Public Bus Route 1

75 dram gets you from EVN T2 to central Yerevan

Public Bus Route 1 is the rock-bottom option out of Zvartnots International Airport’s T2, with a typical fare of about 75 AMD (roughly $0.75 at the common 100 AMD ≈ $0.25 mental math rate). The ride into central Yerevan runs about 30–40 minutes depending on traffic on the M5 highway and city streets. This is a regular city bus, not an airport-branded shuttle like routes 201/100 that locals mention more often in airport threads.

Buses on Route 1 run roughly every 30 minutes during daytime hours, then about once an hour overnight, which matters if your flight lands after 23:00 or before 06:00. Expect basic city-bus standards: no luggage racks, cash payment to the driver, and minimal English signage. Stops are local neighborhood stops, not a dedicated airport terminal bay, so you may need to confirm “Airport / Odanavayran” with the driver.

The main appeal is cost: about 75 AMD versus 3,000–5,000 AMD for a typical airport taxi into central Yerevan. If you already use Yerevan buses in daily life, Route 1 from EVN feels like just another ride. If this is your first Armenian bus and you do not speak Armenian or Russian, the lack of clear airport branding and stop announcements can make the route feel more confusing than the numbered airport buses 201/100 that locals point tourists toward.

Locals on r/armenia repeatedly point out that Google Maps is unreliable for Yerevan bus routes, including non-express lines like Route 1 from Zvartnots. Instead they push Yandex Maps for stop locations and live routing because Yandex’s data is updated more often for city buses. If you try to follow Google’s suggested stop for Route 1, you risk standing at the wrong pole on the airport access road and watching your bus fly past.

What regulars actually do: they open Yandex Maps, plug in Zvartnots Airport and their exact Yerevan address, and check if Route 1 plus a short walk makes sense versus airport buses 201/100. They watch the app for the next departure time, then pay the 75 AMD fare in small notes or coins when boarding. One final tip: if your phone data is sketchy on arrival at T2, grab airport Wi‑Fi long enough to cache your Yandex route before walking out to look for the Route 1 stop.