Travel and transport agencies Armenia

Passionate tour guides have decided to come together to create an agency that wants to make the trip a moment of conviviality, and small scale stays, never more than 12 participants, while respecting the populations and the environment. Several Planet Discovery tours pass through the city of Ōsaka including the original "Japanese Notebooks", discovery and creativity that will introduce you to calligraphic writing, haiku but will also allow you to meet artists in the fields of manga, printmaking or raku.

This relatively young travel agency has made a speciality of making people discover Armenian nature and visiting the country in a sporting way. It offers various à la carte formulas in this spirit, ranging from hiking in the Kegham Mountains and the Khosrov Reserve to cycling or mountain biking trips on the wild and mountainous trails of the Lake Sevan basin. Group visits of 10 to 12 people over 9 days are also offered with accommodation and catering in the best gastronomic stops.

As its name suggests, this department of Arara Tour agency, which also offers all the services of a travel agency, proposes to make you discover Armenia from the sky. Armenia has recently discovered the joys of paragliding, but it has been devoting itself to this sport for a long time and is finding enthusiasts abroad, who have come to discover the wilderness. The agency proposes formulas, from a short flight with an instructor to a stay of several days dedicated to the discipline. Taking off over Lake Sevan or in Aparan, facing the Arakadz, is an unforgettable experience

At the most beautiful address that Yerevan can offer you, on the Republic Square, you will find a professional agency. Transport, rental cars of all types, but more willingly high-end, if you want to show off in the streets of the capital, or 4X4 if you want to tackle the mountain roads, with or without driver. The agency also offers the organization of events and of course tours of the city or different sites in the capital or the country, private or in groups, accompanied by qualified guides.

Located on the very modern Avenue du Nord, Hussissaïne, this representative of Alamo, Enterprise and National, rents all kinds of cars, from the city car to the 4x4, with or without driver, who in this case knows the capital like the rest of the country perfectly. The agency also offers the organization of visits to Yerevan and other parts of the country. It is also present at the airport of Zvartnots and will be able to welcome you there as soon as you arrive in the country.

Founded in 2012 by Olivier Catrou in Grenoble, TraceDirecte is an agency specializing in customized, immersive travel. From Grenoble, the Éclaireur service advises and accompanies travelers throughout their trip. From the four corners of the globe, local advisors share their knowledge, their network, their tips and even their friends to design customized trips that are totally in their image! Their philosophy? To offer unique immersions in local cultures, discovering unexpected places and meeting singular personalities, for an experience far removed from preconceptions.

This agency offers a whole range of services for "Armenian holidays", from guided tours in the capital and in the country to airline tickets, car rental with or without driver and accommodation in hotels or apartments in Yerevan or elsewhere in the country, but among the tours it offers, apart from Nagorno Karabagh, offered by most agencies, some include border countries, such as Georgia or even Iran, where you can visit the superb monastery of Saint Thaddeus

The French embassy and consulate in Armenia are located in Yerevan. The embassy is located at 8 rue St Grigor Loussavoritch, 0015 Erevan.

Incoming agencies are rather rare in Gyumri, as visits are mostly prepared in advance by Yerevan agencies. The Shirak Tours agency is the pioneer of its kind, and therefore knows the terrain well and will be able to advise individual travellers especially, staying in Gyumri, for their visit of the city and the Shirak region. Its services range from the organization of tours with professional and at least English-speaking guides, to accommodation, including car rental with driver and the sale of train and plane tickets.

Founded in 1994, Avarayr is a pioneering agency in many respects, and has set itself the goal of helping people discover Armenia through its history, culture, traditions, but also its architecture in fusion with its landscapes, with trekking and hiking. The programs are designed to give visitors a complete idea of Armenia, with tours such as the Silk Road Tour, participating in festivals held at historical and religious sites. The Avarayr team will be able to communicate its passion for the country to you.

This agency, which was one of the first in Yerevan and therefore knows all the mysteries of local tourism, offers you a family and yet very professional welcome (in French in particular) in its beautiful premises in the heart of Yerevan, with services ranging from the sale of dry plane tickets to accommodation in hotels of all categories or in apartments through various types of tours in the capital and in the country and car rental with or without driver. A wide range of services at competitive prices.

This agency, founded by an Armenian-American in the years following independence, has a long experience in local tourism and has established itself as one of the largest local agencies, as its beautiful premises show, with a high level of tourism and a wide range of services. While Levon Travel started out with a predominantly American clientele, it has since diversified its services as well, ranging from airline ticket sales to car rentals and tours.

Local branch of French agencies (Sabératours in Paris and Sévan Voyages in Lyon) pioneers in travel to Armenia. Reception in French if desired and perfect knowledge of the country, provision of hotel room reservations, car rental with or without driver, preparation of tours for guided excursions in groups or alone, etc. All the services offered in France are here subject to a personalized follow-up and a particular attention.

