Getting to town If you rent a car at the airport, the route is well signposted until you enter the city, after that signage is more rare. Follow by signs Rustaveli Av. or Freedom square if you want to reach the centre. If you get lost, ask a taxi driver if you can pay to follow him to your destination. Taxis are relatively cheap and it will be the quickest and least stressful option.
The cheapest way to get to the city centre is to take bus # 37 to Freedom square and Rustaveli Av. and back to the airport. The journey takes about 30 - 40 minutes. The bus stop is just in front of the arrival hall and they run every 20-30 minutes. Only coins are accepted and a single ticket costs 0.50 Lari. You can change notes into coins at the tourist information located in arrival hall. These buses operate from 07:00 until 22:00, which is not very helpful if you flight is one of the many that land during the night.
A new train station is located only two minutes walk from the terminal. The journey to the main train station, where you can transfer to the metro system, takes 35 minutes and costs 0.50 Lari, but the timetable is very poor. At the moment there are only two trains during the day, at 08:45 and 18:05. Taxis are just outside the arrival hall and are available 24 hours a day.
A taxi ride to the city centre shouldn’t be more than 20 - 25 Lari.
Kutaisi International Airport operates Wizz Air low cost flights from Poland and Ukraine, as well as flights from Moscow, Russia and Minsk, Belarus. The airport is located about 230 km from Tbilisi. The airport is very basic, there is a currency exchange window before the immigration control and an information centre to the right of the Arrivals hall exit. Next to the information there is a Mimino cafe, serving coffee, bear, drinks and simple snacks. On exiting, expect to be surrounded by dozens of drivers touting for buses to any destination around Georgia.
There is an official Georgian Bus transfer to Tbilisi, Kutaisi and Batumi - tickets can be found next to the information point. The bus costs 20 Lari (about 10EUR) and a journey takes about four hours. The bus arrives to Pushkin park next to Freedom Square. Buses run according to the flights schedule. Don’t be alarmed if you didn’t change money before immigration, you can pay for a ticket in US dollars or Euros.
