Tbilisi: 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.
Tbilisi is the capital of Georgia, 433 m (1,421 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Tbilisi International Airport (TBS), 10 km (6 mi) from the centre. It has 1 railway station on record, including Tbilisi Central Station. Our booking partner lists 585 places to stay.
Key facts
Daylight in Tbilisi runs from about 9 h 12 min a day in late December to 15 h 16 min in late June (computed for 41.69° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Tbilisi is served by one airport with scheduled flights. The closest large one is Tbilisi International Airport (TBS), 10 km (6 mi) from the centre, with a longest runway of 9,843 ft, which limits it to short and medium-haul aircraft.
Flights to Tbilisi: every airport, routes and times
By rail: stations on record include Tbilisi Central Station. Trains to Tbilisi
Buses to Tbilisi · Driving and car hire
Where to stay
Our booking partner lists 585 places to stay in Tbilisi. Of the 566 with a star rating, the largest group is 3-star (348), and 3 are five-star. Guests have left 1,984 reviews in total.
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Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Yerevan, 170 km (Armenia)
- Erzurum, 359 km (Turkey)
- Makhachkala, 262 km (Russia)
- Van, 376 km (Turkey)
- Ganja, 170 km (Azerbaijan)
- Vladikavkaz, 151 km (Russia)
- Grozny, 193 km (Russia)
- Nalchik, 224 km (Russia)
- Khūy, 349 km (Iran)
- Batumi, 266 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
Twin towns and sister cities: Saarbrücken, Nantes, Ljubljana, Innsbruck, Palermo, Bristol, Bilbao, Kyiv, Astana, Istanbul, Yerevan, Atlanta, Vilnius, Chișinău.
Common questions
Which airport serves Tbilisi?
Tbilisi International Airport (TBS), 10 km (6 mi) from the centre.
How big is Tbilisi?
About 1 million people live in Tbilisi, across 720 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Tbilisi in?
Asia/Tbilisi, currently UTC+4.
What currency is used in Tbilisi?
The Lari (GEL). Traffic drives on the right.
How many hotels are there in Tbilisi?
Our booking partner lists 585 places to stay in Tbilisi, bookable on this site.
Which cities are near Tbilisi?
Yerevan (170 km), Erzurum (359 km), Makhachkala (262 km), Van (376 km), Ganja (170 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.