Baku–Tbilisi night train service has returned under Azerbaijan Railways, restoring the passenger rail link between Azerbaijan and Georgia from 26 May 2026 after a six-year break.

ADY brings back the Baku–Tbilisi night train
Photo: ADY

The service is a resumption, not a new railway project. It brings back the Baku–Tbilisi–Baku cross-border passenger train⁠, which stopped running in March 2020 during COVID-19 restrictions. The older rolling stock used on the route before the suspension had already been withdrawn in 2019.

Baku–Tbilisi night train returns with Stadler coaches

For the renewed connection, ADY will use Stadler sleeper coaches instead of the older Soviet-type passenger cars previously associated with the line. The operator is offering the train as an international night service with comfort, comfort+ and luxury classes.

The indicative timetable shows a 23:10 departure from Baku and arrival in Tbilisi at 08:41 the next morning. This gives passengers an overnight city-centre connection between the two capitals, making the service closer in function to coach and air travel than to a daytime regional rail option.

ADY ticket sales and passenger connectivity

Ticket sales have opened through ADY’s ticketing website, mobile app and station ticket offices⁠. Fares are linked to the Swiss franc exchange rate⁠ and may differ by travel date, class and selected seat. One reported fare from Baku to Tbilisi starts at 81 Azerbaijani manats, or about EUR 42.

In the South Caucasus rail market, the restart primarily restores passenger connectivity between Azerbaijan and Georgia. The service does not change the freight role of the Baku–Tbilisi corridor, but it brings back a scheduled international passenger option on infrastructure that already has strategic importance for regional transport.