Armenia's Zvartnots International Airport sits west of Yerevan, and the transfer into the city's Kentron district, the Republic Square hotel area, or the Cascade neighbourhood is a 20-to-30-minute road journey best handled with a pre-booked driver. For regional transfers to Gyumri, the monasteries of Geghard and Noravank, the Sevan lakeside area, or the Tatev ropeway access in the south, pre-arranged road transport with timing and luggage logistics is the practical approach in a country whose mountain terrain makes route knowledge genuinely valuable.