General information
Yerevan is the capital of the Republic of Armenia. The territory of Yerevan is 233 sq km, the population is 1075.1 thousand people. Yerevan is located in the northeastern part of Ararat valley, on both banks of the Hrazdan river, on the altitude of 900-1200 m above sea level. The climate of the city is continental: hot and dry summers and relatively cold winters. The average temperature in September is about 25-27 C°.
Time zone: UTC+4
Electricity: 220 V, 50 Hz
Currency: AMD (Armenian Dram). The current exchange rate can be found here.
Public transport includes buses, trolleybuses and the metro. The cost of one trip is 150 AMD (about 0.35 euros), and can be paid on board using a Visa or Mastercard. There are two main taxi services: gg-taxi and yandex.taxi (applications are available at Google Play and AppStore).
Visa
Citizens of a number of countries (including EU countries, the United States, and the United Kingdom) are unilaterally exempt from the visa requirement. They may stay in the Republic of Armenia for up to 180 days per year. Detailed information can be found on the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of RA.
Arrivals
You are kindly invited to book your travel ticket in advance. The list of companies that fly to Yerevan can be found on the web-page of the Zvartnotz airport. Note that there are several low cost companies such as FlyONE and Eurowings.
You can use various services to get to the city center from the airoport, the details are available here. The airport taxi service is available upon arrival, the cost is about 3000 AMD (almost 7 euros). Usually, it takes 30 – 40 min to get to the hotels.
Accomondation
Considering that September is a high tourist season in Yerevan you are kindly encouraged to book hotel rooms as soon as possible.
You can find information about Yerevan’s hotels and appartments in:
Things to see in Yerevan
Yerevan is a beautiful city with a lot of museums, monuments, public gardens and cafes. Here are several places interesting to visit:
- History Museum of Armenia
- National Art Gallery
- Erebuni, Urartian Citadel (782 BC) and Yerevan City foundation Museum
- Matenadaran Ancient Manuscript Museum
- Cafesjian art galleries "Cascade"
- Paradjanov museum
- Genocide memorial and museum
- Handcrafts and paintings open air market “Vernissage”
- State Philharmonia of Armenia
- Armenian National Opera
- National Centre of Chamber Music
Daily tours to the architectural monuments in the countryside are available. You can use Hyur Service to book a trip.
More information about Yerevan can be found on the following web-pages: