are out there.
What if the volcano track is closed?
After heavy rain it can be. We check before the day and say so — the reserve and the return are unaffected, it is only the volcano leg that drops out.

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