--- title: "Nakhchivan – what to see, and every way to get there | Mixroutes" description: "How to get to Nakhchivan from Ganja, Baku and Tabriz: every way compared, with today's quickest and its fare. Nakhchivan is the capital and largest city…" url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/places/nakhchivan" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/places/nakhchivan.md" image: "https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Ordubad_-Malik_Ibrahim_q%C9%99biristanl%C4%B1%C4%9F%C4%B1na_ged%C9%99n_yol.jpg/1920px-Ordubad_-Malik_Ibrahim_q%C9%99biristanl%C4%B1%C4%9F%C4%B1na_ged%C9%99n_yol.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail" --- ![Nakhchivan](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Ordubad_-Malik_Ibrahim_q%C9%99biristanl%C4%B1%C4%9F%C4%B1na_ged%C9%99n_yol.jpg/1920px-Ordubad_-Malik_Ibrahim_q%C9%99biristanl%C4%B1%C4%9F%C4%B1na_ged%C9%99n_yol.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) City in Azerbaijan # Nak­h­c­h­i­van Nakhchivan is the capital and largest city of the eponymous Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, a true exclave of Azerbaijan, located 450 km (280 mi) west of Baku. [Plan a trip to Nakhchivan](https://www.mixroutes.com/?to=Nakhchivan) [From Ganja](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Ganja&to=Nakhchivan) ## Every way there - Ganja → Nakhchivan Train, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/ganja-to-nakhchivan) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Ganja&to=Nakhchivan) - Baku → Nakhchivan Train, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/baku-to-nakhchivan) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Baku&to=Nakhchivan) - Tabriz → Nakhchivan Train, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/tabriz-to-nakhchivan) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Tabriz&to=Nakhchivan) The field note What is in and around Nakhchivan, ranked by how widely it is written about, how you reach it, and the nearest places where we have researched how people move. [Read the note on Nakhchivan](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/nakhchivan) What Nakhchivan has - Yes Scheduled flights Nakhchivan (NAJ), 5 km as the crow flies - No Trains and coaches no timetable feed known for this country - No Ferries no crossing within 25 km - Yes Driving and taxi OpenStreetMap roads; cab fare from the country band - No Bike and scooter share no share feed known - No Cruises no open itinerary source anywhere Yes: you can plan it here today · Not yet: we know a source but do not plan with it yet · No: no source we know of. 39.216°, 45.411° The municipality of Nakhchivan consists of the city of Nakhchivan, the settlement of Əliabad and the villages of Başbaşı, Bulqan, Haciniyyət, Qaraçuq, Qaraxanbəyli, Tumbul, Qarağalıq, and Daşduz. It is spread over the foothills of Zangezur Mountains, on the right bank of the Nakhchivan River at an altitude of 873 m (2,864 ft) above sea level. Get in ## Getting to Nakhchivan 1. Nakhchivan International Airport Flights from Baku, Ganja, Istanbul and Moscow-Vnukovo. See ## Worth seeing 1. Momine Khatun Mausoleum A tall octagonal tomb tower from the 12th century with kufic Arabic calligraphy and ceramic design. 2. Noah's Tomb The supposed tomb of the prophet Noah (although Palestine and Jordan would disagree). How locals move ## Getting around Nakhchivan the local way - Get in Minibuses depart from the tiny bus station in front of the airport, just across the parking lot. - Get in Fare is 0.30 manat for travel in town, almost all of them will stop at the long distance bus terminal (Avtovagzal) in the north of town, where one can catch also minibuses to other parts of the enclave. - Get in Taxi to Nakhchivan City outside the immigration building: Private taxi: 15 manat (2017) Shared taxi: 3 manat per person (2017) Minibus to Nakhchivan City: 1 manat from the bus terminal in the center of town (2019) 10 minutes walk from the immigration building. - Get around It is easy to catch minibuses to every village in Nakhchivan from the main bus station (Avtovagzal) in Nakhchican City. - Get around Drivers as well as other passengers are extremely helpful and will go out of their way to help you find the right minibus for you, sometimes by calling an English speaking friend who will translate for you. - Get around There are hourly minibuses from Nakhchivan to Culfa which will also drop you near the border control post near the Iranian border. From [Wikivoyage: Nakhchivan (region)](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Nakhchivan_(region%29), CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09. Text adapted from [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nakhchivan_(city%29) and [Wikivoyage](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Nakhchivan_(city%29), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Rafiz gasımov (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons. --- This is the markdown version of https://www.mixroutes.com/places/nakhchivan, for search crawlers and AI assistants. The HTML page is the canonical copy. Mixroutes is made by Lascade LLC, Sharjah Media City, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. Index of every page: https://www.mixroutes.com/llms.txt