Tbilisi to Batumi: train, bus or car
Updated · June 14, 2026Getting from Tbilisi to Batumi: the Stadler train (~5 h), marshrutkas and buses from Didube, driving over the Rikoti Pass — times and what to choose.
Transport in Georgia — how to get around the country: airports, trains, marshrutkas, intercity buses, and transfers. This section has practical guides: how to get from point to point, roughly how long the trip takes, and what options there are.
Here you’ll find the country’s airports (Tbilisi, Kutaisi, Batumi), city transport, and popular routes like Tbilisi → Batumi (train, bus, car) — and we keep adding directions and modes of transport. It’s handy to plan transport together with the “Car rental” and “Routes” sections.

Getting from Kutaisi airport to Tbilisi, Batumi and the city: flight-timed shuttles, taxis and transfers — how long it takes and what to choose.

Getting around Tbilisi: the metro, city buses, the Metromoney card and Bolt taxis. What to pay with and roughly how much a ride costs.

From Tbilisi airport to the centre: city bus No. 337, the train, taxis and Bolt — roughly how long and how much, and what suits day and night.

Getting from Tbilisi to Kazbegi (Stepantsminda): marshrutka from Didube, taxi, transfer or a day tour — how long it takes, the season and what to know.

Georgia's three airports — Tbilisi, Kutaisi (Wizz Air's low-cost hub) and Batumi: where they are, how to reach the city and which to pick for your trip.
Getting from Tbilisi to Batumi: the Stadler train (~5 h), marshrutkas and buses from Didube, driving over the Rikoti Pass — times and what to choose.