Means of transport Georgia

This company works for NGOs and connects Tbilisi to Touchetia. There is no regular line, but they can be contacted to try to find a seat on one of their flights. As the roads in Touchetia are considered among the most dangerous in the world and inaccessible in winter, a helicopter flight offers spectacular scenery. The Omalo airfield is well laid out and flights are also available for the inhabitants of the remote valleys. A kind of air "taxi".

About 20 km from the city centre. Regular flights to Turkey, Europe, Russia, Persian Gulf countries... Low cost flights land between 3 and 4 am.

Buses 37 and 137 (0.50 GEL) connect Place de la Gare via Avenue Rustaveli to the airport, round trips 24 hours a day every 30 minutes, in 60/70 minutes depending on traffic.

Taxi: the best option. Negotiate beforehand, fare between 30 and 50 GEL, have the exact account, journey about 30 minutes. No credit card.

Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia, is an increasingly popular tourist destination. The city offers a unique combination of historic charm and modernity. Visitors can explore the old town with its narrow streets and stone buildings, as well as the newer districts with their trendy boutiques and lively restaurants. Among Tbilisi's must-see attractions are Metechi Palace, Sameba Cathedral and Narikala Fortress, which offers panoramic views over the city. Art lovers can visit the Tbilisi Museum of Modern Art, which houses an impressive collection of contemporary works. Visitors can also enjoy Georgian cuisine, renowned for its diversity and unique flavours. The city's restaurants offer a variety of traditional dishes such as khinkali (Georgian ravioli) and khachapuri (cheese bread).

Belavia is an airline based in Tbilisi. Their telephone number is +995 32 295 38 15. Belavia also has ticketing offices in various Belarusian cities and representatives in other countries such as Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Germany, India, Israel, Italy, Kazakhstan, the Netherlands, Russia, Sweden, Turkey and Uzbekistan.

Also good service for making cars or marchroutkas, with or without driver.

Modern, comfortable trains, correct and reliable service. Some of them connect the station to the airport twice a day (40 minutes drive). Fast daily trains to Kutaissi (5h30 trip), Batoumi (between 5h and 6h trip), night trains to Batoumi every other day. Trains to Yerevan, night trains to Baku. In high season, summer, book your tickets as early as possible. Take your passport with you to buy your tickets on the spot.

Badri is used to taking tourists to the surroundings of Akhaltsikhe. He offers a variety of day and half-day packages, with visits to various sites, including, of course, Vardzia. Reliable and professional. Contact him on your arrival if you plan to stay several days in Akhaltsikhe or the day before if you wish to arrive only to explore with him. He will advise and guide you from the first contact. Good option if you are several to share the price of the trip.

Turkish Airlines offers competitively priced flights via Istanbul. The only snag is that the flights arrive between 3 and 4 am in Tbilisi.

As this airline is not the only one to offer very cheap flights arriving in the middle of the night, the airport, open 24 hours a day, is as lively at night as in the middle of the day, or almost! Turkish Airlines serves a very large number of destinations, offering a good service, better than in some competing airlines. The only problem is that flights are sometimes delayed.

Cheap flights but with one or two stopovers in Frankfurt and/or Munich. Lufthansa connects Tbilisi from most European cities at very moderate fares. Departures from Paris and German cities, such as Cologne and Berlin, to Tbilisi. The service is reliable, flights leave on time. The airline even offers flights from provincial cities in France, such as Toulouse, Lyon, Bordeaux and Marseille. Daily flights from Paris. Flights also depart from Geneva, with stopovers. Lufthansa has a branch at Tbilisi airport.

The port of Batumi serves Sochi in Russia (where the 2014 Winter Olympics were held), Ilitcheyevsk in Ukraine, Trabzon in Turkey and Burgas in Bulgaria. The terminal is just past Portis Chesakhevi on Goguebashvili (where all the flags are displayed). A stroll along the quays is quite pleasant, as is the observation of the different boats.

