Fastest€31.69
- Հարավկովկասյան երկաթուղի / სს "საქართველოს რკინიგზა" S-803706:151h 53m08:08Batumi railway stationTbilisi railway station
Door to door 2h 37mCO2 8.8 kgChanges 0Refundable
Batumi to Tbilisi train
Trains from Batumi to Tbilisi start at €36.64 and take 2h 37m at their fastest.
The Trains from Batumi to Tbilisi starts at €36.64 and takes 2h 37m door to door, run by 2 operators over 266 km, with around 6 departures a day. Fares bottom out about 45 days before departure.
- 2h 37mDoor to door
- 1h 53mMoving
- €36.64From
- 8.8 kgCO2
The cheapest and the fastest on September 29, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Rail operators
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From |
|---|---|
| სს "საქართველოს რკინიგზა" | €33.34 |
| Հարավկովկասյան երկաթուղի / სს "საქართველოს რკინიგზა" | €31.14 |
Tbilisi is big enough that where you sleep decides what the days look like. We sell the seat, not the room.
Rooms within reach of Tbilisi railway station
Hotels and apartments near downtown, most of them with free cancellation, on a map that shows what is walkable.
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When to book Batumi to Tbilisi
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €17.7890 days
- €13.9360 days
- €12.8345 days
- €12.8330 days
- €19.4321 days
- €24.9314 days
- €25.487 days
- €28.233 days
- €41.981 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €12.83.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 227 percent. The most expensive point is €41.98, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 45 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €19.43Sun
- €17.78Mon
- €19.43Tue
- €17.78Wed
- €23.28Thu
- €26.58Fri
- €24.93Sat
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Batumi
Rail
- Batumi railway station
- Chakvi
- Makhinjauri railway station
Tbilisi
Rail
- Tbilisi railway station
- Tbilisi Airport railway station
- Avchala
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 56% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 44% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 266 km against 266 km in a straight line, a detour of 1 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Kutaisi, Poti, Gori, Gyumri. The gap between arriving and leaving is 54 minutes, of which about 5 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. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is ours to fix and you are rebooked at no charge.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Batumi at 06:15 and the last at 07:30, across 6 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Trains against the other ways to make this journey
The same corridor, door to door, with every mode that runs it.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 2h 37m | 1h 53m | 44m | €36.64 | 8.8 kg | 6 |
| Flight | 3h 56m | 46m | 3h 10m | €42.03 | 67.4 kg | 2 |
| Coach | 4h 21m | 3h 37m | 44m | €16.68 | 7.2 kg | 1 |
Questions about Batumi to Tbilisi
The questions people actually ask about this trip, 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 the Train from Batumi to Tbilisi take?
The Train from Batumi to Tbilisi takes 2h 37m door to door, of which 1h 53m is spent moving. The route runs 266 km. The difference between the two times is reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end, which every time on this page includes.
How much does the Train from Batumi to Tbilisi cost?
The Train from Batumi to Tbilisi starts at €36.64 for one passenger, checked on September 12, 2026. A typical fare is €40.22. Both are the total including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so the price here is the price at checkout.
Who runs the Train from Batumi to Tbilisi?
2 operators run the Train from Batumi to Tbilisi: სს "საქართველოს რკინიგზა", Հարավկովկասյան երկաթուղի / სს "საქართველოს რკინიგზა". Between them they file around 6 departures a day. The operator table on this page compares them on fare, journey time, cruising speed, fare conditions and what is provided on board.
Which terminal does the Train from Batumi to Tbilisi use?
The Train from Batumi to Tbilisi leaves from Batumi railway station and arrives at Tbilisi railway station. Allow about 44m for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one. That time is already inside every door to door figure quoted on this page.
Is the Train the best way from Batumi to Tbilisi?
Traveling from Batumi to Tbilisi by Coach costs €16.68 and takes 4h 21m door to door, against 2h 37m by Train. Which is better depends on whether the money or the hours matter more on this trip. The comparison table on this page shows every mode side by side.
When should I book the Train from Batumi to Tbilisi?
Fares for the Train from Batumi to Tbilisi bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €12.83. The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time across the window is 227 percent, measured on September 12, 2026. Booking inside the final week has consistently cost more.
How much CO2 does the Train from Batumi to Tbilisi produce?
The Train from Batumi to Tbilisi produces about 8.8 kg of CO2 per passenger over 266 km, which works out at roughly 33 grams per passenger kilometer. That figure is for the whole journey and for one traveler, not for the vehicle.
What is provided on board the Train from Batumi to Tbilisi?
Operators on the Train from Batumi to Tbilisi publish Power outlets, Wi-Fi. That is what 2 carriers on this corridor state about their own fleets, across a journey of 2h 37m door to door. Where a carrier publishes nothing, this page lists nothing for it.
Where these numbers come from
Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Batumi to Tbilisi on September 12, 2026: 266 km of route against 266 km in a straight line, 6 services a day, 2 operators, a cheapest fare of €36.64, and 2h 37m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
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