Search Flights from Bakü to Montpellier

Located along the Caspian Sea, Azerbaijan’s capital Baku is a rising star in the East gaining notoriety for its oil, gas, and caviar. Baku is a city that attracts the attention people migrating from Asia and other countries in the region, and businessmen from all around the world. The city’s only airport is the Heydar Aliyev International Airport, named after the National Leader and third President of Azerbaijan. The airport serves 5 million passengers annually.

You can get to the airport, which is located 25 km away, from the city center by car or a combination of the metro and airport buses.

Airport Buses

The easiest and cheapest way to get to the airport from the city center is by airport bus. Bus line 116 departs from Vurgun Park, located in central Baku, and takes about 50 minutes to get to the airport.

Metro

The metro system in Baku provides transportation to many central locations in the city like the Old City, 28 May Street, and the Caspian Sea. However, to get to the airport from the city center you have to first take the metro and then get on a bus. From central locations in the city like the Old City, Cafer Cabbari, and Khatai you can take the metro to the 28 May and Koroglu stations. From here you can get on bus line 116, which runs to the airport or take a taxi to the airport.   

Personal Car

Since the city is rich in oil, fuel is cheap, making traveling by car a very attractive option. Getting to the city center from the airport is very easy. One of the city’s most important avenues, Heydar Aliyev Avenue will connect you to the Boyuk Shor Highway, which goes to the airport. From the highway take the Airport exit. The airport contains indoor and outdoor parking lots where you can park your personal car for a certain fee.

Airport Information

Although it is not very large Heydar Aliyev International Airport is an important junction, especially for passengers traveling between Europe and Asia. The airport offers passengers a variety of eating, drinking, and shopping venues.

The airport has 2 terminals, Terminal 1, which was completely renovated, and Terminal 2, which serves domestic flights. The airport contains world famous fast food chains like Burger King, McDonald’s, and KFC, as well as restaurants that offer delicious flavors unique to Azerbaijani cuisine.

The international terminal has a large Duty Free shop as well as souvenir shops where you can buy items unique to Russian and Azeri culture. The airport features free wireless internet connection. 

You can travel both economically and fast in Montpellier because Montpellier-Médirerranée Airport is located 7 kilometers away from the city center. You can prefer the means of public transportation such as bus and tramway, as well as you can take advantage of renting a car or taking a taxi to reach the city center for affordable prices.

Bus

When you exit the Montpellier-Médirerranée Airport terminal building, you will see the bus stops. Airport bus services are arranged from these bus stops to Montpellier city center. If you take the bus number 120, you will arrive at Montpellier city center in about 10-15 minutes. It is possible to take the advantage of these buses for your transportation by paying only 1.60 Euros. Afterwards, you can reach wherever you want to go to in the city center by trams.

Taxi

Many taxis will be waiting for you as soon as you step out of the airport building. Most of these are the airport taxis that are run by Montpellier-Médirerranée Airport and they provide transportation service for you to reach Montpellier city center for a taxi fare that amounts to 20-30 Euros. If you cannot come across an airport taxi, you can call a taxi by calling +33430966060.

Rent a car

You can complete your pre-booking by choosing from one of the local and international car rental companies such as Hertz, Europcar, Avis, Enterprise, Sixt, Budget, Inter Rent, Thrifty and Auto Rapido that provide this service at Montpellier-Médirerranée Airport. Then, it only takes 6-7 minutes to reach Montpellier city center by the rental car waiting for you at the airport. All you need to do is to drive on the A9 motorway after you leave the airport.