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Mestia (Svaneti) to Sighnaghi by bus or road

About 595 km. The private car is fastest at 10.5 h; the bus is cheapest, from ₹1,940 per person.

Sighnaghi to Mestia (Svaneti)

Fastest

Private car

Car with driver via the Rikoti Pass, the Enguri gorge, per vehicle: two days' drive, night at Kutaisi

10.5 h door to door

Cheapest

Bus

Two marshrutkas, change at Tbilisi

from ₹1,940 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.

ModeServiceTimeFareRunsBook
BusTwo marshrutkas, change at Tbilisi12 h₹1,940per personDailyRome2Rio ↗
Private carCar with driver via the Rikoti Pass, the Enguri gorge, per vehicle: two days' drive, night at Kutaisi10.5 h₹19,640–₹36,070per car (up to 4)DailyRome2Rio ↗

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.

Option2 people4 people
Bus · Two marshrutkas, change at Tbilisi₹3,880₹7,760
Private car · Car with driver via the Rikoti Pass, the Enguri gorge, per vehicle: two days' drive, night at Kutaisi₹19,640–₹36,070₹19,640–₹36,070

Once you’re in Sighnaghi

  • Best time: May – June, September – October
  • Typical stay: 2 days
  • November: Mixed month: November is outside the recommended season (May – June, September – 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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