The "Guild of Armenian Guides" will point you to the best and most knowledgeable guides in the country, in all the languages requested. Armenia is a member of the Organisation of the Francophonie, whose summit it hosted in October 2018 in Yerevan, and more and more Armenians are learning the French language, which has its university in the capital. The guides, in addition to their knowledge of languages, have a perfect knowledge of the country, its history and its natural and cultural sites.

This long-established agency offers a wide range of services, specific to most local incoming agencies, from car rental with or without driver to hotel or apartment accommodation and the sale of airline tickets. But it also offers guided tours in the capital as well as tours close to the Armenian nature, with possibly, depending on the season, hunting and fishing, while discovering the richness of the Armenian architectural heritage.

Created in 1958, this agency has acquired a long experience of Soviet tourism within Intourist; not necessarily a reference, but it has known many avatars and one cannot doubt its knowledge of the country and its structures, in which it still has its entries. Sputnik is trying to keep up with the times while keeping prices reasonable. Not a great originality, but some good plans, especially in the forests of Dilidjan and all the services offered by local agencies, including tours in the country.

The sign is self-explanatory, and even if the slopes are sometimes rough in Yerevan, here it is especially aimed at mountain lovers who want to confront those of Armenia. If you are a passionate mountaineer, you will make friends who know and love their mountains... " We are our mountains," they say in Armenia! Hiking or climbing and rock-climbing trips, with Armenia, you have a wide choice, except for a few protected sites, such as basalt organs, which can be admired, but are forbidden to climb.

The Armenian land holds no secrets for this agency with almost 20 years of experience, which treats each client as a guest, as Armenians know how to do so well. A wide range of tours are proposed in the country and in Karabagh or in combination with Georgia and Iran; between discovery of landscapes, architecture, the first churches, Armenian folk music and of course the flavours of the typical local cuisine, accompanied by French-speaking guides if you wish, you will have a wide choice.

This local travel agency is a generalist and offers all kinds of services, from guided tours in the capital or in the country to car rentals of all types and the sale of airline tickets. However, she prefers to go to higher altitudes and offers her extensive knowledge of the Armenian mountains to help you climb them with or without the accompaniment of a guide, always qualified and at least English-speaking for hikes, or even more, to the summits, mountaineering being one of her services.

A rather young and dynamic agency which offers a whole range of services: organization of individual or group trips, congresses and other business meetings, hotel and plane ticket reservations, car rental of different ranges as well as organized tours in the capital and in the country with the discovery of the main sites, accompanied by possibly French-speaking guides. The staff is welcoming and qualified and will offer you à la carte stays that will allow you to personalize your trip.

This agency proposes "study and adventure" visits throughout Armenia, as well as stays in Upper Karabagh of course, but also in Georgia, Turkey (notably for the site of Ani), Iran (notably for the monastery of Thadée), and Ukraine, in addition to the classic services such as hotel reservations and other transportation, sale of airplane tickets dry flight, guided tours of the capital and in the country and car rental to travel on the country's mountain roads, with or without driver, which in this case will be professional..

The discovery of nature is one of the strong points of this agency based in the locality of Yenikovan, in the wooded region of Tavoush, in the north-east of the country, where it has a resort centred on nature. A showcase in Yerevan of this wooded region, the agency, which offers hunting, fishing, climbing, horseback riding, accommodation in hard or tent accommodation if requested, also provides access to the Yell Extreme Park, with its zip lines linking the mountain, where increasingly challenging tours are experienced.

Yerevan's only central railway station, a beautiful Soviet building topped by a spire, is located on Sassountsi Tavit Square (the metro of the same name), recognizable by the equestrian statue of the mythical hero Tavit of Sassoun, by the here very well known Soviet sculptor Yervant Kotchar. It runs idle with a few regional trains to Sevan and an international train to Tbilisi and Batoum, daily in summer. A Russian company is bringing the network up to standard and since 2018 an electric train has been connecting Yerevan to Gyumri in just 2 hours.

This dynamic agency can take care of you upon your arrival in Yerevan, as it has a branch at Zvartnots airport, which can be very convenient if you want to go on a short trip to discover the country, but don't forget to book. The English-speaking staff offers a wide range of vehicles, from small city cars to all-terrain vehicles, as well as the services of drivers who are qualified and know the country inside out, an option generally preferred by tourists.

Yerevan is a dynamic and lively city, offering numerous activities and tourist attractions. Visitors can enjoy the city's architectural beauty by visiting sites such as Republic Square, the Yerevan Opera House and the Cathedral of St. Gregory the Illuminator. History buffs can explore the Armenian History Museum and the Armenian Genocide Museum. For a more cultural experience, travelers can stroll the lively streets of the Vernissage market and discover local crafts. Yerevan also offers a lively nightlife, with numerous bars, clubs and restaurants where visitors can sample delicious Armenian cuisine.

