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Armenia,
Travel - International
Note: Although most visits to Armenia are trouble-free because of an unresolved dispute over Nagorno Karabakh, all but essential travel near the border with Azerbaijan is advised against. Particular care should be taken in the Tavush and Gegharkunic regions, as there is sporadic gunfire. Vehicles travelling on the road from Ljevan to Noyemberyan are particularly vulnerable. Political demonstrations sometimes turn violent.
Air: Armavia Airlines operates weekly flights to Aleppo, Athens, Beirut, Ekaterinburg, Frankfurt, Kiev, Nizhniy Novgorod, Odessa, St Petersburg and Volgograd; twice-weekly flights to Dubai, Istanbul and Tehran; thrice-weekly flights to Paris; flights to Novosibirsk on Mon, Tues, Thurs and Fri; and daily flights to Moscow (a service also provided by Aeroflot). KLM flies weekly to Amsterdam, Austrian Airlines flies daily to Vienna and Czech Airlines flies thrice-weekly from Prague. British Airways flies thrice-weekly from London. For political reasons, there are no direct international transport links between Armenia and Azerbaijan; Georgia is sometimes used as a stopover point. Other destinations served are
International airports: Zvartnots (EVN) 10km (6 miles) from Yerevan. Buses and taxis are available to the city centre. Buses run every 15 minutes between 0700-2100 (travel time – 30 minutes).
Shirak Airport is near Gyunri.
Departure tax: US$20 per person (usually payable in local currency). Although this is normally paid at the airport, visitors staying in the large hotels may sometimes pay at their hotel, and present the receipt at the airport check-in desk. Transit passengers and children under 12 years of age are exempt.
Rail: Armenia’s rail links to Azerbaijan and Turkey have been closed indefinitely, but an international service still runs to Georgia (every other day) and to Iran. Passengers travelling to Georgia should be aware of the possibility of theft or robbery. The main station is Sasuntsi Davit on Tigran Mets Avenue.
Road: A road link between Armenia and Iran, the Kajaran highway, has become the most important international road link. There are two highways linking Armenia to Georgia; these routes, especially the Yerevan-Tbilisi road, have a bad reputation for highway robbery, although efforts by the Georgian authorities to enforce law and order are reported to be paying off. The Azerbaijan and Turkey borders are both currently closed. It is possible to travel by road to the enclave of Nagorno Karabakh, however, it is essential to obtain a visa from the permanent representative of Nagorno Karabakh in Yerevan. Turkey and Azerbaijan have imposed a blockade against Armenia and closed borders with it. Bus: Kilikia Central Bus Station is where most buses depart. There is a weekly bus service to Istanbul and a daily (except Fridays) bus service to Tehran. There is also a weekly bus service to Moscow.
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