Rustavi: 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.
Rustavi is a city of 128,249 people in Georgia (Kvemo Kartli), 345 m (1,132 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Tbilisi International Airport (TBS), 12 km (7 mi) from the centre.
Key facts
Daylight in Rustavi runs from about 9 h 13 min a day in late December to 15 h 15 min in late June (computed for 41.56° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Rustavi is served by one airport with scheduled flights. The closest large one is Tbilisi International Airport (TBS), 12 km (7 mi) from the centre, with a longest runway of 9,843 ft, which limits it to short and medium-haul aircraft.
Flights to Rustavi: every airport, routes and times
Buses to Rustavi · Driving and car hire
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Yerevan, 159 km (Armenia)
- Tbilisi, 19 km — tours
- Erzurum, 362 km (Turkey)
- Makhachkala, 260 km (Russia)
- Van, 367 km (Turkey)
- Ganja, 152 km (Azerbaijan)
- Vladikavkaz, 166 km (Russia)
- Grozny, 203 km (Russia)
- Nalchik, 242 km (Russia)
- Khūy, 335 km (Iran)
Twin towns and sister cities: Łódź, Ganja, Akmenė, Cauayan, Cherkasy, Gdynia, Ijevan, İnegöl, Ivano-Frankivsk, Kiruna Municipality, Krasnoyarsk, Panevėžys, Płock, Santiago.
Common questions
Which airport serves Rustavi?
Tbilisi International Airport (TBS), 12 km (7 mi) from the centre.
How big is Rustavi?
About 128,249 people live in Rustavi, across 60 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Rustavi in?
Asia/Tbilisi, currently UTC+4.
What currency is used in Rustavi?
The Lari (GEL). Traffic drives on the right.
Which cities are near Rustavi?
Yerevan (159 km), Tbilisi (19 km), Erzurum (362 km), Makhachkala (260 km), Van (367 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.