Georgia›From Akhaltsikhe & Vardzia›Tusheti (Omalo)
Akhaltsikhe & Vardzia to Tusheti (Omalo) by bus or road
About 397 km. The private car is fastest at 10.3 h; the bus is cheapest, from ₹3,780 per person.
Tusheti (Omalo) to Akhaltsikhe & VardziaFastest
Private car
4x4 with driver via the Abano Pass, the Gombori Pass, per vehicle
10.3 h door to door
Cheapest
Bus
Three marshrutkas, change at Telavi and Tbilisi
from ₹3,780 per person
Best value
Bus
Three marshrutkas, change at Telavi and Tbilisi
cheapest at mid fares among options within 1.5× the fastest time (or 1 h more on a short ride)
Three marshrutkas, change at Telavi and Tbilisi runs June – September only.
4x4 with driver via the Abano Pass, the Gombori Pass, per vehicle runs June – September only.
Nothing else on this route is listed for the other months; check before you plan around it.
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 | Three marshrutkas, change at Telavi and Tbilisi | 13.8 h | ₹3,780per person | June – September only | Rome2Rio ↗ |
| Private car | 4x4 with driver via the Abano Pass, the Gombori Pass, per vehicle | 10.3 h | ₹24,020–₹40,870per car (up to 4) | June – September only | 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 (or in season); 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 · Three marshrutkas, change at Telavi and Tbilisi | ₹7,560 | ₹15,120 |
| Private car · 4x4 with driver via the Abano Pass, the Gombori Pass, per vehicle | ₹24,020–₹40,870 | ₹24,020–₹40,870 |
Once you’re in Tusheti (Omalo)
- Best time: July – September
- Typical stay: 3 days
- November: Better avoided: The only road to Tusheti, over the Abano Pass, is closed by snow from about October to May; it usually opens in June and closes in early October (the exact dates move with the snow). Outside those months Tusheti is cut off except by an occasional helicopter.
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Plan Akhaltsikhe & Vardzia and Tusheti (Omalo)
A day-by-day plan with this journey, the stays and the rest priced in.