Kutaisi Airport arrival helper

1. 1. Coach to Tbilisi, timed to your flight

   Our pick

   30 GEL each, about $12: 60 GEL for 2 people

   Leaves about 03:10 to 03:40, in Tbilisi about 06:40 to 07:40

   Three operators wait in the car park outside arrivals, all at 30 GEL, and the bus is attached to your flight: it leaves when that flight's passengers are on board and waits if the flight is late. Full-size coaches with a luggage hold, USB sockets and one rest stop.

   1. Pick the operator by where it ends: Georgian Bus at Station Square, next to the metro, for most hotels; OmniBus at the Okriba yard by Didube metro, then Ortachala; Metro Georgia at Ortachala, which has no metro.
   2. Book with your flight number on georgianbus.com, omnibusexpress.ge or tkt.ge, or metrogeorgia.ge; or buy at the desks in arrivals or, on Georgian Bus, on board.
   3. Walk out of arrivals into the car park: each coach has its company name on it and an English-speaking member of staff. Big bags go in the hold free.

2. 2. Pre-booked GoTrip driver to Tbilisi

   Also good

   290 GEL for the car, about $111, 145 GEL each

   Driver waiting in arrivals, then 3 h 34 min for 253 km

   Fixed price per car, the driver tracks the flight and waits in the hall with your name, and you pay in cash at the end. For 2 people with 2 suitcases the cheapest listing on 1 October 2026 was a Ford Fusion.

   1. Book on gotrip.ge at least a day ahead with your flight number and the address at the other end.
   2. Take lari from the Bank of Georgia or TBC machines on the right as you leave baggage reclaim (3 and 5 GEL fees in August 2026); the driver is paid in cash.
   3. The driver waits in the arrivals hall with your name. No deposit, no charge for a late flight.

   See the cars on GoTrip

3. 3. Train from the airport station, the 09:27 to Tbilisi

   Long wait

   34 GEL second class, 72 first: 68 GEL for 2 people in second

   09:27 to 12:00, train 803, fast double-decker; a wait of about 5 h 27 min after the doors

   The next train is 5 h 27 min away, so this is not your train. Six trains a day call at the airport station for Tbilisi (09:27, 09:41, 12:18 on some dates, 18:17, 19:57 on most dates and 20:16); none is timed to a flight.

Before you fly

• Install Bolt and verify your phone number at home: most travel eSIMs are data only, so registering after landing can fail.
• Have your travel insurance on your phone for passport control; it has been required for entry since 1 January 2026.
• Book the coach with your flight number, not a departure time; the bus is attached to the flight.

Good to know

• Out of the doors about 03:10 to 03:40: our estimate of 30 to 60 minutes for passport control, bags and the walk out. The coaches plan on the same window.
• Landing after midnight and would rather sleep than reach a Tbilisi bus station at dawn? That is the one case where the 290 GEL driver earns its price for a couple.
• Bank of Georgia and TBC machines are on the right as you leave baggage reclaim; a Smart supermarket, a coffee shop and a 24-hour lounge ($35 at the door) are the places to wait.