Travel to the western region of Nagorno-Karabakh is not recommended. For further information visitors should seek official advice. Shipping services from Baku across the Caspian Sea sail regularly to Turkmenbashi in Turkmenistan and to Bandar Anzali and Bandar Nowshar in Iran. Winter storms may disrupt these services. There is a railway connecting the autonomous republic of Nakhichevan with Tabriz in Iran but there are not yet any connections to the main part of Azerbaijan.
Rail travel is slow, and there have been reports of robbery by bandits on some routes.
There are routes from Azerbaijan to Iran, Georgia and the Russian Federation. It may be quicker to use public transport than to drive, owing to lengthy delays at the borders. Terms and Conditions apply.