Day trips from Baku and the kilometre limit
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250 km a day is included in the price. Gobustan and Shamakhi fit into one day; Guba does not: there and back is about 340 km.
Each rental day includes 250 km, or 200 km in the premium class. The limit counts over the whole rental: rent for 3 days and you have 750 km to spread however you like. Rentals of 8 days or more have unlimited kilometres, except in the premium class. Each kilometre over the limit is charged at the class rate: ₼0.20 in economy, ₼0.40 in a 4×4.
How far it is from Baku
Distances are to the town centre. Detours to villages, waterfalls or the forest add to the total, so allow for them.
An example: Guba in a day
In economy, say a Kia Rio, you drive to Guba and back the same day: about 340 km. That is 90 km over the 250 km included, at ₼0.20 a kilometre: ₼18 in all. It is worked out from the odometer when you return the car.
If you are staying the night in Guba, take two days: 500 km is included and nothing is left over. Taking a second day only for the limit does not pay, though: the second day costs ₼55, the extra kilometres ₼18.
Gabala or Shaki in one day is tiring and costs more: 200 km over the limit for Gabala, 350 km for Shaki. Allow at least 2 days for Gabala and 3 days for Shaki.
Several regions: look at 8 days
If you are touring several regions in one trip, rent for 8 days: the kilometres become unlimited and the daily price drops. A Kia Rio costs ₼357 for 7 days and ₼368 for 8 days: ₼11 more buys an extra day and no limit.
If you do not want to drive back, you can return the car in another town: Sumgait ₼20, Guba ₼60, Gabala ₼80, Shaki ₼100, Ganja ₼120.
Which car for which road
- Gobustan, Shamakhi, Guba, Gabala and Shaki: the main roads to the town centres are tarmac, and an economy or comfort car does the job. Four people with suitcases will want a comfort saloon for the bigger boot.
- Khinalug, Laza and other mountain villages: the roads are narrow and steep, and slippery after rain. Take an all-wheel-drive crossover (Hyundai Tucson, Toyota RAV4 Hybrid and Hyundai Santa Fe) or a 4×4 (Mitsubishi Pajero Sport, Toyota Land Cruiser Prado and Toyota Land Cruiser 200).
- The Kia Sportage is a crossover but front-wheel drive: comfortable on tarmac, not one we suggest for a mountain village.
Whatever happens on the road, call us: the phone and WhatsApp are answered round the clock.
Cars mentioned in this article
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