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Akhaltsikhe & Vardzia to Telavi by bus or road
About 295 km. The private car is fastest at 5.3 h; the bus is cheapest, from ₹900 per person.
Telavi to Akhaltsikhe & VardziaFastest
Private car
Car with driver / taxi via the Gombori Pass, per vehicle
5.3 h door to door
Cheapest
Bus
Two marshrutkas, change at Tbilisi
from ₹900 per person
Best value
Bus
Two marshrutkas, change at Tbilisi
cheapest at mid fares among options within 1.5× the fastest time (or 1 h more on a short ride)
Every option, compared
Door-to-door times (flights include the time at the airports). Fares are typical ranges from the cheapest seat to the premium one.
| Mode | Service | Time | Fare | Runs | Book |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bus | Two marshrutkas, change at Tbilisi | 7.3 h | ₹900per person | Daily | Rome2Rio ↗ |
| Private car | Car with driver / taxi via the Gombori Pass, per vehicle | 5.3 h | ₹9,920–₹18,790per car (up to 4) | Daily | Rome2Rio ↗ |
Booking links open the route on the country's transport booking site for trains, buses, boats and transfers, and a flight search for flights, dated about two weeks out; change the date there.
What it costs your group, one way
Fares × people; a private car is priced per car, one car per four people.
| Option | 2 people | 4 people |
|---|---|---|
| Bus · Two marshrutkas, change at Tbilisi | ₹1,800 | ₹3,600 |
| Private car · Car with driver / taxi via the Gombori Pass, per vehicle | ₹9,920–₹18,790 | ₹9,920–₹18,790 |
Once you’re in Telavi
- Best time: May – June, September – October
- Typical stay: 2 days
- November: Mixed month: November is outside the recommended season (May – June, September – October). Nothing in our data flags November as a problem, but it isn't the season the place is best in.
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Plan Akhaltsikhe & Vardzia and Telavi
A day-by-day plan with this journey, the stays and the rest priced in.