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Kazbegi (Stepantsminda) to Mestia (Svaneti) by bus or road
About 592 km. The private car is fastest at 10.8 h; the bus is cheapest, from ₹2,160 per person.
Mestia (Svaneti) to Kazbegi (Stepantsminda)Fastest
Private car
Car with driver via the Jvari Pass, Ananuri, the Rikoti Pass, the Enguri gorge, per vehicle: two days' drive, night at Kutaisi
10.8 h door to door
Cheapest
Bus
Two marshrutkas, change at Tbilisi
from ₹2,160 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 | 13 h | ₹2,160per person | Daily | Rome2Rio ↗ |
| Private car | Car with driver via the Jvari Pass, Ananuri, the Rikoti Pass, the Enguri gorge, per vehicle: two days' drive, night at Kutaisi | 10.8 h | ₹19,540–₹35,900per 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 via the Jvari Pass, Ananuri, the Rikoti Pass, the Enguri gorge, per vehicle: two days' drive, night at Kutaisi: About 11 hours of driving: break it with a night at Kutaisi, or add that place to the trip. 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 | ₹4,320 | ₹8,640 |
| Private car · Car with driver via the Jvari Pass, Ananuri, the Rikoti Pass, the Enguri gorge, per vehicle: two days' drive, night at Kutaisi | ₹19,540–₹35,900 | ₹19,540–₹35,900 |
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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