Editing Transport in Armenia (section)

== Buses ==

===International connections===
[[File:Yerevan Kilikia Bus Station, "Avtovokzal", front entrance, 23 September 2023.jpg|thumb|Yerevan Central Bus Station]]
Land borders are open with both Georgia and Iran. Yerevan Central Bus Station, also known as Kilikia Bus Station is the main bus terminal in Yerevan with buses connecting to both internal and international destinations. There are daily bus connections between Yerevan and [[Tbilisi]] and Yerevan and [[Tehran]].<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.lonelyplanet.com/armenia/practical-information/transport/flights-and-getting-there/a/nar/058ca5e0-00f0-4400-a579-d38c37d8d9c2/1313894|title=Flights & getting there in Armenia|first=Lonely|last=Planet|website=Lonely Planet}}</ref> Approximately three times daily, buses depart from Yerevan Central Bus Station to [[Stepanakert]], the capital of the partially recognized state of [[Republic of Artsakh|Artsakh]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://dontstopliving.net/world-borders-get-armenia-nagorno-karabakh-tegh-berdadzor/|title=World Borders: How to Get from Armenia to Nagorno Karabakh (Tegh to Berdadzor)|first=Jonny|last=Blair|date=November 2, 2013}}</ref> There are also scheduled bus routes which connect Yerevan with [[Kyiv]], [[Moscow]], [[Saint Petersburg]] as well as several other cities across [[Russia]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://getbybus.com/en/bus-from-yerevan|title=Bus station Yerevan, timetable and tickets → GetByBus|website=getbybus.com}}</ref> It is also possible to connect to [[Chișinău]] Moldova, [[Minsk]] Belarus and other cities in [[Eastern Europe]] from Yerevan through connecting bus routes via Georgia and Ukraine.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rome2rio.com/s/Yerevan/Minsk|title=How to Get from Yerevan to Minsk by plane, bus, or train |author=<!-- not stated --> |website=Rome2Rio |access-date=27 April 2025}}</ref> In addition, there is a once a week bus service to [[Istanbul]] via Georgia.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tripfinger.com/Armenia/r/Yerevan/l/Yerevan-Central-Bus-Station|title=Yerevan Central Bus Station|website=www.tripfinger.com}}</ref> In June 2019, a new bus route from [[Baghdad]] to Yerevan via Iran began.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-09-06 |title=Baghdad opens to neighbors with new Iraq-Iran-Armenia bus route |url=http://www.rudaw.net/english/middleeast/iraq/09062019 |access-date=2022-10-11 |website=www.rudaw.net}}</ref>

===Local connections===
{{See also|Trolleybuses in Yerevan}}
The Armenian bus network connects all major cities, towns, and villages throughout the country. In larger cities and towns such as [[Yerevan]], [[Gyumri]], [[Vanadzor]] and [[Armavir, Armenia|Armavir]], bus stations are equipped with a waiting room and a ticket office, in other towns bus stations may not have shelters. Most of the routes are operated by [[GAZelle]] minivans with a capacity of 15 passengers, some routes are operated by soviet bus producer [[LiAZ (Russia)]]. Yerevan itself has a large integrated bus network, with a newly acquired bus fleet, passengers are able to connect from one end of the city to the other. [[Wi-Fi]] is available on most city buses.<ref name="auto"/> Despite this, buses often have difficulty meeting the demand for capacity, mainly in Yerevan, where vehicles are typically overcrowded. There are no night services between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m. There is no ticket system in the country, passengers pay in cash to drivers.  Passengers on the national bus network pay before boarding, passengers on the Yerevan bus network pay after the ride, while leaving the vehicle. Timetables and fares are published on [https://t-armenia.com/ Transport for Armenia].

From [[Yeritasardakan (Yerevan Metro)|Yeritasardakan]] metro station in downtown Yerevan, travelers can take the 201 airport shuttle, which goes directly to Zvartnots International Airport, which takes approximately 20 minutes from the city center.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://t-armenia.com/en/yerevan-airport-shuttle-bus|title=Timetable from Yerevan, Zvartnots International Airport to Yeritasardakan|first=Milestone|last=Ltd|website=Transport for Armenia}}</ref>