Transport in Derbent - what to use to get around

What can tourists use to travel around Derbent?

Derbent is a large city, from edge to edge along the coast stretches for 15 kilometers. And if you intend to get to know him closely, then most likely you will not do without transport. Here you can travel by taxi, city buses and minibuses work, you can rent a bicycle. You can also rent a car in Derbent, but in our opinion it is more convenient to do it at the airport in order to get to the city by it. Car-sharing services are not working in Derbent as of 2023.

It is also possible to move on foot, but it is not very convenient and far away. Basically, the compact area of the Old Town is suitable for hiking, and in other areas you can walk only to the nearest shop or beach, but not to see the sights.

Taxi in Derbent

A taxi in Derbent is inexpensive, the aggregators YandexGo and Uber work, as well as the application and website of the local taxi "Anzhi". At Anzhi, prices are even slightly lower than global aggregators, although payment is accepted only in cash. In general, the advent of applications has greatly reduced taxi prices, and now a short trip within the center will cost from 50 rubles (at least this is stated on the Anzhi website), and almost the whole city in the absence of traffic jams, you can ride for 200, and this is the real price, we checked ourselves.

From the airport by taxi through the application to go far and expensive, from 2700 rubles. Ordering a car at a fixed price by phone or on the websites of local taxi companies is cheaper - from 2000 rubles.

Buses and minibuses in Derbent

City buses (minibuses) cost 27 rubles run along Derbent. Payment in cash and on some routes by credit card with a discount of 2 rubles.

There are not very many routes: 1 city bus and 12 minibuses. But this is enough to get to the most interesting places and attractions in the city. In particular, the most popular routes are #11 and #6 because they can take you to Derbent Fortress and Old Town. To plan a route, you can use with Yandex maps or the 2Gis application, where you can set a route on public transport and even see the current position of buses en route.

Own car and rent a car in Derbent

If you drove around Makhachkala, then after it the movement along Derbent will seem much more calm and comfortable to you. Drivers take their time, drive calmly and evenly.

You will experience difficulties with traffic, except in the area of the old town and near the fortress. The streets there are narrow, there are many descents and ascents, so it will not be easy to get used to it. There is also little parking space there, and if you decide to park your car somewhere and go for a walk, first look carefully to see if you have blocked someone's passage or blocked the exit from the gate.

If you want to travel by car, but you don't have your own transport, you can rent a car. To do this, it is better to use self-search via the Internet of local rental companies, rather than search aggregators of car rentals. For some reason, in Dagestan, when booking directly, prices are still lower than through aggregators. For example, you can rent a Russian car from 1500 rubles / day at a local car rental, while through search engines the price starts from 2000. In general GoogleYandex to help you. But if you still prefer proven reliable methods, then here are the popular car rental search engine sites:

Rent bicycles and electric scooters in Derbent

Minute-by-minute rental of electric scooters and bicycles in Derbent is still poorly developed. As Urent states on its website, their scooters are represented in the city, but at the time of our last trip in 2022 we did not encounter any parking with electric scooters. This does not mean that they do not exist, but apparently they do not occur often.

But here you can rent a bike from 150 rubles / hour or for 300 rubles / day. For this purpose, there are several private rentals, as well as rentals at bike workshops and shops. You can easily find them on Yandex map editor or through Internet searches. We also came across daily bicycle rental even on the Avito bulletin board, but in practice we did not use it.