Distance Tbilisi-Kutaisi Airport 250 km, approximate travel time 4 hours
By shuttle bus
You can get from Tbilisi to Kutaisi International Airport by the official airport carrier called Georgian Bus. They provide new and comfortable minibuses or buses (depending on the number of people), which are fully customized for airport flights.
- Departure point: stop at Pushkinskaya Square, next to Svobody Square.
- Schedule: for each flight, see GeorgianBus.com website.
- Travel time: 4 hours
- Price: 25 GEL
- Buy tickets: georgianbus.com or on the spot at the representative.
* When Freedom Square and respectively Pushkin Square are closed for various reasons, buses pass through the stop on the opposite side of the House of Justice.
By train
Two kilometers from Kopitnari International Airport in Kutaisi there is a railway station with the same name where trains to Batumi, Zugdidi, Poti and Ozurgeti stop. As you can see there are enough flights, so it is not difficult to get by train from Tbilisi.
In addition, the airport provides special buses to transport passengers from the railway station to the airport terminal. The ride takes about 5 minutes and the cost is included in the train ticket price.
- Departure point: Tbilisi Central Railway Station (Station Square Metro Station)
- Schedule: 08:00, 08:40, 08:50, 17:05,17:30 and 00:35, the schedule sometimes changes a little, check the official website railway.ge.
- Travel time: from 3 hours 25 minutes to 5 hours 30 minutes depending on the train.
- Price: from 9 to 121 GEL depending on train and class of carriage.
- Buy tickets: tre.ge and RailwayTickets
* Tickets purchased online do not require printing, just show your passport and ticket number.
By bus
From Tbilisi to Kutaisi airport there are two bus companies: City Bus and Metro Georgia. All buses run in the direction of Batumi, the schedule is quite convenient, as there are day and night flights. The buses are new and comfortable, with free WI-FI, TVs and steward.
- Place of departure: all buses depart from Ortachala bus station (Tbilisi, Gulia Street 1). City Bus also stops for boarding near Mari market near Digomi Park.
- Timetable: City Bus – 01:00, 01:20, 10:00, 10:20; Metro Georgia – 12:00, 20:00, 01:00; timetable may change slightly, check official websites citybus.ge and metrogeorgia.ge.
- Travel time: from 4 hours to 5 hours 30 minutes depending on the flight.
- Price: 30-35 GEL
- Buy tickets: citybus.ge and metrogeorgia.ge
By transfer
Of course, transfer has always been and will be the most convenient mode of transportation to the airport, because you will always be met at any place and will help you in everything. In addition, you do not need to get to the railway or bus station with your suitcases, and then go to the terminal with them, while the transfer will pick you up and take you to the door.
- Departure point: your location
- Schedule: any time that is convenient for you
- Travel time: approximately 3 hours and 30 minutes
- Price: from 270 GEL (≈ 99$), depending on the car.
- To book a transfer: gotrip.ge
By minibus
The minibus is not the most convenient form of transportation, but it is the most common in this direction, because it goes very often and stops at any necessary place. However, before boarding, be sure to check whether you will get a ride to the airport, as it is located outside the city.
- Departure point: Didube bus station (near the metro station of the same name).
- Schedule: approximately every hour from 8am to 8pm.
- Travel time: about 4 hours 40 minutes
- Price: 25 GEL
By plane
Although the airport in Kutaisi is not small and accepts international flights, there is no direct air connection with the capital.
Therefore, it is not worth getting from Tbilisi to Kutaisi by airplane, as it will take a long time, as you need to change planes, and it will not be cheap.
Information
The international airport in Kutaisi is small in size, but quite modern and specially equipped, which allows it to work with budget airlines, including the famous low-cost carrier Wizz Air. There are virtually no domestic flights, mostly all international flights, some of them seasonal.
Recommended
- We recommend renting a car for independent travel here localrent.com
- When traveling to Tbilisi, don’t forget to book accommodation. You can do it easily and simply on this website www.booking.com
