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Mtskheta to Mestia (Svaneti) by flight, bus or road
About 460 km. The flight is fastest at 2.5 h; the bus is cheapest, from ₹1,730 per person.
Mestia (Svaneti) to MtskhetaFastest
Flight
Vanilla Sky Natakhtari–Mestia (weather permitting)
2.5 h door to door
Cheapest
Bus
Two marshrutkas, change at Tbilisi
from ₹1,730 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 | Two marshrutkas, change at Tbilisi | 10.8 h | ₹1,730per person | Daily | Rome2Rio ↗ |
| Private car | Car with driver / taxi via the Rikoti Pass, the Enguri gorge, per vehicle | 8.3 h | ₹15,260–₹28,300per car (up to 4) | Daily | Rome2Rio ↗ |
| Flight | Vanilla Sky Natakhtari–Mestia (weather permitting) | 2.5 h | ₹3,420–₹4,320per person | A few a week | flight search ↗ |
- 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.
- Flight, Vanilla Sky Natakhtari–Mestia (weather permitting): Vanilla Sky's small planes (about 15 seats) fly from Natakhtari airfield, north of Mtskheta, a few times a week; tight baggage limits, and flights are cancelled in cloud or snow, so keep the road as the backup and a spare day before an international flight. Check the schedule with the airline.
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 | ₹3,460 | ₹6,920 |
| Private car · Car with driver / taxi via the Rikoti Pass, the Enguri gorge, per vehicle | ₹15,260–₹28,300 | ₹15,260–₹28,300 |
| Flight · Vanilla Sky Natakhtari–Mestia (weather permitting) | ₹6,840–₹8,640 | ₹13,680–₹17,280 |
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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