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Borjomi to Bakuriani by train, bus or road
About 30 km. The private car is fastest at 45 min; the train is cheapest, from ₹70 per person.
Bakuriani to BorjomiFastest
Private car
Car with driver / taxi, per vehicle
45 min door to door
Cheapest
Train
Kukushka narrow-gauge train Borjomi–Bakuriani
from ₹70 per person
Best value
Bus
Marshrutka
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 | Marshrutka | 1 h | ₹140per person | Daily | Rome2Rio ↗ |
| Train | Kukushka narrow-gauge train Borjomi–Bakuriani | 2.5 h | ₹70per person | Daily | Rome2Rio ↗ |
| Private car | Car with driver / taxi, per vehicle | 45 min | ₹1,330–₹3,530per car (up to 4) | Daily | Rome2Rio ↗ |
- Bus, Marshrutka: Marshrutkas leave when full, pay the driver in cash (lari); the last ones go mid-afternoon on long routes.
- Train, Kukushka narrow-gauge train Borjomi–Bakuriani: The century-old narrow-gauge line climbs through forest over the Tsemi viaduct, twice a day. A ride for the view, not for speed.
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 · Marshrutka | ₹280 | ₹560 |
| Train · Kukushka narrow-gauge train Borjomi–Bakuriani | ₹140 | ₹280 |
| Private car · Car with driver / taxi, per vehicle | ₹1,330–₹3,530 | ₹1,330–₹3,530 |
Once you’re in Bakuriani
- Best time: December – March (ski), July – August
- Typical stay: 2 days
- November: Mixed month: November is outside the recommended season (December – March (ski), July – August). 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 Borjomi and Bakuriani
A day-by-day plan with this journey, the stays and the rest priced in.