Category: Driving in Armenia

Routes, road conditions and the practical details of driving in Armenia, written by the people who hand you the keys.

Driving in Armenia is easier than its reputation and harder than the map suggests. The main roads are paved and well maintained, there are…

Winter tyres are legally mandatory in Armenia from 15 November to 31 March, on every car and van up to 3.5 tonnes, with tread…

Speed limits in Armenia run from 20 km/h in residential courtyards to 110 on the rare stretch of proper expressway, and almost all of…

Fill a rental car with diesel in Armenia expecting to save money against petrol, and you will pay more, not less. At around 680…

Yerevan’s paid parking system works well for anyone with an Armenian phone number, and works against everyone else at exactly the moment they need…

Use Yandex Maps as your primary navigation app in Armenia, not Google Maps. It is noticeably better off the main roads, and it warns…

No — every major Western travel advisory that covers Armenia in any detail warns against driving outside cities and towns after dark, and once…

Armenia does have a legal child car seat requirement, set by a government decision in 2019 — but enforcement is weak and has been…