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Kazbegi (Stepantsminda) to Akhaltsikhe & Vardzia by bus or road
About 307 km. The private car is fastest at 5.3 h; the bus is cheapest, from ₹1,080 per person.
Akhaltsikhe & Vardzia to Kazbegi (Stepantsminda)Fastest
Private car
Car with driver / taxi via the Jvari Pass, Ananuri, per vehicle
5.3 h door to door
Cheapest
Bus
Two marshrutkas, change at Tbilisi
from ₹1,080 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 | 7.8 h | ₹1,080per person | Daily | Rome2Rio ↗ |
| Private car | Car with driver / taxi via the Jvari Pass, Ananuri, per vehicle | 5.3 h | ₹10,310–₹19,480per car (up to 4) | Daily | Rome2Rio ↗ |
- Bus, Two marshrutkas, change at Tbilisi: No direct marshrutka: change at Tbilisi (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.
- Private car, Car with driver / taxi via the Jvari Pass, Ananuri, per vehicle: The Jvari Pass (2,379 m) can close for hours or days after winter snowstorms; check the road before you set out.
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 | ₹2,160 | ₹4,320 |
| Private car · Car with driver / taxi via the Jvari Pass, Ananuri, per vehicle | ₹10,310–₹19,480 | ₹10,310–₹19,480 |
Once you’re in Akhaltsikhe & Vardzia
- Best time: May – October
- Typical stay: 2 days
- November: Mixed month: November is outside the recommended season (May – 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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