Transportation

Zvartnots International Airport (EVN) is about 12 km from central Yerevan. The easiest option is a ride-hailing car (GG or Yandex Go), roughly 20–30 minutes to the centre. Cheaper public options are bus 201 and bus 18, which take longer but cost very little. Agree the fare or use an app to avoid overcharging.

Yerevan has a single-line metro (Yerevan Metro) plus buses, trolleybuses and marshrutkas (shared minibuses). The metro is quick and cheap for its route, while buses and marshrutkas cover the rest of the city. Fares are low and usually paid in cash on board; keep small change handy.

Yerevan is rolling out a transport card (Yerevan transport card) for buses and the metro, but cash and pay-per-ride are still common. If you stay a while, a card can be convenient, but many visitors simply pay each ride in cash. Check locally, as the system is still being introduced.

Ride-hailing dominates in Armenia: GG (gg taxi) and Yandex Go are the main apps, both cheap and widely used around Yerevan. Fares are transparent in the app, so you avoid haggling. Street taxis exist too, but agree the fare before you get in, as meters are not always used.

Marshrutkas (shared minibuses) are the workhorse for travel between towns, cheap and frequent from Yerevan's bus stations, with intercity buses on busier routes. Rail is limited: a line links Yerevan and Gyumri, and a seasonal overnight train runs to Tbilisi in Georgia. Marshrutkas leave when full, so ask locally about times.

Armenia is small and there are essentially no scheduled domestic flights: Zvartnots (EVN) near Yerevan is the country's single main international gateway. Distances are short enough that road transport — marshrutkas, buses, taxis or a rental car — covers travel around the country, so you will not need to fly internally.

Keep small change for buses and marshrutkas, which usually take cash on board. Use GG or Yandex Go for fair, transparent taxi fares and to avoid overcharging. For day trips to monasteries and mountains, hiring a driver or renting a car is often easiest, as public transport to remote sites can be sparse. Allow extra time in winter when mountain roads may be snowy.