Trains
Trains in Georgia
Georgian Railway · tkt.ge and Georgian Railway generally take foreign Visa and Mastercard, but some cards are declined by the issuing bank. tkt.ge adds a small fee (about 39 GEL in total for Tbilisi–Batumi) and seat selection costs 1 GEL more. The night train to Yerevan is mostly bought at Tbilisi station.
Checked 3 November 2026Secondary sources only
What we could not confirm
- The main source could not be fetched (401) and tkt.ge returned 403, so the fare, card acceptance and the 10–20 day sales window are unverified.
- Whether Tbilisi–Yerevan tickets can now be bought online on railway.ge or rails.ge; sources conflict.
- Whether 12Go sells the Tbilisi–Yerevan train and whether Caucasus bookings earn referral commission.
- No affiliate programme for tkt.ge or railway.ge was found.
How to buy
- 1For Tbilisi–Batumi, search on tkt.ge. Sales are said to open 10 to 20 days ahead, and morning trains sell out 5 to 7 days before.
- 2Pay with a non-Iranian Visa or Mastercard. If it is declined, try another card or ask someone abroad to book.
- 3For the night train to Yerevan, go to Tbilisi station and buy there; online sale from the Georgian side is limited.
If you cannot pay yourself
Agencies such as 12Go and Georgia Intrend resell the Tbilisi–Yerevan train online at a markup (Georgia Intrend about $69, $79 or $99 by class, non-refundable). No agency was found for Tbilisi–Batumi.
Routes worth knowing
Tbilisi–Batumi (Stadler)
2nd class from about 35 GEL (about $13); about 39 GEL with the tkt.ge fee.
- about 10.5 h
Tbilisi–Yerevan (night train)
Roughly $35–45 in 3rd class and $45–60 in 2nd class at the station; mostly bought at the station.