Trains in Georgia: routes, tickets, express
Updated · October 17, 2026Georgian Railway in 2026: the Tbilisi-Batumi Stadler in about 4 hours from 35 GEL, how to buy on gr.com.ge, and which other routes still run.
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.
Tbilisi to Bakuriani for skiing: marshrutka about 20 GEL, train to Borjomi 1-2 GEL, a transfer or your own car. Season opens 20 December 2026.
Georgian land crossings a tourist can use in 2026: Armenia and Turkey yes, Azerbaijan only by train for visa-free passports. Status read 4 November 2026.
Bolt and Yandex Go in Tbilisi, Batumi and Kutaisi, the base rates Yandex publishes, and the 40 GEL official taxi at Tbilisi airport. Read 31 Oct 2026.
Kutaisi airport to Gudauri: 309-310 km, about 4 h by road. A 30 GEL coach to Tbilisi and a marshrutka, a transfer timed to your flight, the winter bus.
Georgian Railway in 2026: the Tbilisi-Batumi Stadler in about 4 hours from 35 GEL, how to buy on gr.com.ge, and which other routes still run.
Tbilisi to Gudauri for ski season: marshrutka 15 GEL, transfer 190-320 GEL per car, 120 km in 2-2.5h. Winter tyre law, closures, what to pick.
Getting from Tbilisi to Kutaisi: train to Rioni station, marshrutkas from Didube, driving and transfers - times, prices and what to pick in 2026.
Tbilisi to Mestia in 2026: Vanilla Sky from Natakhtari (90 GEL), day train to Zugdidi plus marshrutka, direct van or a transfer - what actually works.
How to cross Verkhny Lars in 2026: documents, insurance, queues, car checks, cash rules and winter road restrictions.
Getting from Kutaisi airport to Tbilisi, Batumi and the city: flight-timed shuttles, taxis and transfers - how long it takes and what to choose.
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 around Tbilisi: metro, buses, marshrutkas, cable cars and Bolt taxis. Real TTC fares from 1 GEL, the Metromoney card, and what covers what.
Tbilisi to Kazbegi (Stepantsminda): marshrutka from 20 GEL, private transfer from about 210 GEL, or a day tour - schedules, prices and the winter road.
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.
Tbilisi to Batumi: Stadler train from 35 GEL (4h), coach from 40 GEL, the new Rikoti highway by car, or a 45-min flight - checked Sept 2026.
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