Classic route
Tbilisi–Batumi Intercity
Tbilisi → Batumi · Georgia
Swiss double-deckers roll from the capital through Stalin’s Gori and the Imereti vineyards to palm-lined Batumi. Georgia crossed in five hours.
Stations
- 0 kmTbilisi Central Station
- 229 kmKutaisi International Airport
- 298 kmUreki
- 322 kmKobuleti
- 341 kmBatumi-Central
The stations OpenStreetMap lists for this service, in order, with the distance along the line as drawn here. A train may skip some of them.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 14669013 — the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within under 25 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 6 m from it
- The operator publishes this line's timetable: Georgian Railway — a place to look it up, not a check of our drawing
- See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it
Questions and answers
How long is the Tbilisi–Batumi Intercity?
The Tbilisi–Batumi Intercity runs 378 km from Tbilisi to Batumi.
How long does the Tbilisi–Batumi Intercity take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 4 h 59 min for the 378 km. That is an average of 76 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 120 km/h.
Who runs the Tbilisi–Batumi Intercity?
Georgian Railway, with Stadler KISS double-decker.
How old is the Tbilisi–Batumi Intercity?
The line has been in service since 2016. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
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