BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 20. Starting May 25,
2026, at 00:00, citizens of Azerbaijan and all foreign nationals
eligible to enter Azerbaijan without a visa will be allowed to
travel between Azerbaijan and Georgia by rail, Trend reports citing the Cabinet
of Ministers.
According to the decision approved by the Cabinet of Ministers,
relevant agencies, including the Ministry of Digital Development
and Transport, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the State Customs
Committee, the State Border Service, the State Migration Service,
and Azerbaijan Railways CJSC, are tasked with implementing the
decision in accordance with existing legislation.
Passenger train service on the Baku-Tbilisi-Baku route is
scheduled to resume on May 26, 2026, in line with a joint
communiqué signed by the governments of Azerbaijan and Georgia.
Under a preliminary agreement between Azerbaijan Railways CJSC
and Georgian Railways JSC, trains will depart from Baku daily at
23:10, arriving in Tbilisi at 08:41 the following day. Return trips
from Tbilisi will depart at 21:00 and arrive in Baku at 06:24 the
next day.