Georgia Transportation

  Alaverdi, the ramparts from the road
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      Alaverdi, the ramparts from the road
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      How to get to Akhali and Dzveli Shuamta
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Crossing From Turkey at Sarp

by JohnniOmani

This is probably one of the easiest ways to get to Georgia. Most people type tips on VT or in the LP forum but I will try and make this very easy to follow and my information is up to date as of September 26 2006. First, take a bus to Hopa on the black sea and you will arrive at the small but chaotic bus terminal. Walk directly out of the terminal and walk left down the road for about 3 minutes. You will see a small shack on the left side of the road with some small minivans with the English name Sarp in the window. The cost is 3 Turkish Lira and they will take you to Sarp. Get off the bus at the border and look to your right for a building that says Passports. Go inside and get your passport stamped. (small stamp) Next, walk straight and go through the four checkpoints #1 is a small hut with a guard and he will check to see if your passport is stamped. #2 is to go to the small window on...

No Space on buses

by JohnniOmani

Marshrutkas aka minibuses zip around the country but they lack sufficient space meaning you will probably end up with your huge backpack on your lap for a very long time. One tip I found by chance is that arriving 45 minutes before the departure time means you can usually put your backpack in the back of the bus under the back seats if you ask nicely. But remember to keep an eye on your bags if you are up the front! If you cant get your bags under the back seats then it will be a long and uncomfortable ride.

From Tbilisi to Davit Gareja

by MalenaN

There is no public transport to Davit Gareja, but you could take a marshrutka to Gardabani or Sagarejo and from there take a taxi. I was told though, by a few people, that there might not be possible to find a taxi in those two small places. It is better to share a taxi with some others from Tbilisi and that’s what I did.A tour to Davit Gareja with Nasi’s (Nasi’s Homestay) neighbour was 100 lari (July 2006).The road to Davit Gareja was very scenic and I many times thought we should stop on the way back to take photos. Guess if I was disappointed when I noticed we were taking another road back, not as beautiful as the first. Going to Davit Gareja we took the main road towards Sagarejo. On the way back we passed Gardabani and Rustavi. In Rustavi we stopped at a cafeteria for lunch.The whole tour took about seven hours (I think).

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From Seki (Azerbaijan) to Tbilisi

by MalenaN

According to the guidebook there was no easy way to go from Seki (Azerbaijan) to Tbilisi. I thought I could take a minibus to Balaken and from there a taxi to the border. If I was going to find a bus or taxi on the Georgian side I didn’t know anything about. But I was very lucky and at Karavansaray Hotel they told me to take a bus to Qax and from there a direct bus (marshrutka) to Tbilisi. Marshrutkas to Qax is not leaving from the bus station by the market in Seki, but from another place. A taxi to the marshrutka from the hotel was 1 Manat (1 dollar was 0,87 Manat). I took the 10.30 marshrutka to Qax. It was 1 Manat and took 1 hour and 15 minutes.In Qax they told me to buy the ticket for Tbilisi on the marshrutka, but they called to reserve a seat for me. The marshrutka for Tbilisi arrived at Qax just before 13.00, and only a few minutes later we left.At the border the gates were closed...

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From Tbilisi to Vanadzor (Armenia)

by MalenaN

There is a marshrutka (minibus) at 9.20 from Ortachala in Tbilisi to Vanadzor. It leaves earlier if it gets full, which was the case when I travelled with it. To Ortachala you can take marshrutka 94 and 118 from Marjanishvili (from outside McDonald’s). I arrived at the station around 8.00, bought the ticket and had some tea and bread. At 8.45 the bus was full and left Tbilisi. We were going very slowly and after a while we stopped and the driver fixed the engine. Almost all the way the road was bad with lots of potholes. Before the border the road only became more narrow and it was slowly going up and up, and we did not meet any other vehicles for a long time. The border crossing was Mughanlo.Getting the visa was easy. I filled in a form and paid 30 dollars, they put the data in the computer and stamped the visa. There was no comments about my Azeri visa.In Stepanavan the marshrutka...

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Georgia by bus

by Tobias_Plieninger

There are two ways of travelling by bus.The minibus "marsrutka" are for ten or more persons or more.They drive when they are full.The big busses are very old and often have breakdowns.For both busses you can buy the ticket at the office are from the drivers.The destinations are written only in Georgian letters so be sure that you are in the right bus.It is advisable to check out depurture times ahead.When you buy a ticket you get a piece of paper with a number.This number is the place where you have to sit.

Abkhazia - the dark side on Georgia's moon

by kuulluuk

night train to Zugdidi ( ask SV, so called first class. it's better and not pricey). marsruthka to border, then you must walk over Inguri bridge. then take taxi to Cali and from Cali to Sukhumi by bus. taxis straight to Sukhumi are overpriced ( 50 USD or more). and you are in the country, that doesn't exist

take the train

by cachaseiro

train is a good way to get around georgia.the train system works kinda OK, if mabye a bit slow.slow trains are not too bad as a tourist though as they allow you to get a better view of the passing scenery.

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Tbilissi to Kasbegi

by tommy_oostende

Just go to the trainstation (vakzal) or Didube and you'll find mashutkas (minibusses) or individual cars bringing you to Kasbegi near to the market. Just ask around "Kasbegi" and someone will show you. The price is always under 5$ per person (if you hire a car with at least two people) and i would advise a car since the views are just stunning, the most beautiful ones i ever saw in the entire Europe. (see pictures). The road is in bad shape so take care that your driver looks responsible and not too drunk. You'll pass a beautiful monastery on top of a hill with a beautiful view over the lake, and later on you'll pass the beautiful Russian busstation, an astonishing monument build where the road gets at its highest elevation and permafrost prohibids any agriculture. This is the famous Russian military road, where the tsars entered and conquered the Caucasus once and for good, and left the...

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Georgian Airlines

by maykal

I did not intend to arrive in Georgia by air, as normally buses are much cheaper...but not in this case...my one-way ticket for Georgian Airlines cost 89$ from Trabzon to Tbilisi, and it included a two-week tourist visa. Had I taken the bus, the visa would have been 60 dollars, the bus twenty, plus an extra 10 for bribes along the way, so it just did not make sense to travel overland! Mind you, the plane was almost prehistoric...entry was from the back, and the air hostess also doubled as the co-pilot! The plane had reclining seats, although I don't think they were meant to be reclining, they just hadn't been fixed to the floor properly. The ceiling was 5ft off the floor, and the air-hostess was 6ft tall and wore high-heels...needless to say, she had a slight hunchback!!! In flight service consisted of a plastic cup of soda water. Take off and landing were both quite bumpy, but it got me...

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Transportation: Cities in Georgia
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  2. Batumi Transportation
  3. Kazbegi Transportation
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Q:  Is the beach nice in Batumi? Would you recommend going there? How is the water in September? 

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A: The beach is not sand, but golf ball sized stones. The promenade is quite long with a few activities scattered along it. It's relatively clean. But Batumi is better... 

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