By taxi
Until the airport begins operating again, the fastest between Baku and Sheki is by taxi - it takes about 5 hours and costs AZN40; if you share the ride with other people it will cost around AZN10 each.

By train
The train station has a somewhat inconvenient location about 5km from the city center. There are night trains that run from Baku-Balakan and make a stop in Sheki. There is also a Balakan-Baku train that passes through Sheki. Passengers must produce their passports in order to buy tickets. It would be wise to purchase a ticket for the luxury carriage in advance. You can contact Mr. Xemlet at 0506725538 to make advanced reservations. The basic carriage (plaskard) costs 2.60 AZN and the luxury carriage (coupe) costs 3.60 AZN. Make sure that you receive all of your change from the ticket counter, as often they try to short change foreigners.

Train departure times from the Sheki terminal:

Baku every night at 10:00
Train departure times to the Sheki terminal:

From Baku May 24th station every night at 10:20
From Balakan every night at 8:00
From Zaqatala every night at 9:00
By bus or marshrutka

By Bus
This is one of the more tedious ways to get to Sheki, taking nearly 7 hours, because the mountain pass used by cars and marshrutkas is impossible for a large bus. Although slower, buses are more comfortable than marshrutka. The fare is AZN4.5.

By Marshrutka
Marshrutka or minibus runs between many of the major cities to the Sheki bus station (avtovağzal), and take 6 hours from/to Baku. Use your discretion when riding the marshrutka as the condition of both vehicles and drivers varies. The fare is AZN4.5.

The Sheki bus terminal ticket counter opens 06:30-17:00 + 20:00-midnight (holidays 10:30-11:30) and can be contacted on 0177-4-46-17. The ticket vendors at the terminal speak Russian, Turkish, and Azeri.

Bus/marshrutka departure times from the Sheki terminal:

Balakan - 10:10, 14:00
Baku - every hour (AZN4)
Berda - 9:00, 11:30, 16:30
Bulaq - 6:30, 10:00
Gence - 8:00, 8:30, 13:30 (AZN1.8)
Kulduk - 13:00, 17:00
A Küngut - 7:00, 13:00, 17:00
B Küngut - 9:00, 15:00
Mingeçevir - 6:50, 9:40, 13:00, 16:00 (AZN1)
Naftalan - 15:10
Oguz - 7:20, 10:30, 11:40, 13:20, 15:00, 16:00
Qayabaş - 14:00
Qebele - 6:50, 14:00
Şorsu - 7:00, 13:00, 16:00
Yevlax - 10:30
Zaqatala - 7:00, 9:00, 11:00, 11:40, 15:00, 16:30
Bus/marshrutka departure times to the Sheki terminal:

Baku - 9:40, 12:20, 17:30, 22:15 (AZN4)
Gence - 1:45 (AZN1.8)