Going to ESC 2012 from Western Europe

[Aze_89]

Azerbaijan Airlines is cheaper than BMI, dont check it from the internet,just call them and ask.
and the visa is for £55,u have to get an invitation from someone in Azerbaijan or just book a hotel.it takes about 2 week to get a visa.

 

[MyHeartIsYours]

You can go on the coach from London to Moscow for £206 return, it'll only take you 3 days!

 

[Aze_89]

haha )) just pay £215 more and u gonna be in Baku in 5-6 hrs))

 

[EuroLove]

I think Azal has direct flight from London not so expensive about 500€ (round trip). Turkish, Austiran Airlines and Airbaltic are not direct but not expensive either compare to British Airlines.

 

[Charly]

Heres the ways you can go by Car:

Albania - Shqiptar
-Tirana - Take E852 to Elbasan then head west and take SH87 to Rrogozhine then take the SH4/E853. This leads you to Greece. Continue on E853 Then take a left Pamvotida/E90. Keep on E90 all the way to Turkey. You will enter D110/E84. Keep on Following it to Istanbul. Then take the O-4 to Ankara. When Ankara is reached continue following E89 which will take you to E90. Look out for D750 and take it. You will now be driving south to Tarsus but when near Tarsus look out for Adana as you need to head to Adana. Continue on E90/O-54. At Bricek take the E99. This will lead you to Tatvan where you will take the D300 to Aladuz where you will take D975. This will take you to D400 And E90 again. Follow it all the way to Iran. Continue foolowing Sero and look out for signs saying Serow. Follow on and look for Quds. Follow on Quds and look out for Abozar. This will lead to Route 16. Then take the road tro A01. Then look out for Qarajeh Arba/Route 31. At Firouzabad take the Route 22 to Asalem. Then Take Route 49 which will lead you into Azerbaijan. In Azerbaijan head north on M-3. Look ot for M3. This will lead you to Baku.

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This route is Toll Paying Roads.

 

[Farahim]

Heres the ways you can go by Car:

Albania - Shqiptar
-Tirana - Take E852 to Elbasan then head west and take SH87 to Rrogozhine then take the SH4/E853. This leads you to Greece. Continue on E853 Then take a left Pamvotida/E90. Keep on E90 all the way to Turkey. You will enter D110/E84. Keep on Following it to Istanbul. Then take the O-4 to Ankara. When Ankara is reached continue following E89 which will take you to E90. Look out for D750 and take it. You will now be driving south to Tarsus but when near Tarsus look out for Adana as you need to head to Adana. Continue on E90/O-54. At Bricek take the E99. This will lead you to Tatvan where you will take the D300 to Aladuz where you will take D975. This will take you to D400 And E90 again. Follow it all the way to Iran. Continue foolowing Sero and look out for signs saying Serow. Follow on and look for Quds. Follow on Quds and look out for Abozar. This will lead to Route 16. Then take the road tro A01. Then look out for Qarajeh Arba/Route 31. At Firouzabad take the Route 22 to Asalem. Then Take Route 49 which will lead you into Azerbaijan. In Azerbaijan head north on M-3. Look ot for M3. This will lead you to Baku.

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This route is Toll Paying Roads.

wooooow How about from United State? lol (just kidding)

 

[MrJadeEwen]

was reading Azerbaijan are not going to be changing visa laws for Eurovision, good luck anyone going

 

[Mackan]

Where did you read that?

 

[Narmina]

Where did you read that?

indeed :? As I know there is no official info about this point

 

[JasonC1782]

Here's an interesting piece of news I saw at news.az:

The Tourism Association of Azerbaijan has announced the suggest cost of the tour package for foreigners.

According to AzTA head Nahid Bagirov, the tour package usually includes the cost of the return ticket, lodging, as well as tickets (including two semifinals and a final).

'As is known, the contest is to start on 22 May and end on 26 May. Taking into account the days of staying in the country from 21 to 27 May and the three-star hotel costs, the tour package will take some AZN 1,250 (EURO 1,100 or $1,600) and more.

This cost is just approximate since, first, a tourist can reserve a high level hotel room, and second, the cost of tickets for the contest is known defined yet', Bagirov said.

AzTA head said that regardless of tourists’ plans, the tour package always includes the cost of two semifinals and the final of Eurovision.

Meanwhile, he said the tickets in Germany cost EUR 300 and the staying took more than EUR 1,100.

EUR 1,100 was pretty much what I was expecting to pay, to be honest; I think the least complicated method to get to Baky may well be buying one of these package trips.

 

[Mackan]

http://escxtra.com/articles/23293

Baku 2012: Relaxing of Azerbaijan visa rules still unlikely for EU citizens

After talks last week in the Azerbaijan capital Baku, the country’s Foreign Minister Mahmud Mammadguliyev, expressed that there are still significant doubts over whether or not visa requirements will be relaxed for citizens of the European Union in time for next year’s Eurovision Song Contest. The contest will be held in May 2012 in the capital Baku.

“I don’t think the visa rules between the European Union and Azerbaijan will be eased by the Eurovision Cong Contest. The mandate to negotiate with Azerbaijan has been entrusted to the Advisory Council of Europe. We are negotiating on this matter with our European partners. But I don’t think that they will end by the time the Eurovision Song Contest is held in Azerbaijan.” said Mammadguliyev.

Whether or not partial exemption, or exemptions for accredited journalists will be possible for the contest, as seen in previous years, is still also unknown. Sticking points to agreement on the relaxing of visa rules appear to be stalled over the country’s longer term relationship with the European Union. Mammadguliyev noted that the issue will be raised again between the two entities in meetings in February 2012.

For further information relating to visa policies for individual countries, fans should refer to their local Azerbaijan embassy, or the website of the Azerbaijan Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

 

[Galandar]

MrJadeEwen, visa issue is not going to be a problem at all. There is no final statement because they do not exactly know whether until May 2012 they will be able to issue electronic visas or not. If know there gonna be an easy visa regime for delegations, media representatives, member of fan clubs and all the rest people obtaining tickets to ESC.

 

[marti384]

So visa costs 60 ANZ (~60 EUR) for all..."nice" :?
http://www.eurovision.tv/page/press/visa#

 

[viewser]

But actually you can watch ESC on TV as well. there are several communities where you can discuss it on real time!

 

[Yamarus]

But actually you can watch ESC on TV as well

You... you can???????

 

[JasonC1782]

I can't believe we're still waiting for accommodation to be made available.