The public transportation system in Yerevan, Armenia consists of buses, minibuses, trolleybuses, and a metro.
Stops and Stations There are currently no stop announcements in buses, minibuses, or trolleybuses. The metro, however, has announcements in Armenian and English. As of 2025, there are 1200 public transport stops in Yerevan. Around 408 of them have shelters, the others have only signs and occasionally benches. Some stops have electronic schedules, there are also mobile apps with route information for each stop. At metro stations, however, signage is available in Armenian, English, and Russian.
Fares As of 2025, the new unified payment system is operating. It includes the buses, minibuses, trolleybuses, and metro. The fares can be found on the official ticket website. The payments can be made by a transport card, a bank card, or the Telcell mobile app. A one-time ticket costs 150AMD.
Schedules The buses and minibuses operate from 07:00 to 23:00. Trolleybuses operate from 07:00 to 21:00. The metro operates from 07:00 to 00:00, with extended night hours on some holidays. The airport bus (route 100) operates 24 hours a day. All bus, minibus, and trolleybus routes have live schedules on the Yandex Maps app. The individual vehicles can be seen live on the map, and their estimated arrival time is also displayed for each stop.
Buses
Yerevan is served by 64 bus routes, which accounted for 71.4% of public transport traffic in 2024. The bus fleet is made up of three types of vehicles:
MAN Lion's City 12G (12-metre, low-floor, 87 units) Zhongtong LCK6860HGN (8.5-metre, low-floor, 562 units) Higer KLQ6770G (7.7-metre, high-floor, 103 units)
+Bus RoutesNumberRouteFrequency (minutes)Vehicles1Chaush Square - Gazprom Armenia12MAN2Erebuni Airport - South-West District10Zhongtong3South-West District - Nor-Nork 9th Block9MAN4Jrvezh - Verin Charbakh18ZhongTong5Jrvezh - Central Bus Station12MAN6Nor Kharberd - Mika Stadium14Higer7Nazarbekyan District - Zavaryan Street12Zhongtong8Davtashen 4th Block - Nor-Nork 9th Block10ZhongTong10Nubarashen - Kanaker Hydropower Plant13Higer11Kanaker Hydropower Plant - Mika Stadium11Zhongtong12Aeratsia - Davtashen 4th Block11Higer13Gazprom Armenia - Sari Tagh9Zhongtong14Zeytun - Nerkin Charbakh15Higer15Nor-Nork 4th Block - Aeratsia District12Zhongtong16Gortsaranayin Metro Station - Salt Mine12Zhongtong17Avan - Davtashen 4th Block13Higer18Silikyan District - Vardashen District10Zhongtong20Nor-Nork 7th Block - Yerevan Municipality12Zhongtong22Nor-Nork 9th Block - Erebuni District13Higer23Energetikneri Banavan - Nor-Nork 6th Block14Zhongtong25Zeytun (Student Dormitories) - Proshyan11Zhongtong27Norashen District - TV Centre11ZhongTong28Nor-Nork 8th Block - Huysi Avan12Zhongtong29Avan - Nerkin Shengavit12Zhongtong30South-West District - Champaign Wine Factory12Zhongtong31Davtashen 4th Block - Jrvezh11Zhongtong32Nazarbekyan District - Zeytun11Zhongtong33Davtashen 4th Block - Nor Kharberd 13Higer34Nerkin Shengavit - Davtashen 4th Block13Zhongtong35Nor-Nork 5th Block - South-West District14MAN36South-West District - Nor-Nork 9th Block13MAN37Electron Factory - Erebuni District10Zhongtong38Prosthesis Centre - Jrashen10Higer39Norashen District - Erebuni District11ZhongTong40South-West District - Zeytun (School No. 125)10Zhongtong41Avan - Erebuni District11MAN42Nor-Nork 8th Block - Araks Stadium10ZhongTong43Aeratsia - Mikayelyan Hospital15Zhongtong44South-West District - Nor-Nork 3rd Block10ZhongTong45Marash - Davtashen 4th Block11Zhongtong46Getargel - Erebuni District10Zhongtong47Arinj - Yerablur12Zhongtong48Erebuni District - Nubarashen15Zhongtong49Electron Factory - Shrjantsik Tunnel District10Zhongtong50Clock Factory - Erebuni District12Zhongtong51Davtashen 1st Block - Zonal Kayan10Zhongtong52South-West District - Bagrevand Street11Zhongtong53Nor-Nork 9th Block - Haghtanak District15ZhongTong54Avan-Arinj - Charbakh11ZhongTong55Nor-Nork 2nd Block - Nor Kharberd13Zhongtong56Mushakan - South-West District17Zhongtong57Ajapnyak 15th Block - Tashir Trade Centre10ZhongTong58Erebuni District - Avan-Arinj13Zhongtong59Kasagh - Parakar13Zhongtong60Nor-Nork 9th Block - Northern Bus Station16Higer61Erebuni District - Central Bus Station13Zhongtong65Avan - Nazarbekyan District11ZhongTong66Garegin Nzhdeh Sq. - Marmarashen Village18Higer67Nazarbekyan District - Erebuni District13Zhongtong74Davtashen 4th Block - Erebuni Museum13MAN77Haghtanak District - Nork16Zhongtong97Nubarashen - Nor-Nork 1st Block9Zhongtong99South-West District - Prosthesis Centre8Zhongtong100France Square - Zvartnots Airport40MAN
Minibuses As of August 2023, all old GAZelle minibuses were replaced by buses or new low-floor GAZelle City minibuses. The new minibuses are operated by "Yerevan Bus" CJSC. The network consists of 11 routes, and accounted for 4% of the total passenger volume in 2024.
+Minibus RoutesNumberRouteFrequency (minutes)21Sari Tagh - Zoravar Andranik Metro Station722Spandaryan Station - South-West District1124Noragyugh - Malkhasiants Street1026Lukashin Street - Nor-Nork 1st Block1036Gadgegortsner Street - Aragats Street1042South-West District - Grand Candy Factory748Zavaryan Street - Thermal Power Plant2562Kanaker - Yerevan Municipality1564Nor-Nork 8th Block - Yerevan Railway Station967Nerkin Charbakh - Astghik Medical Centre1375Energetikneri Banavan - City Pantheon9
Trolleybuses
Yerevan has 5 trolleybus lines, which transport 6.2% of public transport passengers in 2024. The vehicles used are mostly older, high-floor LiAZ trolleybuses and new battery-extended, low-floor Yutong and Zhongtong trolleybuses. The new trolleybuses allowed the network to expand using the capability of travelling without contact wires. +Trolleybus RoutesNumberRouteFrequency (minutes)Vehicles1Jrvezh - Labour Square14LiAZ2Aeratsia District - Nubarashen14ZhongTong9Avan - Circus14LiAZ10Nor-Nork 5th Block - Davtashen 4th Block11Yutong15Gevorg Chaush Square - Erebuni Airport13LiAZ
Metro
The Yerevan metro consists of 10 stations on 1 line and a branch. The trains used are modernized Metrovagonmash 81-717/81-714 models. Three of the ten stations are on-ground, while the rest are underground. Stations are old (the newest one built in 1996) and do not have accessibility features. 4G mobile connection is available in the underground stations and in the trains. The metro carried 26.3 million passengers in 2024, or about 18.4% of the total passenger volume.
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