On the cargo port side, a project was launched in 2019 to enlarge the port and allow it to store up to 60,000 tons of mineral fertilizers transiting between Asia and Europe.

Flights from or to Europe, all year round, with stopovers in Kiev. The company can offer really interesting fares (but always via Kiev) to Paris, Amsterdam, Rome, Amsterdam, Rome, Vienna, Istanbul, Prague, Milan, Copenhagen, Barcelona, Zurich, Düsseldorf... You can even link your trip, from Tbilisi, to New York, Cairo or Toronto. Flights to Odessa, Warsaw, Prague, Munich or Budapest are also available.

Oficinas abiertas en la avenida Rustaveli delunesaviernesde10a18h, yenla calle Metheki, los domingos de 10 a 13 h. Aeropuerto abierto las 24 horas.

Good prices, especially for airport trips.

The "official" company of the airport: they are all parked at the drop-off. Always remember to agree with the driver on the price of the trip. Taxis do not accept credit cards, so change a small amount before leaving (the exchange offices at the airport generally offer a rate that is always less interesting than in the city centre). If you arrive at the airport around 6pm, you will probably be caught in traffic jams, it is rush hour in Tbilisi, so the journey time will be much longer.

The bus station of Batumi is located on a square south of the port, just before the entrance to the centre when arriving from Makhindjauri or Tbilisi. The Tbilisi-Batumi marchroutkas, from the station of Didoubé, are very frequent. This is the fastest mode of travel (5 hours, 15 lari). Batumi is very well connected by bus and marchroutkas to Kutaisi, Poti, Zugdidi, Ozurguéti. There is one departure per day to Akhaltsikhe via the Adjar mountains. In summer, it is a good idea to discover the landscapes of the hinterland, grandiose.

An absolutely vertiginous cable car takes you over 100 metres above the valley to reach Tago, the village on the opposite side of the valley. This village is exclusively made of traditional wooden houses, and also has a wooden mosque. Although the Soviet cable car may seem unsafe, it works well and you will be shuttling back and forth with the villagers and the actuator for opening and closing the doors. It's a guaranteed spectacle. You take the cable car right next to the marchrutka stop on the main square.

Two modern day trains and one night train in both directions to Tbilisi-Batumi. On the outward journey, a night train with couchette (from 20 lari) can be a very good solution to pay one night less in Batumi. They stop at the terminal station of Makhindjaouri, 5 km from Batumi centre. Coastal markets and buses constantly connect the town to Batoumi (5 to 10 min). In summer, buy your ticket at least two days in advance.

The funicular of Batoumi gives the tourist the possibility to take in the field, to grasp the beauty of the site of Batoumi and the whole of coastal Adjaria. During a long journey that first flies over the city, then the orange groves, mandarin trees and tea plantations that populate the steep and lush hills that dominate Batoumi, this Turkish construction offers an unbelievable panorama of the sea, the city, the mountains. On arrival, an observation platform on which Georgians love to be photographed. What about you?

The low-cost emanation of Turkish Airlines offers fairly cheap flights from Istanbul to Tbilisi, but also to Kutaisi and Batumi. This company serves most European cities with one stopover via Istanbul. This company offers air tickets at unbeatable prices. The only snag: all flights arrive between 3 and 4 am. Tbilisi airport is therefore particularly busy in the middle of the night. You will always find a taxi that will take you to the city centre, even at this hour!

It was inaugurated as an international airport in 2007. It is an option to consider, it can be convenient with planes via Istanbul. It is served by : Georgian Airways (Kiev), Tbilaviamsheni (Sochi in Russia), Turkish Airlines and Pegasus (Istanbul Atatürk). To reach the city centre (about 6 km), take bus number 10 which is located in front of the terminal. The journey takes 20 minutes and the ticket costs 0.30 GEL. There are also taxis but the bus is very reliable.