Azerbaijan increases public transport fee

Azerbaijan has increased public transport fare by 10 gapiks ($0.06), Azernews reports.

After the discussions, the fare for the passenger transport on metro was approved with an increase of 10 ($0.06) to 40 gapiks ($0.23) for 1 trip, the upper limit of the tariff for the country is 40 gapiks on intra-city bus routes and 0.40-1 manat ($0.23-0.70) on suburban and intercity bus routes, depending on the distance.

Additionally, on intercity bus routes, the upper limit of the fare is set at 3 gapiks per 1 kilometer (the previous fare was 2.4 gapiks).

The decision comes into force on February 3, 2023.