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Mestia (Svaneti) to Tbilisi by train, flight, bus or road
About 485 km. The flight is fastest at 3 h; the bus is cheapest, from ₹1,620 per person.
Tbilisi to Mestia (Svaneti)Fastest
Flight
Vanilla Sky Natakhtari–Mestia (weather permitting)
3 h door to door
Cheapest
Bus
Marshrutka (early morning departures)
from ₹1,620 per person
Best value
Flight
Vanilla Sky Natakhtari–Mestia (weather permitting)
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 (early morning departures) | 9 h | ₹1,620per person | Daily | Rome2Rio ↗ |
| Train | Night train Tbilisi–Zugdidi + marshrutka Zugdidi–Mestia (3.5 h) | 12.5 hovernight | ₹1,620–₹2,700per person | Daily | Rome2Rio ↗ |
| Private car | Car with driver / taxi via the Rikoti Pass, the Enguri gorge, per vehicle | 8.8 h | ₹16,070–₹29,740per car (up to 4) | Daily | Rome2Rio ↗ |
| Flight | Vanilla Sky Natakhtari–Mestia (weather permitting) | 3 h | ₹3,780–₹5,040per person | A few a week | flight search ↗ |
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 (early morning departures) | ₹3,240 | ₹6,480 |
| Train · Night train Tbilisi–Zugdidi + marshrutka Zugdidi–Mestia (3.5 h) | ₹3,240–₹5,400 | ₹6,480–₹10,800 |
| Private car · Car with driver / taxi via the Rikoti Pass, the Enguri gorge, per vehicle | ₹16,070–₹29,740 | ₹16,070–₹29,740 |
| Flight · Vanilla Sky Natakhtari–Mestia (weather permitting) | ₹7,560–₹10,080 | ₹15,120–₹20,160 |
Once you’re in Tbilisi
- Best time: April – June, September – October
- Typical stay: 3 days
- November: Mixed month: November is outside the recommended season (April – 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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