Delta – $831: Los Angeles – Baku, Azerbaijan. Roundtrip, including all Taxes

There’s a lot of oil money in Baku at the moment. So the pace of its build up is immense. Here’s a good writeup from the NY Times on Baku trying to be a tourist destination.

Another thing you should know if you plan to go, getting the visa is not the easiest thing in the world and will require patience and time.

Baku, Azerbaijan. Photo: teuchterlad, used under Creative Commons License (By 2.0)

Baku, Azerbaijan. Photo: teuchterlad, used under Creative Commons License (By 2.0)

Sample Travel Date:

  • November 4th – 12th

Fare Availability:

  • Valid for travel on the outbound from November 1st – 30th. Must purchase at least 60 days in advance of departure

How to Search for Availability:

Fare Class:

  • V

Elite Qualifying Dollars:

  • $647

Routing:

  • LAX – JFK (New York) – SVO (Moscow) – GYD (Baku) – SVO – JFK – LAX

Stopover:

Mileage:

Delta will be going to a revenue based mileage earning program starting January 1st, 2015. Miles will be earned based on elite qualifying dollars multiplied by 5 at the base level and up to 13 for Diamond level members who purchase with a Delta co-branded American Express credit card. We will be showing the 2015 base mileage earning for all Delta fares going forward to show how negative the changes are for a majority of Delta flyers..

  • 2014: 16,646 miles or 5.0 cents per mile.
  • 2015: 3,235 miles or a difference of 13,411 miles.

How to Book:

  • Support us by using our Orbitz link to book with dates found on ITA Software Matrix Airfare Search. Make sure you select “Additional Search Options” and then “Narrow the search to my preferred airlines” and select Delta.

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Accommodations:

For hotel bookings, we recommend that you only book using online travel agencies (Hotels.com, HotelsCombined.com or Hotwire.com) if it is a non-chain hotel. We don’t want you to miss out on earning rewards with chain hotels.

Car Rentals

Background Information:

  • Visa: US Citizens – required prior to arrival, $160. Other nationals, check the TIMATIC Visa Database
  • Currency: Azerbaijani New Manat (AZN) $1USD = 0.78 AZN

Tips for saving when using credit cards at international destinations:

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