Sumgayit: how to get there and around
Airports, stations, ports, where the hotels are and what the numbers say, from public data rather than a brochure.
Sumgayit is a city of 427,000 people in Azerbaijan (Sumqayit), -11 m (-36 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Heydar Aliyev International Airport (GYD), 35 km (22 mi) from the centre.
Key facts
Daylight in Sumgayit runs from about 9 h 19 min a day in late December to 15 h 8 min in late June (computed for 40.59° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Sumgayit is served by one airport with scheduled flights. The closest large one is Heydar Aliyev International Airport (GYD), 35 km (22 mi) from the centre, whose 13,123-ft runway is long enough for long-haul wide-body aircraft.
Flights to Sumgayit: every airport, routes and times
Buses to Sumgayit · Driving and car hire
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Baku, 30 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Makhachkala, 321 km (Russia)
- Rasht, 369 km (Iran)
- Ardabīl, 286 km (Iran)
- Ganja, 279 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Khirdalan, 17 km — tours
- Aktau, 363 km (Kazakhstan)
- Yevlakh, 213 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Khasavyurt, 390 km (Russia)
- Bandar-e Anzalī, 347 km (Iran)
Twin towns and sister cities: Ludwigshafen, Aktau, Bari, Cherkasy, Zhuzhou, Ceyhan, Nevinnomyssk, Pitești, Rustavi, Białystok, Linz, Dallas, Genoa, Mahilyow.
Common questions
Which airport serves Sumgayit?
Heydar Aliyev International Airport (GYD), 35 km (22 mi) from the centre.
How big is Sumgayit?
About 427,000 people live in Sumgayit, across 143 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Sumgayit in?
Asia/Baku, currently UTC+4.
What currency is used in Sumgayit?
The Manat (AZN). Traffic drives on the right.
Which cities are near Sumgayit?
Baku (30 km), Makhachkala (321 km), Rasht (369 km), Ardabīl (286 km), Ganja (279 km).
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 13 September 2026. Hotel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.