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Bakuriani to Mestia (Svaneti) by bus or road
About 425 km. The private car is fastest at 8.3 h; the bus is cheapest, from ₹1,840 per person.
Mestia (Svaneti) to BakurianiFastest
Private car
Car with driver / taxi via the Rikoti Pass, the Enguri gorge, per vehicle
8.3 h door to door
Cheapest
Bus
Three marshrutkas, change at Borjomi and Kutaisi
from ₹1,840 per person
Best value
Bus
Three marshrutkas, change at Borjomi and Kutaisi
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 | Three marshrutkas, change at Borjomi and Kutaisi | 11.8 h | ₹1,840per person | Daily | Rome2Rio ↗ |
| Private car | Car with driver / taxi via the Rikoti Pass, the Enguri gorge, per vehicle | 8.3 h | ₹14,130–₹26,280per car (up to 4) | Daily | Rome2Rio ↗ |
- Bus, Three marshrutkas, change at Borjomi and Kutaisi: No direct marshrutka: change at Borjomi and Kutaisi (allow an hour for each change; in Tbilisi often a taxi between stations). Marshrutkas leave when full, pay the driver in cash (lari); the last ones go mid-afternoon on long routes.
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 · Three marshrutkas, change at Borjomi and Kutaisi | ₹3,680 | ₹7,360 |
| Private car · Car with driver / taxi via the Rikoti Pass, the Enguri gorge, per vehicle | ₹14,130–₹26,280 | ₹14,130–₹26,280 |
Once you’re in Mestia (Svaneti)
- Best time: June – September
- Typical stay: 3 days
- November: Mixed month: November is outside the recommended season (June – September). 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 Bakuriani and Mestia (Svaneti)
A day-by-day plan with this journey, the stays and the rest priced in.