Why go
- Capital and largest city of Armenia.
- Served by Zvartnots International Airport (EVN).
History
Yerevan is the capital and largest city of Armenia, as well as one of the world's oldest continuously inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Yerevan is the administrative, cultural, and industrial centre of the country, as its primate city. It has been the capital since 1918, the fourteenth in the history of Armenia and the seventh located in or around the Ararat Plain. The city also serves as the seat of the Araratian Pontifical Diocese, which is the largest diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church and one of the oldest dioceses in the world.
Restaurants & places to go
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Airports
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 26 airlines, 33 direct destinations
- Air Armenia QN (735, A320) · 8 routes: Athens, Moscow, Nizhniy Novgorod, Paris, Samara, Sochi, St. Petersburg, Yekaterinburg
- Aeroflot Russian Airlines SU (A319, A320, A321, 737-800) · 6 routes: Krasnodar, Mineralnye Vody, Moscow, Rostov, Sochi, St. Petersburg
- Ural Airlines U6 (A320) · 4 routes: Nizhniy Novgorod, Samara, St. Petersburg, Yekaterinburg
- S7 Airlines S7 (A320, A319, A321) · 3 routes: Chelyabinsk, Moscow, Novosibirsk
- Alitalia AZ (A319, A320, 32S) · 2 routes: Paris, Rome
- Atlantis European Airways TD (A319, A321) · 2 routes: Prague, Vienna*
- Air Arabia G9 (A320) · 1 route: Sharjah
- Air France AF (A320) · 1 route: Paris
- Austrian Airlines OS (A320, A321) · 1 route: Vienna*
- Belavia Belarusian Airlines B2 (Embraer 175) · 1 route: Minsk 2
- Ciel Canadien YC (A320) · 1 route: Tyumen
- Czech Airlines OK (A319) · 1 route: Prague
- Fly Dubai FZ (737-800) · 1 route: Dubai
- Iran Aseman Airlines EP (Fokker 100) · 1 route: Tehran
- Isles of Scilly Skybus Isles of Scilly Skybus (CRJ-200) · 1 route: Omsk
- LOT Polish Airlines LO (Embraer 175) · 1 route: Warsaw
- Middle East Airlines ME (A320) · 1 route: Beirut
- NordStar Airlines Y7 (737-800) · 1 route: Krasnoyarsk
- Polet Airlines (Priv) YQ (S20) · 1 route: Voronezh
- Saratov Aviation Division 6W (YK2) · 1 route: Saratov
- Scat Air DV (CRJ) · 1 route: Aktau
- Svyaz Rossiya 7R (CRJ-200) · 1 route: Volgograd
- Transaero Airlines UN (737-800) · 1 route: Moscow
- Ukraine International Airlines PS (734, 735, 737-700) · 1 route: Kiev
- United Airlines UA (A320, A321) · 1 route: Vienna*
- ZABAIKAL AIRLINES Z6 (ERJ-145) · 1 route: Dnepropetrovsk*
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Where things are
Photographs
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When to go
The warmer, longer-day half of the year is the safest bet for a first visit.
Cooler and quieter, with fewer visitors and better value.
Short days and the coldest weather — check local conditions before travelling.
Getting there & around
Getting there. The nearest airport on record is Zvartnots International Airport (EVN); 3 other airports serve the wider area. Check rail and road links from the tourism sources below. By air: EVN has direct flights to 33 destinations on 26 airlines (incl. Paris, St. Petersburg, Vienna, Moscow, Nizhniy Novgorod…).
Getting around. Use the map above to orient yourself; nearby hotels, attractions and places to eat are listed from the live Ultimate data for Yerevan (Erivan), Armenia. Local transit details will be added as the guide is expanded.
Trains & rail
Private aviation
On-demand charter, jet cards and the semi-private scheduled carriers that serve this city.