Baku-Batumi bus route to open from June 26
By Amina Nazarli
Baku and Georgia’s Batumi will become closer from June 26 as a new bus service will operate on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
Leaving Baku at 6 pm, the bus will get Batumi at 9 am of the next day.
The bus fare is 40 manat ($23) The fare is free for children under 5 years and for children aged 5-10 years is on sale for half price.
The buses are air-conditioned and offer access to the Wi-Fi Internet.
Georgia is one of the most popular tourist destinations of Azerbaijanis in view of its cheapness and closeness.
This will increase the number of Azerbaijani tourists to Tbilisi and vice versa.
The number of Azerbaijani tourists visiting Georgia in January to May increased by 5.6 per cent, according to Head of the Georgian National Tourism Administration Giorgi Chogovadze.
“2,300,000 foreigners visited Georgia in the first five months of the year. Of them 981,600 people were tourists,” he added.
Meanwhile, Azerbaijan Airlines AZAL operates a flight on the Baku-Tbilisi-Baku route operates ten times per week.
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