Place in Ararat, Armenia
Norabats
Norabats is a village in the Masis Municipality of the Ararat Province of Armenia.
How locals move
Getting around Norabats the local way
- Get inMarshrutkas (aka minibus aka converted delivery van) are the chief mode of transport within Armenia and internationally.
- Get inYou may be denied entry and turned around at the border, which, if you've come by marshrutka/minibus, means that you will be stranded until you are able to find a new bus or hitchhike back to Tbilisi.
- Get inTbilisi, Georgia – Some five or six marshrutkas run daily, taking 5-6 hr (via Vanadzor & Debed Canyon) and costing 6,500 dram or 35 lari.
- Get aroundYerevan operates 8- and 12-meter buses, as well as minibuses, better known as marshrutkas.
- Get aroundMore than a hundred marshrutkas still routes criss-cross the city and travel to the suburbs and beyond (such as to Georgia).
- Get aroundThe marshrutkas are often overcrowded, and you may find yourself standing, crouched without a seat during rush hour.
- Get aroundBut if you are traveling on a bus (mostly regional buses) or minibus without that button, then you should say “kangnek” or “ijnogh ka” for the driver to hear, or else, just say “stop” in English.
- Get aroundThe numbers of the marshrutkas are written on the bus stations though and the webpage of the tourist information has the whole list with destinations.
From Wikivoyage: Yerevan, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.
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