Popular Airport | Kutaisi Intl. Airport |
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Popular Airlines | |
Approximate Flight Duration | 2 hour 40 min |
Approximate Travel Distance | 2200 Km |
Transportation to Airport from Tashkent City Center
Islam Karimov Tashkent Intl. Airport
There are a variety of transportation options available to get from the city center to Tashkent International Airport. These options include taxis, buses, transfer services, and rental cars. Tashkent International Airport also has large parking areas, so you can consider getting to the airport by driving your personal car as well.
Taxi
Taking a taxi to Tashkent International Airport is among the fastest options. Taxis are also a reliable method of transportation. You can call a taxi from many locations in the city and quickly get to Tashkent International Airport.
Bus
Using the public buses is a very economical way to get to Tashkent International Airport. Public buses are more affordable compared to taxis. The bus ride to the airport takes around 45 minutes.
Transfer Services
Taking advantage of the shuttle services offered to you by the hotel you are staying at, ensures a safe and quick ride to Tashkent International Airport. The hotel can arrange a chauffeured vehicle for you, which is a convenient transportation alternative.
Rental Car
Renting a car is another option to get to Tashkent International Airport. There are rental car companies located in the city center. You can rent a car in the city and enjoy the pleasant drive to the airport.
Airport Information
Tashkent International Airport, located 12 km from the city center, is the main international airport of Uzbekistan. The airport is the busiest airport in Central Asia. Tashkent International Airport has two terminals, one for domestic flights and one for international flights. The airport has large parking lots and the terminal buildings contain a variety of services.
Tashkent International Airport offers a lost and found, post office, ATMs, baby care rooms, rest areas, VIP lounges, and meeting rooms. The airport also features restaurants and bars that serve traditional and national dishes and a store where you can shop for various souvenirs, cosmetics, and more.
Transportation to Kutaisi City Center from Airport
Kutaisi Intl. Airport
There is the Rioni river at the entrance of Kutaisi, which is the second largest and most developed city of Georgia, and this river literally divides the city into two. Kutaisi is located in the Imerati Region in the western part of Georgia and its distance to the country’s capital, Tbilisi, is approximately 221 kilometers. The city’s population is around 201.000. Kutaisi’s urban transportation is mostly composed of buses, trolleys, taxis and mini-buses called marshrutka.
There is also a big train station in the city. But from this train station, daily express trains from Kutaisi to Georgia’s other major cities depart. As the area of the city is small, majority of the visitors walk or use taxis for transportation.
Kutaisi railway terminal is directly connected to Georgia’s capital city, Tbilisi. All of the trains leaving from this terminal are operated by Georgian Railways. You can travel to Tbilisi from Kutaisi in around 5.5 hours by taking the train #18, which departs from Kutaisi I station. There are also daily express trains.
The train starts its trip at 08.50 every morning and arrives at Tbilisi in 6 hours. This train also stops in Mtskheta, the former capital of Georgia. There are also regular bus trips from Didube bus station in Didube, where the metro station in Tbilisi is located at, to Kutaisi. Price for this bus trip is only 10 Lari.
In addition to the marshrutkas and buses, you may also consider using car rental services or taxis for transportation to city centre from the Kutaisi Airport.
Marshrutka
After arriving at the Kutaisi Airport, take the exit from the arrival terminal and proceed to the bus stops. As well as the buses, marshrutkas also depart to Kutiasi city centre or suburbans from the bus stops at the area in front of the terminal building. Marshrutka drivers may not accept paying with dollar or euro, so do not forget to stop by the exchange office in the airport just in case.
Marshrutkas leaving from Kutaisi Airport go directly to the Kutaisi bus station just behind McDonalds. Marshrutkas, which run in every 20 minutes, provide transportation services to the town of Samtredia from Kutaisi Airport for a fee of 2 Lari. There are also vehicles named ‘direct marshrutkas’, which have a fare of 5 Lari. These direct marshrutkas will take you to your destination as well.
There are direct marshrutkas running between Kutaisi Airport and Tbilisi, and fare is currently 20 Lari. Likewise, there are also marshrutkas going directly to Batumi, another major city of Georgia, for a fare of 18 Lari.
Bus
Bus service timetable are usually updated according to the flights' arrival times. You don’t need to worry if you forget to get Georgian currency, as it is possible to buy bus tickets with euro or dollar as well.
Taxi
Taxi is the most economical vehicle you can use for traveling to the city centre from Kutaisi Airport. Traveling to the city centre from the airport by taxi costs around 25 Lari, but you can drop the price to 20 Lari by bargaining with the taxi driver.
Rent a Car
The only thing that you need to do to go city centre from Kutaisi Airport by your rented car is to take the highway, which passes right by the airport, and follow the direction signs to the city. You can reach the city centre in around 20 minutes by your vehicle.
As well as you can find several rent a car services at the exit of Kutaisi Airport terminal, you can also make benefit of discounts by making an online reservation. People visiting Kutaisi often prefer renting a car as they usually include visiting other Georgian cities such as Tbilisi and Batumi in their travel plans.
