Batumi: how to get there and around
Airports, stations, ports, where the hotels are and what the numbers say, from public data rather than a brochure.
Batumi is a city of 186,949 people in Georgia (Adjara), 8 m (26 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Alexander Kartveli Batumi International Airport (BUS), 4 km (2 mi) from the centre. It has 1 railway station on record, including Makhinjauri railway station. It is a port city: Port of Batumi.
Key facts
Daylight in Batumi runs from about 9 h 13 min a day in late December to 15 h 15 min in late June (computed for 41.64° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Batumi is served by 3 airports with scheduled flights within 100 km. The closest large one is Alexander Kartveli Batumi International Airport (BUS), 4 km (2 mi) from the centre, with a longest runway of 8,202 ft, which limits it to short and medium-haul aircraft. The alternatives are David the Builder Kutaisi International Airport (KUT, 93 km), Rize–Artvin Airport (RZV, 83 km).
Flights to Batumi: every airport, routes and times
By rail: stations on record include Makhinjauri railway station. Trains to Batumi
Buses to Batumi · Driving and car hire · Ferries
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Yerevan, 292 km (Armenia)
- Tbilisi, 266 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Erzurum, 195 km (Turkey)
- Van, 380 km (Turkey)
- Elazığ, 388 km (Turkey)
- Stavropol, 378 km (Russia)
- Sochi, 268 km (Russia)
- Vladikavkaz, 294 km (Russia)
- Grozny, 381 km (Russia)
- Trabzon, 174 km (Turkey)
Twin towns and sister cities: Bari, San Sebastián, Savannah, Piraeus, Kislovodsk, Trabzon, Vanadzor, Volos, Yalta, Burgas, Marbella, Kuşadası, Verona, Ordu.
Common questions
Which airport serves Batumi?
Alexander Kartveli Batumi International Airport (BUS), 4 km (2 mi) from the centre, plus 2 other airports with scheduled flights within 100 km.
How big is Batumi?
About 186,949 people live in Batumi, across 65 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Batumi in?
Asia/Tbilisi, currently UTC+4.
What currency is used in Batumi?
The Lari (GEL). Traffic drives on the right.
Which cities are near Batumi?
Yerevan (292 km), Tbilisi (266 km), Erzurum (195 km), Van (380 km), Elazığ (388 km).
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 13 September 2026. Hotel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.