Istanbul to Kutaisi runs about 4 times a day, with the first departure around 06:03 and the last around 14:16. One passenger pays €99.26, every fee included. The fastest door to door is 5h 5m over 1,184 km, on services run by 1 operator across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
Every operator we hold on this corridor starts at €99.26, so there is no spread to show.
Typical fares · Priced for 7 October 2026
€99.26
- 192%Moves across the booking window
When it runs, leaving Istanbul
No operator has filed a timetable for this direction yet, so the first and last departure below follow the pattern of the corridor. Read them as the shape of the service day rather than as times to turn up for.
- 06:03First departure
- 14:16Last departure
- 4Services per day
- 50%Run direct
Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €236.73Sat19
- about €253.25Sun20
- about €160.03Mon21
- about €179.50Tue22
- about €180.68Wed23
- about €219.62Thu24
- about €157.08Fri25
- about €164.75Sat26
- about €147.64Sun27
- about €126.40Mon28
- about €131.12Tue29
- about €134.66Wed30
- about €177.73Thu1
- about €140.56Fri2
- about €128.17Sat3
- about €138.20Sun4
- about €118.14Mon5
- about €115.78Tue6
- about €99.26Wed7
- about €131.12Thu8
- about €147.05Fri9
Based on what this route has cost recently. The operator sets the price on the day, and the live fare is confirmed when you book.
The flight gets you into Kutaisi. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.
A room in Kutaisi for the night the flight gets in
Sort by distance from Kutaisi-2 and you can see which places are ten minutes on foot and which are not.
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When to book Istanbul to Kutaisi
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €141.1590 days
- €80.9760 days
- €90.4145 days
- €102.8030 days
- €147.0521 days
- €140.5614 days
- €157.087 days
- €160.033 days
- €236.731 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €80.97.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 192 percent. The dearest point is €236.73, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 60 days ahead. You are inside that window.
This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Istanbul to Kutaisi and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
1 hours ahead on arrival. The clock moves even though you do not.
The shape of it
1,184 km
1,149 km as the crow flies, 3% further by the route services take. The bearing runs east.
Who lives at each end
15,701,602 → 135,201
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
How we know
0/1
1 of these connections were inferred from service-area overlap rather than observed in a timetable. We would rather say so.
The route
What the journey looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 50% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 50% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 1,184 km against 1,149 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Tbilisi, Batumi. The gap between arriving and leaving is 56 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 17 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
Who runs this route
The flight gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Left luggage near Kutaisi-2
Most of the points near Kutaisi-2 open before the first train and shut after the last one.
Check Kutaisi on StasherOr try Bounce
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Questions about Istanbul to Kutaisi
The questions people actually ask about this journey, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Istanbul to Kutaisi?
The fastest journey from Istanbul to Kutaisi takes 5h 5m door to door, of which 1h 58m is spent moving, on the flight. Most services take around 5h 13m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Istanbul to Kutaisi?
The cheapest fare from Istanbul to Kutaisi is €99.26, as of 18 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €154.43. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Kutaisi?
The cheapest way from Istanbul to Kutaisi is by flight, at €99.26 for one passenger on 7 October 2026. That journey takes 5h 8m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Istanbul to Kutaisi?
Fares from Istanbul to Kutaisi bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €80.97. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 192 percent, measured on 18 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Istanbul to Kutaisi?
Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Istanbul to Kutaisi, at €126.40. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of 18 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Istanbul to Kutaisi?
February is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Istanbul to Kutaisi, at €78.61 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs services from Istanbul to Kutaisi?
No operator record names Istanbul to Kutaisi directly. Pegasus Airlines publish service areas covering both ends and may serve it, so we list them as possible operators rather than confirmed ones.
Is there a direct service from Istanbul to Kutaisi?
50 percent of the services we sell from Istanbul to Kutaisi are direct. The rest connect at Tbilisi, Batumi, with about 56 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
Which station or terminal do services from Istanbul to Kutaisi use?
Services from Istanbul to Kutaisi by flight leave from Istanbul IST and arrive at Kutaisi KUT. Allow about 3h 10m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Istanbul to Kutaisi?
0 of the 1 operators we sell from Istanbul to Kutaisi allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Derived from service area No carrier record names this exact pair. The operators listed publish a service area covering both places at a distance their mode plausibly carries people, which is evidence that the corridor is served and not evidence of a specific service. Pages state which, because presenting the two as the same thing would be dishonest.
Where no operator publishes a fare for a corridor, the price here is our own estimate, worked out from the real distance and the real operator through a fare curve that follows lead time, day of the week and season. It tells you roughly what the journey costs. It is not a seat anyone has agreed to sell, and the payment step will not take it.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Istanbul to Kutaisi on 18 September 2026: 1184 km of route against 1149 km in a straight line, 4 services a day, 1 operator a cheapest fare of €99.26, and 5h 5m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
The flight is the simple part. What you do once you are in Kutaisi is somebody else's catalogue.
Day trips out of Kutaisi and across Georgia
Day trips that leave Kutaisi in the morning and cover a good part of Georgia by evening.
See Kutaisi on GetYourGuideOr browse Viator
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The two ends, compared
Istanbul reaches 343 places in 119 countries on services we hold, over distances from 19 to 11,424 km. Kutaisi reaches 39 places in 21 countries, from 73 to 3,831 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Istanbul
- 343Places you can leave for
- 119Countries
- 105Operators
Arriving in Kutaisi
Leaving Kutaisi
- 39Places you can leave for
- 21Countries
- 8Operators