Arrival in Baku and a new BYD Qin Plus at the airport: rental with delivery to Heydar Aliyev (GYD)

My name is Yousef Al-Mutairi and I flew to Baku from Kuwait with my wife for ten days. We had been to Azerbaijan once before and knew from that trip that without a car you lose a lot of time, so this time I arranged car rental in Baku before the flight and booked the new BYD Qin Plus with Karavan Rent A Car in Baku.

The plane landed at Heydar Aliyev International Airport (GYD) around midnight. I honestly expected some waiting at that hour, but the employee met us in the arrivals hall exactly at the agreed time. The car was standing at the terminal, clean and charged.

This is a plug-in hybrid of the 2025 model year, and it was my first experience with such a car. The handover included a short but very clear explanation: how the hybrid system works, when the car runs on electricity, how to switch modes. Nothing was rushed.

In the city the Qin Plus drives almost silently. For the first days we barely used petrol at all — around Baku the car goes on electric power, and that was a real surprise for us. Over ten days the fuel cost was several times lower than what we usually pay at home for a car of this size.

The interior is spacious and modern: a large screen, comfortable seats, plenty of room in the back. My wife noted separately that after a night flight the car felt like a rest rather than another ordeal.

We used it for everything — the Boulevard, Old City, Heydar Aliyev Center, shopping on Nizami Street. Parking a sedan of this length in the centre requires a little attention, but the cameras and sensors make it simple.

On the eighth day we drove out to Gobustan and the mud volcanoes. On the highway the car is quiet and stable, and overtaking is effortless thanks to the electric motor.

Communication with the company was easy the whole time. Messages were answered within minutes, in clear English, and every question about the terms got a straight answer with no fine print.

We handed the car back at the airport before the return flight. The inspection took five minutes and the deposit was released the same day.

For anyone planning car rental in Baku and curious about hybrids, the new BYD Qin Plus from Karavan Rent A Car in Baku is a very good choice: quiet, modern and remarkably cheap to run.