Batumi and Adjara Marshrutkas: Fares, Routes and Where to Board

Information checked on 22 October 2026.

• Municipal city transport costs GEL 0.70. Resolution No. 9 applies to M3-category buses; Batumi City Hall separately announced the same fare for municipal minibuses. This is not the fare for every suburban or private marshrutka: check the price for routes in the 400-446 series and other journeys individually.
• Check the payment method and operating hours of your municipal minibus before travelling. The operator’s list published on 6 September 2024 described contactless payment and municipal stops; it does not confirm today’s timetable.
• For private marshrutkas around Adjara, agree the fare and payment method before boarding. The undated GoBatumi guide includes old prices and cannot be used as a current fare list.
• For Gonio, check minibus No. 20 from Tbilisi Square. This service appears in the list of 6 September 2024. Confirm that it is running on your travel date.
• For Chakvi and Mtirala, the official national parks website suggests marshrutka No. 40 and bus No. 13 from the Batumi shopping centre, known as Khopa market, on Aghmashenebeli Street. Check the current departure point before travelling.
• For the airport, take bus No. 10 from the city centre; the journey takes about 20 minutes.
• For mountain destinations in Adjara, including Keda and Khulo, marshrutkas leave from bus stations. Check the timetable locally on the day.

Sources: Resolution No. 9: M3 buses; City Hall: minibus fare announcement; List of 06.09.2024; Getting to Mtirala; Airport: bus. Confirm the arrangements for your travel date.

Planning other journeys

If you are arriving from another city, start with our guide to travelling from Tbilisi to Batumi by marshrutka. Our article on Batumi’s bus stations explains where to change services.

For exploring the city, see our Batumi guide and article on scooters. Use our Mtirala guide to plan a trip to the park.

Sources: Getting to Mtirala. Confirm the arrangements for your travel date.

Sources: No. 9, published on 03.02.2026; Announcement of 30.01.2026; Fare collection from 04.02.2026, as reported by Batumelebi; Arrangements in 2024; GoBatumi: undated guide. Confirm the arrangements for your travel date.

Before you travel: four steps

1. Choose your destination and open the relevant bus station listing using the links below. Find the address and confirm where your service leaves from.
2. Search the map for the town, village or attraction, such as Gonio or Mtirala. Check whether you need the village centre, a park entrance or another drop-off point.
3. Ask the dispatcher or driver about the boarding point, terminus, fare, payment method and luggage arrangements.
4. Before setting off, find out when and where you can catch a return service. For mountain destinations, arrange this in advance.

For example, ask: “I’m going to Khulo. Where do I board today, how much is the trip, and when is the return service?”

According to the list of 6 September 2024, services to Khelvachauri’s villages left from Metro bus station, routes 400-423, and a square recorded as “თბ. მოედანი”, routes 424-446. Confirm the exact boarding point and stop address before travelling.

The list of 6 September 2024 gives Tbilisi Square as the departure point for No. 20 to Gonio. Check that the service is running and confirm where to board.

The published national parks guide gives the Batumi shopping centre, known as Khopa market, on Aghmashenebeli Street as the departure point for No. 40 and No. 13 to Chakvi. Confirm the actual departure point on your travel date.

Private marshrutkas to Keda, Khulo and mountain villages leave from Batumi’s bus stations. At the old and new bus stations, the easiest way to find out the timetable and fare is to ask a dispatcher or driver.

Sources: Departure points as listed on 06.09.2024; Published guide to Chakvi. Confirm the arrangements for your travel date.

The Agency of Protected Areas’ guide suggests travelling via Chakvi on marshrutka No. 40 or bus No. 13 from the Batumi shopping centre, known as Khopa market, on Aghmashenebeli Street. It lists intervals of 6 and 30 minutes; confirm the next departure before travelling. From Chakvi, the source gives 15 km to Mtirala National Park’s visitor centre, taking around 45 minutes by car. Check the departure arrangements and organise onward transport before you set off.

The final leg from Chakvi is 15 km, around 45 minutes by car according to the park’s guide. The time depends on travel conditions.

Where to check the route

1. Open Mtirala’s “how to get there” page.
2. Find “Information about transportation” and compare the departure point for No. 40 and No. 13.
3. Under “distance to Visitors Center”, look at the leg from Chakvi to the visitor centre. Confirm the listed service intervals before travelling, and arrange the final leg and return journey in advance.

Sources: Agency of Protected Areas: getting there. Confirm the arrangements for your travel date.

According to the airport website, municipal bus No. 10 links central Batumi with the airport. The stop is in front of the terminal, and the journey takes roughly 20 minutes. Do not use the GEL 0.30 shown on that page as the current fare: Resolution No. 9 sets the fare for M3 city buses at GEL 0.70. Check the timetable before travelling.

Sources: Airport website: No. 10 and the stop; M3 fare under No. 9. Confirm the arrangements for your travel date.

Historical route list published by Batumelebi on 6 September 2024 using information from the operator. This is an archive of destinations, rather than a current timetable or fare list. Before travelling, confirm that the line operates, where its stop is and what the current fare is.

Sources: Batumelebi, 06.09.2024, information from the operator. Confirm the arrangements for your travel date.

• ☐ Look at the destination sign on the windscreen as well as the route number.
• ☐ Check payment arrangements with the operator. The 2024 list described contactless payment on municipal minibuses; for private trips, have small-denomination lari ready.
• ☐ According to the 2024 report, municipal minibuses were not adapted for disabled passengers. Municipal buses are more convenient when travelling with a wheelchair.
• ☐ Set off for the mountains in the morning and check the return service as soon as you arrive.
• ☐ Routes appear in mobile maps, but confirm the details with the driver.

Sources: Historical municipal minibus arrangements; Transport in Adjara: overview. Confirm the arrangements for your travel date.

Sources: No. 9: M3; City Hall: minibuses; Start of fare collection; 2024 list; Mtirala; Airport. Confirm the arrangements for your travel date.