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Batumi

Black Sea Boulevard and Subtropical Gardens

2 daysIdeal stay₹3,960From / night₹1,620Food / day₹900Entry

Georgia's Black Sea resort, five hours from Tbilisi on the Stadler double-decker train, with its own airport. A long seafront boulevard, pebble beaches, the Alphabet Tower and dancing fountains, casinos and high-rise hotels, and an old town of 19th-century houses around Europe Square. The Botanical Garden at Mtsvane Kontskhi is one of the oldest in the former USSR; Makhuntseti waterfall and the Adjaran hills are inland. Beach season June to September; Indian restaurants on the seafront.

Highlights

Cycle the Batumi Boulevard
Batumi Botanical Garden above the sea
Alphabet Tower and the Ali and Nino statue
Argo cable car view
Adjaruli khachapuri, the boat-shaped one
Gonio Roman fortress
Makhuntseti waterfall

Things to do

Batumi Botanical GardenMorning · 3h
Boulevard cycle and sunset at the Alphabet TowerEvening · 2h 30m
Beach afternoonAfternoon · 3h
Gonio fortress and Makhuntseti waterfallMorning · 4h
Old town and Europe SquareEvening · 1h 30m

Tours & tickets

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When to go

Best time: June – September

Heads up

Peak Season in Batumi

July and August are Batumi's busiest months: the Tbilisi–Batumi trains sell out days ahead, beaches are crowded and hotels charge their top rates. Book the train on railway.ge as soon as your dates are fixed.

Getting there

Fly into Tbilisi (TBS), 263 km away

Then: Train · 5h 30m (Stadler double-decker express (2nd / 1st / business))

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Flights from India

From Delhifrom ₹17,500
From Mumbai (1 stop)from ₹21,000
From Ahmedabad (1 stop)from ₹21,000
From Kochi (1 stop)from ₹22,000
From Bengaluru (1 stop)from ₹23,000
From Hyderabad (1 stop)from ₹23,000

Fares from India: one way, per person; typical fares, not live prices.

Entry rules

Your passport

E-visa before you fly for up to 30 days, about ₹3,330

Apply for the e-Visa at evisa.gov.ge at least two weeks before you fly: a US$20 fee plus a mandatory ~US$15 DuVerify identity check (finish it within 24 hours of getting the link), about US$35 (~₹3,400) in all, by Visa or Mastercard. It allows up to 30 days per entry and takes about 5-10 working days.
Hold a valid US, UK or Schengen visa or residence permit? You can enter visa-free for up to 90 days in any 180 days, with no e-Visa, as long as it is valid on the day you arrive. Some 2026 guides add Canadian, Australian, Japanese, South Korean and UAE/GCC documents; confirm the current list on evisa.gov.ge before relying on it.
Buy travel health and accident insurance valid in Georgia for every day of the stay, with at least 30,000 GEL (about US$11,000) of cover: compulsory for foreign visitors since 1 January 2026, and border officers can refuse entry without it.
There is no visa on arrival for Indian passports: without the e-Visa or a qualifying visa you will be refused boarding or entry.

Carry: Indian passport valid for at least 6 months from the day you arrive, with two blank pages; e-Visa approval (printed), or the valid US / UK / Schengen visa or residence permit you are entering on; Health and accident insurance policy for the whole stay, at least 30,000 GEL of cover (printed); Return or onward ticket; Hotel bookings for the stay; Bank statements or a card, in case the border officer asks about funds.

The list of foreign visas that let Indians in visa-free differs between sources (US, UK and Schengen are on all of them), and e-visa processing times vary; check evisa.gov.ge before you book, and apply early in the June-September peak.

Checked 2026-10; confirm with the embassy before you fly.

Plan a trip to Batumi

Flying in from elsewhere? Start at Tbilisi (TBS)