The way west to Kutaisi or to Kutaisi Airport for a flight: 3-4 hours, buses from 24 GEL, departures roughly every hour
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Kutaisi is about 220 km west of Tbilisi, and a bus covers it in 3-4 hours. Buses start at 24 GEL. The search form above shows departures from several carriers on one page, with the fare before you pay, and takes cards from any country.
Buses and marshrutkas to western Georgia, Kutaisi included, leave from Didube bus station next to Didube metro station on the red line, about 8 km from Freedom Square. Inside the station, the Kutaisi services use the Nige and Okriba platforms. That is how 2026 travel guides describe it; the carrier and platform are on your ticket.
Some buses from Tbilisi go straight to Kutaisi Airport, so you do not need to change in the city. The road takes 3-4 hours and the Rikoti pass can add more in fog or heavy traffic; choose a bus that gets you to the airport with a margin before check-in closes.
If your bus finishes in the city, the airport shuttle runs from the centre around the clock, roughly every two hours, takes about 40 minutes and costs 5 GEL, paid by bank card only.
The road goes west past Gori, over the Rikoti pass between eastern and western Georgia, and through Zestafoni into Kutaisi. Buses stop for short breaks on the way.
There is no direct bus or flight from Yerevan to Kutaisi. The usual way is a bus or marshrutka from Yerevan to Tbilisi and a second one on to Kutaisi: about 8-10 hours in total, with the change in Tbilisi.
The Tbilisi - Batumi train stops at Kutaisi International Airport station, 1.8 km from the terminal, with a free shuttle to the airport. See our guide to trains in Georgia.
A car with driver picks you up at your address in Tbilisi and goes straight to your hotel in Kutaisi or to the airport; the price is for the whole car, and the driver takes cash. Check the price of a car from Tbilisi to Kutaisi (opens in a new tab) - from 244 GEL per car.
From 24 GEL. Marshrutka drivers take cash in lari (GEL, the Georgian currency); online, cards from any country work.
Didube, next to the metro station of the same name. The platform is on your ticket.
Yes, some buses finish at the airport. Allow for 3-4 hours on the road plus traffic on the Rikoti pass.
By the shuttle bus: around the clock, roughly every two hours, about 40 minutes, 5 GEL by card only.
Not a direct one. Change in Tbilisi; the whole trip takes about 8-10 hours.
The caves and canyons around Kutaisi are also on our day trips from Batumi, if your trip continues to the sea.