Hertz offers a car rental service in Yerevan. The city has two rental agencies, located on Abovyan Street and at Zvartnots airport. In addition to its services in Yerevan, Hertz also offers car rentals in other popular destinations such as London, Edinburgh, Orlando, Dublin, Malaga, Pisa, Los Angeles, Glasgow, Nice, Belfast, Manchester, Faro, Alicante, San Francisco, Palma de Mallorca, Geneva, Birmingham, Miami, Bristol and Liège. Hertz also offers loyalty programs, special offers and customer support.

The bus station of the North, or Kanaker, on the road to Sevan, is more readily used, as its name suggests, to get to the north of the country. Short trips, like Sevan (1h30), or a little longer: Dilijan or Alaverdi (3h30), by bus or minibus, marshroutka. The bus station has been redone, and even if we lose some folklore, we gain in comfort. A buffet is therefore planned for waiting passengers, with local specialities. As in the bus station of Kilikia, collective taxis offer their services.

Austrian Airlines Armenian Branch is an airline based in Yerevan. It offers flights to various destinations.

Yerevan was proud of its fake Soviet airport at Roissy, it is even prouder of the one, which will be refurbished in 2011 by Eurekian, an Argentinean Armenian who rules over airports in Latin America. It is ultramodern, highly functional, international in scope and will carry 1.8 million passengers in 2019, linking Armenia with more and more countries. A shuttle system connects it to the centre of Yerevan, as well as the Aerotaxi company, or buses 108 and 20.

Gumri airport has been refurbished; old equipment, sent to Stproducakert, has been replaced by more modern infrastructure, which now guarantees international connections. A local Taron Avia company has since 2017 provided more or less regular flights between Gyumri, Moscow and Krasnodar in Russia, and has been competed since the Russian low-cost company Pobeda, also providing connections with Russian cities.

Maxitours, partner of the Romanian low cost airline Blue Air, is a travel agency that has been specializing in Romania for 40 years. The possibilities of stay are numerous and allow to discover the many facets of the country. The agency also offers themed vacations in several countries, including Greece. The proposed self-tours in Greece will allow you to visit the country and its capital as well as archaeological sites in 8 days and 7 nights, at your own pace and at competitive prices, according to the "Fly and Drive" formula.

Also known as Kilikia Avtokayan, the station serves all destinations in Armenia and beyond (Tbilisi, 6am, Tehran, Athens, at least 55h). Remote Armenian localities in the south, such as Sissian (4 hrs.) and Stepanakert (5.30 hrs.), but also in the north, such as Alaverdi (3.30 hrs.), are served daily by modern buses or the less expensive Marshrutka or Gazelle minibuses, but the collective taxis offered at the bus stations are hardly more expensive. There are stops in Yerevan (Cascade) and the bus station has a buffet.

Occupying one of the buildings in the Place de la République for decades, Erevan's central station moved west of the capital, while branches were opened in different neighborhoods. The original building, located next to the Marriott, was put on sale in 2017.

This agency located in the Sil Europole shopping centre at the very beginning of Abovian Street (near the corner of the Republic Square) rents everything that can be rented or almost, including mobile phones and video cameras.

The Austrian airline was one of the first in Europe to include Armenia among its destinations. From Vienna, in the heart of Europe, Yerevan is only 4 hours away, and the competitive fares of this dynamic company and in partnership with other airlines make its stopover flights between France and Armenia attractive. However, since 2020 it has been competing with Wizz Air, a Hungarian low-cost airline, which initially offers twice-weekly flights between Vienna and Vilnius and Yerevan

Yerevan, the capital of Armenia, is a fascinating tourist destination to discover. Terre d'Arménie, a local travel agency, offers tours to explore this unique country. Must-see sites include Karahoundje, a megalithic observatory dating back 5,000 to 7,500 years, and Mount Ararat, the country's symbol and the place where Noah's Ark is said to have landed. And don't miss the Matenadaran, an institute of ancient manuscripts in Yerevan, home to some 17,000 manuscripts dating back to the 9th century. Armenian cuisine is renowned for its diversity and delicious dishes such as khorovats (kebabs), tolmas (stuffed vine leaves) and khapama (stuffed pumpkin). You can also take part in traditional Armenian festivals, such as Vardavar, the Feast of the Transfiguration, where people sprinkle each other with water. Whether you choose an organized group tour or a tailor-made trip, Terre d'Arménie guarantees a unique and unforgettable experience. So don't hesitate, contact them to plan your trip to Armenia today!

Inaugurated in 1981, it has only one line and 10 stations (11 soon), but three of them, moreover of a Soviet luxury almost comparable to that of Moscow, serve the Kentron, linking the north to the railway station, where it becomes airborne. It is cool in the summer and the oars, every 15 minutes, are comfortable. The Yerevan Card, which gives free access to public transport and museums in the city and elsewhere, can be purchased at the ticket office at the Barékamoutioun station, depending on the formula you have purchased