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Tusheti (Omalo) to Borjomi by bus or road
About 347 km. The private car is fastest at 9.3 h; the bus is cheapest, from ₹3,670 per person.
Borjomi to Tusheti (Omalo)Fastest
Private car
4x4 with driver via the Abano Pass, the Gombori Pass, per vehicle
9.3 h door to door
Cheapest
Bus
Three marshrutkas, change at Telavi and Tbilisi
from ₹3,670 per person
Best value
Bus
Three marshrutkas, change at Telavi and Tbilisi
cheapest at mid fares among options within 1.5× the fastest time (or 1 h more on a short ride)
Three marshrutkas, change at Telavi and Tbilisi runs June – September only.
4x4 with driver via the Abano Pass, the Gombori 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 | Three marshrutkas, change at Telavi and Tbilisi | 12.8 h | ₹3,670per person | June – September only | Rome2Rio ↗ |
| Private car | 4x4 with driver via the Abano Pass, the Gombori Pass, per vehicle | 9.3 h | ₹22,400–₹37,990per car (up to 4) | June – September only | Rome2Rio ↗ |
- Bus, Three marshrutkas, change at Telavi and Tbilisi: No direct marshrutka: change at Telavi and 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.
- Private car, 4x4 with driver via the Abano Pass, the Gombori 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 · Three marshrutkas, change at Telavi and Tbilisi | ₹7,340 | ₹14,680 |
| Private car · 4x4 with driver via the Abano Pass, the Gombori Pass, per vehicle | ₹22,400–₹37,990 | ₹22,400–₹37,990 |
Once you’re in Borjomi
- Best time: May – October
- Typical stay: 2 days
- November: Mixed month: November is outside the recommended season (May – 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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