3 Manats to Enter, 5 for Every Hour: Karavan Rent A Car in Baku Explains Why Not to Stay in the Old City with a Car

Driving into Icherisheher costs non-residents 3 manats, then 5 manats for every hour. An hour in a city car park in central Baku costs 1 manat, and from 22:00 to 07:00 parking is completely free. That is why the main advice in the new Karavan Rent A Car in Baku guide is simple: if you’re renting a car, don’t book a hotel inside the fortress walls.

The guide is out in the Travelers Club section and answers a question Baku’s guests usually ask themselves too late — after they’ve already booked their hotel. It covers:

• the rates for the city’s four parking zones — from 30 qapiks to 1 manat per hour — and the hours when parking is free;
• how to pay by SMS or in the AzParking app without getting a fine for the wrong zone number;
• six parking questions to ask your hotel before booking;
• which area to choose for your route: west to Shamakhi and Sheki, north to Guba, south to Gobustan and Lankaran.

For those who still dream of staying in the Old City, Karavan Rent A Car in Baku advises not keeping the car for the whole trip, but renting it only for out-of-town days. Rentals start from one day, and the car is delivered to your hotel or a convenient spot outside the walls at any time of day or night.

Rates are based on publicly available data and may change.

For the area table, tips and answers to common questions, read the full article in the Travelers Club.