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Heydar Aliyev International Airport

Baku, AZ

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Heydar Aliyev International Airport

Baku, Azerbaijan · Europe

Baku's hub is a 2014 Autoban hall plus a still-live Terminal 2: international check-in is T1 or T2 North, five 24/7 Priority Pass rooms with a 2-hour cap, and a 1.30 AZN Aero Express — paid for with dual security, an e-visa you must print, and no metro.

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7.2/ 10

Solid

Ease of use7.2
Comfort & amenities7.8
Food & retail7.2
Ground access7.2
Reliability6.4
Lounges7.4

How the score works

An editorial 0–10 score. The overall is exactly the weighted sum of six traveler categories — not a Google rating and not a poll.

25%Ease of use — Wayfinding, security wait, and layout.
20%Comfort & amenities — Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet.
15%Food & retail — Food and retail quality and variety.
15%Ground access — Transit, taxi, and parking to the city.
15%Reliability — Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience.
10%Lounges — Worth-it density and access quality.

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Heydar Aliyev International Airport

Baku, Azerbaijan · Europe

Baku's hub is a 2014 Autoban hall plus a still-live Terminal 2: international check-in is T1 or T2 North, five 24/7 Priority Pass rooms with a 2-hour cap, and a 1.30 AZN Aero Express — paid for with dual security, an e-visa you must print, and no metro.

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7.2/ 10

Solid

Ease of use7.2
Comfort & amenities7.8
Food & retail7.2
Ground access7.2
Reliability6.4
Lounges7.4

How the score works

An editorial 0–10 score. The overall is exactly the weighted sum of six traveler categories — not a Google rating and not a poll.

25%Ease of use — Wayfinding, security wait, and layout.
20%Comfort & amenities — Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet.
15%Food & retail — Food and retail quality and variety.
15%Ground access — Transit, taxi, and parking to the city.
15%Reliability — Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience.
10%Lounges — Worth-it density and access quality.

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Arrive
2–3 h
before international flights
Typical security
20 min
editorial average, not live
Fastest to city
30–50 min
Official Baku Taxi
Cheapest to city
H1 Aero Express
1.30 AZN · 30 min
Lounges
5
1 rated worth it
Terminals
2
live halls ~200 m apart: T1 international (Autoban, 2014); T2 North international LCC + T2 South domestic. No airside walk.

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Airside drinking fountains

Official copy: drinking fountains in all airside areas of Terminal 1 and Terminal 2, for departing and arriving passengers

Free water

Terminal 1 and Terminal 2

airside

The cheapest hydrate after the second X-ray empties the bottle. The page does not pin a gate number — walk the hold rather than buying first.

Best quality

T1 airside café bottle

PAUL, Room, Xurcun or The Attack on T1 3F international departures after passport control

Buy a bottleTerminal 1airside

The 3F airside strip is the bottle fallback after security. No reliable posted AZN this pass.

Price: Unpublished at the till — buy here only if the airside fountains are dry

T1 landside McDonald's / Starbucks bottle

McDonald's on T1 2F landside; Starbucks on T1 2F (official cafe list)

Buy a bottleTerminal 1landside

Only useful before the first security — that checkpoint still empties a full bottle. Do not count on taking it airside.

Price: Unpublished at the till

T2 landside café bottle

Cafe City Bistro / 7/Sky / Chinar on T2 2F international departures landside

Buy a bottleTerminal 2landside

T2 international landside cafés before passport control. After you go airside, sit Mugam or the T2 fountains instead.

Price: Unpublished at the till

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