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Tbilisi to Kutaisi by train, bus or road
About 240 km. The private car is fastest at 3.8 h; the train is cheapest, from ₹360 per person.
Kutaisi to TbilisiFastest
Private car
Car with driver / taxi via the Rikoti Pass, per vehicle
3.8 h door to door
Cheapest
Train
Day train Tbilisi–Kutaisi I (2nd / 1st class)
from ₹360 per person
Best value
Train
Day train Tbilisi–Kutaisi I (2nd / 1st class)
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 (Didube station in Tbilisi) | 4 h | ₹650per person | Daily | Rome2Rio ↗ |
| Train | Day train Tbilisi–Kutaisi I (2nd / 1st class) | 5.5 h | ₹360–₹720per person | Daily | Rome2Rio ↗ |
| Private car | Car with driver / taxi via the Rikoti Pass, per vehicle | 3.8 h | ₹8,140–₹15,620per car (up to 4) | Daily | Rome2Rio ↗ |
- Bus, Marshrutka (Didube station in Tbilisi): Marshrutkas leave when full, pay the driver in cash (lari); the last ones go mid-afternoon on long routes.
- Train, Day train Tbilisi–Kutaisi I (2nd / 1st class): About once a day and slower than the marshrutka. Georgian Railways (railway.ge): buy online or at the station with your passport; summer and weekend seats sell out days ahead.
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 (Didube station in Tbilisi) | ₹1,300 | ₹2,600 |
| Train · Day train Tbilisi–Kutaisi I (2nd / 1st class) | ₹720–₹1,440 | ₹1,440–₹2,880 |
| Private car · Car with driver / taxi via the Rikoti Pass, per vehicle | ₹8,140–₹15,620 | ₹8,140–₹15,620 |
Once you’re in Kutaisi
- Best time: April – June, September – October
- Typical stay: 2 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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