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On July 31, I and my girlfriend will leave Italy bound to Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan, completely overland.

We'll enter Azerbaijan here

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(main road from Tbilisi to Baku).

Does anybody know if this border station is open 24 hours? I e-mailed the Azeri Ministry of Tourism already one month ago but received zero replies (as I expected).

Second thing: what are your experiences with the Azeri traffic Police? I keep on reading stories of checkpoints with bribe demands, but a friend of mine that rode the area last year had no problems with uniformed officers.
I wonder if it will possible to ride Tbilisi to Baku in one full day: I know that somebody did it successfully, but if Police will pull us over too many times, I'm afraid we will not make it before sunset and I really don't wanna ride at night, also because I don't know the road conditions on that stretch for a big touring motorcycle like mine.

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we rode for 2 days thru Azer and had zero problems, FWIW. The only unexpected thing was the 72 hour limit for the bike.

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I knew about the 72 hours limit, also my friend has been told the same thing, last year at GE-AZ border station.

This is why my Azerbaijan experience can only be Tbilisi-Baku-Qobustan petroglyphs-Tbilisi in 3 days.

Many thanks for your message! This is good news.
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Im also leaving end of july for that area. I'm in BG now.
I didnt know about the 72 hour limit, its a good thing to know.
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Im also leaving end of july for that area. I'm in BG now.
I didnt know about the 72 hour limit, its a good thing to know.
If you see a longhaired guy on an old black harley, that'll be me!

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Hey Doug!

Good to know you are riding the area.
I and my girl will be on a black Harley-Davidson Ultra Classic Electra Glide with Italian license plate starting with letters AB and oval sticker with "I" (Italy) just above it.
But if you are interested in hooking up (if our itineraries will match) drop me a PM and I'll send you our full itinerary day by day + cell phone.

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I had some minor trouble with a couple of Azeri Police check points during a 3 day transit earlier this year.
At one I stopped for directions and was immediately accused of speeding when I clearly hadn't and managed to change the subject by getting out the map and asking the way. After a couple of minutes of smiling and hand shaking I waved goodbye and so got away without a fine.
At another I was shown a computer screen with a photo of me and a speed readout (which may or may not have been exaggerated!) and after some discussion I ended up paying a fine of around 10USD in local currency. The police had initially demanded 40USD so they may have been trying to take their cut.
All part of the fun in the end and it hasn't put me off AZ, I will certainly go back there one day but I won't be stopping near a policeman unless ordered to and I actually will watch my speed a bit more carefully!
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we rode for 2 days thru Azer and had zero problems, FWIW. The only unexpected thing was the 72 hour limit for the bike.

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Can someone explain about this 72 hour limit please ?

What is that exactly ?

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The 72 hour limit to which KP refers was for the importation of the vehicle, even though our passport visas were good for 30 days. The limit for the bikes was determined in a rather arbitrary manner at the Georgia-Azer border. They asked where we were going, we replied that we were heading eventually for Baku to catch the ferry.

So the border official decided that we were not really tourists in Azer, and declared us to be 'in transit'. We, personally, could be in Azerbaijan for 30 days but the motos had to be in the customs lot at the ferry terminal within 72 hours. No amount of talk could change their minds.

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Hi mate - planning on going to Azerbaijan this summer on bike, from Georgia. Any chance you have got some information on whether or not this 72 hour rule is still in effect? Been reading on caravanistan as well, and there is a debate raging on about it....

Seems that 72 hour rule is off, but required for a big fat deposit on the border? Anyone know if this is verifiable?
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Did Aserbaidschan this year.

very easy.

Evisa within 4 days online.
At the border they get your bike to your name in the computer and you can stay as long as your visa is valid.

No police stopping us for bribe.
it was even the other way around, when we asked for a ATM, they showed us one and waited at our bikes that nothing happens.
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Hi

My plan at the moment is to go Turkey-Georgia-Armenia- Iran- Azerbaijan- and across the Caspian Sea to Kazak and into Uzbek.

A few queries I wonder if anyone can help me with:

1) Will i get into Azerbaijan with an Armenian visa stamped in my passport?

2) Can anyone explain the 72 hour transit for Azer? How does that work with catching the ferry when you might be waiting for a few days?

3) I am unable to get a Turkmenistan visa from anywhere! Has anyone managed to get one in either Istanbul or Ankara? My original plan was to spend 10 days in Iran and go into Turkmenistan on a five day transit visa, to Uzbek.

Any feedback gratefully accepted.
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You will be able to get a visa with Armenia stamped in.
I also hat Armenia in my passport, no problems.

Only you will be refused if they see that you have been in the abandoned Azerbaidschan regions in Armenia like Berg Karabach.

If you havessomething where they see you have been there, you will be refused.

And as describe above already, the 72 hours rule is not valid anymore.

get your eVisa and get in as long your evisa is valid.

And even if it would be 72 hours, you can go to the ferry and wait there, when you do the customs right away, you are out of the country, but you can also not go back to Azerbaidschan anymore, you have to wait at the port.
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I don't know if it is still valid or not, but in 2010, I had the 72 hours permit for my bike. I just left it at the customs at Baku port, before the end of the 72 hours, and I, as a person with a valid 30 day visa, have been able to go anywhere in the country as long as my visa was valid.

I departed on the boat after 2 days waiting....
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Since 2017 it is possible to get eVisa.

And as i told before, the 72 hrs rule is not in charge anymore....

things are changing in the countries, so 8 year old hints are usually not valid anymore
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i got my e-visa for azerbaidjan in 3 days easy and cheap , 30 days !
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