Twenty-nine passenger seats, and the largest vehicle we run. The number is not the interesting part — the layout is. The seats go two on one side of the aisle and one on the other, which changes what a long drive feels like more than seven extra places do.
What 2+1 actually means
Every passenger has a window or the aisle. There is no middle seat, so nobody spends the day climbing over a stranger to get out, and the seats themselves are wider because there are three across instead of four.
Coaches are built this way for routes people sit on for hours. That is exactly what we use it for.
When it matters, and when it does not
On the four hours to Sheki or the three to Gabala, it is most of the reason to book this rather than something cheaper. On the twenty-five minutes from the airport it buys you nothing at all, and the 20-seat Sprinter does the same job for less. We would rather tell you that than sell you the bigger bus twice.
Seats and luggage
This is the first vehicle in the fleet where the luggage is not the binding constraint. It carries the cases underfloor rather than behind the last row, so a full bus with full suitcases is a normal booking rather than the awkward conversation it is in a minivan. Give us both numbers anyway and we will confirm.
On board
Air conditioning through the cabin, a hotspot, water, USB, the underfloor bay and an English-speaking driver. The fare is for the bus, so twenty-nine people divide one price.
When something smaller is right
Twenty or fewer on a short run: the Sprinter. Seven or fewer: the Mercedes Vito. There is no point paying for seats that travel empty.
Booking
Two things decide the quote: how far the bus goes and how long it stays with you. Send the route and the date, and say whether it waits or drives back — a full day out and a one-way transfer are priced differently on the same road.