The major gateway airports to Georgia are the capital Tbilisi (TBS) and the country’s second largest city of Kutaisi (KUT).

The airports are roughly a 4-hour drive away (270km). A third option at Batumi (BUS) situated in the southwest of the country offers limited scheduled flights mainly from Eastern Europe and the Middle East.

 

Access to Batumi:

Kutaisi-Batumi – there is a Georgian bus from the airport (approx. 25 lari) adjusted to the landing hours of planes. The bus stops in Batumi near the Radisson hotel, where you can take a TAXI/UBER/ BOLT (approx. 10-20 GEL), or take a local bus or simply walk.

Tbilisi-Batumi – there are regular buses (METRO Georgia –

https://metrogeorgia.ge; Georgian Bus – https://georgianbus.com and minibuses circulating from Tbilisi to Batumi every hour – travel fee is 20-25 GEL. Train: there are trains from Tbilisi to Batumi every day (night train and day trains) – travel fee is 25 GEL (Georgian Railway – http://www.railway.ge).

Airports:

Batumi:
Alexander Kartveli Batumi International Airport
https://www.batumiairport.com

 

Tbilisi:
Shota Rustaveli Tbilisi International Airport
http://www.tbilisiairport.com
(336 km) provides direct flight to the domestic and international destinations.

 

Kutaisi:
David Aghmashenebeli Kutaisi International Airport
http://kutaisi.aero/
141 km) provides direct flight to the international destinations.

Train and bus tickets can be booked online:

 

Buses: https://georgianbus.com/; https://metrogeorgia.ge/– bus tickets can be also purchased at the airport.

Railway: http://www.railway.ge/en/

Once in Georgia, buses, marshrutkas (minibuses), taxis, rental cars and even trains can be utilized to move around the country.

 

time of the routes from the airports

from Kutaisi to Batumi	2 hours
from Tbilisi to Batumi	5-6 hours
from Kutaisi to Tbilisi	4-5 hours