Azerbaijan

Azerbaijani citizens allowed to travel to Georgia by rail

BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 20. Starting May 25, 2026, at 00:00, citizens of Azerbaijan and all foreign nationals eligible to enter Azerbaijan without a visa will be allowed to travel between Azerbaijan and Georgia by rail, TurkicWorld reports citing the Cabinet of Ministers.

According to the decision approved by the Cabinet of Ministers, relevant agencies, including the Ministry of Digital Development and Transport, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the State Customs Committee, the State Border Service, the State Migration Service, and Azerbaijan Railways CJSC, are tasked with implementing the decision in accordance with existing legislation.

Passenger train service on the Baku-Tbilisi-Baku route is scheduled to resume on May 26, 2026, in line with a joint communiqué signed by the governments of Azerbaijan and Georgia.

Under a preliminary agreement between Azerbaijan Railways CJSC and Georgian Railways JSC, trains will depart from Baku daily at 23:10, arriving in Tbilisi at 08:41 the following day. Return trips from Tbilisi will depart at 21:00 and arrive in Baku at 06:24 the next day.

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