Search Flights from Bakü to Kayseri

Located along the Caspian Sea, Azerbaijan’s capital Baku is a rising star in the East gaining notoriety for its oil, gas, and caviar. Baku is a city that attracts the attention people migrating from Asia and other countries in the region, and businessmen from all around the world. The city’s only airport is the Heydar Aliyev International Airport, named after the National Leader and third President of Azerbaijan. The airport serves 5 million passengers annually.

You can get to the airport, which is located 25 km away, from the city center by car or a combination of the metro and airport buses.

Airport Buses

The easiest and cheapest way to get to the airport from the city center is by airport bus. Bus line 116 departs from Vurgun Park, located in central Baku, and takes about 50 minutes to get to the airport.

Metro

The metro system in Baku provides transportation to many central locations in the city like the Old City, 28 May Street, and the Caspian Sea. However, to get to the airport from the city center you have to first take the metro and then get on a bus. From central locations in the city like the Old City, Cafer Cabbari, and Khatai you can take the metro to the 28 May and Koroglu stations. From here you can get on bus line 116, which runs to the airport or take a taxi to the airport.   

Personal Car

Since the city is rich in oil, fuel is cheap, making traveling by car a very attractive option. Getting to the city center from the airport is very easy. One of the city’s most important avenues, Heydar Aliyev Avenue will connect you to the Boyuk Shor Highway, which goes to the airport. From the highway take the Airport exit. The airport contains indoor and outdoor parking lots where you can park your personal car for a certain fee.

Airport Information

Although it is not very large Heydar Aliyev International Airport is an important junction, especially for passengers traveling between Europe and Asia. The airport offers passengers a variety of eating, drinking, and shopping venues.

The airport has 2 terminals, Terminal 1, which was completely renovated, and Terminal 2, which serves domestic flights. The airport contains world famous fast food chains like Burger King, McDonald’s, and KFC, as well as restaurants that offer delicious flavors unique to Azerbaijani cuisine.

The international terminal has a large Duty Free shop as well as souvenir shops where you can buy items unique to Russian and Azeri culture. The airport features free wireless internet connection. 

Kayseri Airport is only 5 kilometers away from the city center. You can benefit from the options such as taxi, car rental and bus to get to the city center from the airport.

Taxi

Taxi is the easiest way to get from the airport to the city center or other districts in Kayseri. You can also find out the list prices of the airport taxi stand online. You can reach the city center from the airport by taxi for 20TL within approximately 15 minutes. You can go to Erciyes University and the coach station by paying 30-35 TL. In addition to the central points in the city, you can benefit from the predetermined fixed taxi fares if you want to go to the tourist attractions such as Mount Erciyes and Cappadocia by taxi. Taxi fare is 90TL for Erciyes and 180TL for Cappadocia. A few passengers can travel together by taxi and share the taxi fare. (prices of June 2015)

Rent a car

You can find the offices of car rental companies such as Europcar, Thrifty and Sixt in both domestic and international arrivals terminals of the airport.

Bus - Dolmush

You can prefer to get to the city center by taking a bus or dolmush passing through the stops which are just a few hundred meters away from the exit of Kayseri Airport. But if you have luggage, this journey may be a little bit tiresome. You can take the municipal buses 100 and 102. By taking the bus 102, you can reach the Belsin Son Durak (the last stop) by passing through the stops Yeni Mahalle, Mevlana Veterinary Faculty, İstasyon Caddesi, Medrese Onü and Hunat. By bus 100, you can get to the Belsin Son Durak (the last stop) or get off at an appropriate stop by passing through Mahalle, Mevlana 2 Mit Binası, Sümer Yüzme Havuzu, Barbaros 1 and Hunat.

If you cannot find a bus at your landing time, you can get to Erciyes by Develi minibuses (dolmush) or taxi after going to the city center. Those who want to visit tourist attractions such as Cappadocia and Ürgüp should firstly go to the bus station by taxi and then take a bus here.

Havaş

Another option you can prefer to reach the city center is the Havaş shuttle services. You can easily reach many points including the Intercity Bus Terminal by taking the shuttle services which begin to serve passengers in the early hours.