Georgia Getting There

Getting There by Air

Airzena Georgian Airlines (A9) (website: www.airzena.com), the national airline, operates regular flights from Athens, Frankfurt/M, Kiev, Moscow, Paris, Prague, Tel Aviv and Vienna.

Approximate Flight Times

From London to Tbilisi to is 6 hours 45 minutes; and from New York is 15 hours (both times include stopovers).

Main Airports

Tbilisi (TBS) is 18km (11 miles) east of Tbilisi city centre. To/from the airport: Mini-buses and taxis are available to the city centre (journey time – 30 minutes), state buses run throughout the day (website: www.airport-transfer.ge). Facilities: Bureaux de change, bars, restaurants, duty-free shops. In winter, power failures may affect the airport.
Departure Tax
None.

Getting There by Water

Main ports: Batumi and Poti. Batumi and Poti provide international connections with sea ports in Bulgaria, Ukraine and Russia.

Getting There by Rail

The Transcaucasian railway operates overnight services between Baku (Azerbaijan) and Yerevan (Armenia). The main line runs towards the Russian Federation through Georgia along the Black Sea coast.

The Silk Road Express also runs a service from Baku to Tbilisi.

War in the breakaway region of Abkhazia has adversely affected Georgia’s rail link with Russia, and it is currently not available.

Getting There by Road

Access is from Turkey, Armenia and Azerbaijan via the Dariali Gorge. The Russia-Georgia checkpoint at Kazbegi (the Georgian Military Highway), Tskhinvali (the Roki Tunnel) and routes across the Georgian-Abkhaz boarder are currently closed.
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