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Mestia (Svaneti) to Akhaltsikhe & Vardzia by bus or road
About 445 km. The private car is fastest at 8.5 h; the bus is cheapest, from ₹1,800 per person.
Akhaltsikhe & Vardzia to Mestia (Svaneti)Fastest
Private car
Car with driver / taxi via the Rikoti Pass, the Enguri gorge, per vehicle
8.5 h door to door
Cheapest
Bus
Two marshrutkas, change at Kutaisi
from ₹1,800 per person
Best value
Bus
Two marshrutkas, change at 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 | Two marshrutkas, change at Kutaisi | 10.5 h | ₹1,800per person | Daily | Rome2Rio ↗ |
| Private car | Car with driver / taxi via the Rikoti Pass, the Enguri gorge, per vehicle | 8.5 h | ₹14,780–₹27,430per car (up to 4) | Daily | 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; 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 Kutaisi | ₹3,600 | ₹7,200 |
| Private car · Car with driver / taxi via the Rikoti Pass, the Enguri gorge, per vehicle | ₹14,780–₹27,430 | ₹14,780–₹27,430 |
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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Plan Mestia (Svaneti) and Akhaltsikhe & Vardzia
A day-by-day plan with this journey, the stays and the rest priced in.