Distance Tbilisi-Zugdidi 332 km, approximate travel time 5 hours
By train
Today you can get to Zugdidi only by one direct train, the final station of which will be your destination. All other trains and electric trains have not resumed their work after the pandemic for some reason, perhaps they will be restarted soon.
- Departure point: Tbilisi central railway station (Station Square metro station).
- Timetable: departure at 08:40, arrival at 14:35, for changes in the timetable visit the official railway website railway.ge.
- Travel time: just over 5 hours
- Price: from 16 to 43 GEL
- Buy tickets: at the ticket office or via tre.ge and RailwayTickets for high-speed trains .
∗ Tickets purchased online do not require printing out, just show your passport and ticket number, you can use your smartphone.
By minibus
Since Zugdidi is quite a big city and is the sixth most populous city in Georgia, the minibus transport goes there quite often. In short, there are a lot of flights, so it is not difficult to get to the city by minibus.
- Place of departure: Okriba bus station (near Didube bus station and metro station of the same name).
- Schedule: every hour and a half from 8:00 to 20:00.
- Travel time: about 5 hours
- Price: 25 GEL
By transfer
The road from Tbilisi to Zugdidi is quite long and passes through many popular places and attractions, including Mtskheta, Gori, Uplistsikhe and Kutaisi with its famous caves and canyons.
Therefore, transfer is the best option to not only make the trip comfortable, but also to see everything interesting along the way. In addition, you have the opportunity to choose your own car and a good driver according to the reviews of real travelers, who will turn an ordinary transfer into an entertaining excursion.
- Departure point: your location
- Schedule: any time convenient for you
- Travel time: 4 hours 50 minutes
- Price: from 310 GEL (≈ 113$), depending on the car.
- To book a transfer: gotrip.ge/transfer
Information
Zugdidi is basically a transit town before visiting the legendary and very popular Svaneti. However, it is not advisable to just pass through it, as it is home to the famous palace of the former Dadiani princes, who had family ties with Napoleon Bonaparte himself. For this reason, one of the three posthumous masks of Napoleon is kept in the castle.
In addition, the castle has more than 40 thousand exhibits of Georgian culture and monuments from the fallen Constantinople, which are interestingly told on the internal excursion. Plus the castle is wrapped in a beautiful botanical garden with rare plants, which are worth seeing in person.
Recommended
- We recommend renting a car for independent travel here localrent.com.
- When traveling to Tskaltubo with an overnight stay do not forget to book accommodation. You can do it easily and simply at www.booking.com.
