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Telavi to Tusheti (Omalo) by bus or road
About 102 km. The private car is fastest at 5 h; the bus is cheapest, from ₹2,880 per person.
Tusheti (Omalo) to TelaviFastest
Private car
4x4 with driver via the Abano Pass, per vehicle
5 h door to door
Cheapest
Bus
Shared 4x4 via Kvemo Alvani (per seat)
from ₹2,880 per person
Best value
Bus
Shared 4x4 via Kvemo Alvani (per seat)
cheapest at mid fares among options within 1.5× the fastest time (or 1 h more on a short ride)
Shared 4x4 via Kvemo Alvani (per seat) runs June – September only.
4x4 with driver via the Abano Pass, per vehicle runs June – September only.
Nothing else on this route is listed for the other months; check before you plan around it.
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 | Shared 4x4 via Kvemo Alvani (per seat) | 5.5 h | ₹2,880per person | June – September only | Rome2Rio ↗ |
| Private car | 4x4 with driver via the Abano Pass, per vehicle | 5 h | ₹14,460–₹23,880per car (up to 4) | June – September only | Rome2Rio ↗ |
- Bus, Shared 4x4 via Kvemo Alvani (per seat): Shared 4x4s leave Telavi and Kvemo Alvani in the morning in summer; book a seat through your Omalo guesthouse the day before. Open roughly June to early October.
- Private car, 4x4 with driver via the Abano Pass, per vehicle: The last 72 km from Kvemo Alvani to Omalo is an unpaved cliff-edge track over the Abano Pass (about 2,850 m): 4x4 with a local driver only, open roughly June to early October.
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 (or in season); 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 · Shared 4x4 via Kvemo Alvani (per seat) | ₹5,760 | ₹11,520 |
| Private car · 4x4 with driver via the Abano Pass, per vehicle | ₹14,460–₹23,880 | ₹14,460–₹23,880 |
Once you’re in Tusheti (Omalo)
- Best time: July – September
- Typical stay: 3 days
- November: Better avoided: The only road to Tusheti, over the Abano Pass, is closed by snow from about October to May; it usually opens in June and closes in early October (the exact dates move with the snow). Outside those months Tusheti is cut off except by an occasional helicopter.
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Plan Telavi and Tusheti (Omalo)
A day-by-day plan with this journey, the stays and the rest priced in.