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There are 2 ways to get from Istanbul to Maiden Tower by train, plane, or subway

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Metro to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, fly, subway
best
1. Take the train from Ayrılık Çeşmesi to Sabiha Gokcen Airporttrain
2. Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Heydar Aliyev International Airport (GYD)plane SAW - GYD
3. Take the subway from Koroghlu to Icherishehersubway
6h 51m
Fly from Istanbul
cheapest
1. Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Heydar Aliyev International Airport (GYD)plane IST - GYD
6h 42m
$120–227

Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Heydar Aliyev International Airport (GYD) flights

46Weekly Planes

4h 2mAverage Duration

$75Cheapest Price

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Distance: 1,816.1 km
Duration: 6h 51m

What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Maiden Tower, Azerbaijan?

Turkish Airlines and Azerbaijan Airlines fly from Istanbul (IST) to Heydar Aliyev International Airport (GYD) every 3 hours.

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Maiden Tower

The Maiden Tower (Azerbaijani: Qız Qalası) is a 12th century monument in the Old City, Baku, Azerbaijan. The Shirvanshahs' Palace, dated to the 15th century, it forms an ensemble of historic monuments inscribed in 2001 under the UNESCO World Heritage List of Historical Monuments as cultural property, Category III. It is one of Azerbaijan's most distinctive national emblems, and is thus featured on Azeri currency notes and official letterheads.

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Old City(Opens in a new window)

Old City or Inner City (Azerbaijani: İçərişəhər) is the historical core of Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. The Old City is the most ancient part of Baku, which is surrounded by walls were well protected. In 2007, the Old City had a population of about 3000 people. In December 2000, the Old City of Baku, including the Palace of the Shirvanshahs and Maiden Tower, became the first location in Azerbaijan to be classified as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.

Heydar Aliyev Center(Opens in a new window)

The Heydar Aliyev Center is a 619000 sqft building complex in Baku, Azerbaijan designed by Iraqi-British architect Zaha Hadid and noted for its distinctive architecture and flowing, curved style that eschews sharp angles. The center is named after Heydar Aliyev, the first secretary of Soviet Azerbaijan from 1969 to 1982, and president of Azerbaijan Republic from October 1993 to October 2003.

Baku Boulevard(Opens in a new window)

Baku Boulevard (Azerbaijani: Dənizkənarı Milli Park, also known as National Park) is a promenade established in 1909 which runs parallel to Baku's seafront. Its history goes back more than 100 years, to a time when Baku oil barons built their mansions along the Caspian shore and when the seafront was artificially built up inch by inch.

Flame Towers(Opens in a new window)

Flame Towers (Azerbaijani: Alov qüllələri) is a trio of skyscrapers in Baku, Azerbaijan, including the tallest in the country, with a height of 182 m. (There are some taller towers in Baku, but they do not have rooms inside all the way up, so are not considered skyscrapers.) The buildings consist of apartments, a hotel and office blocks. The cost of Flame Towers was an estimated US$350 million. Construction began in 2007, with completion in 2012. HOK was the architect for the project, DIA Holdings served as the design-build contractor, and Hill International provided project management.

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