Borjomi

Borjomi is a famous resort town, popular for its distinctive mineral water. The water from the well here is several times stronger than the Borjomi water you can buy in the shops. Borjomi has many hotels and was very popular in soviet times, of which you will still find many buildings in the city. Above the centre of the city there lies a plateau with a Ferris wheel and further hotels, providing a great view over the region and mountains. Furthermore, the nearby Borjomi Kharagauli National Park is the largest in Georgia and a popular hiking destination.

1 Tourist Information (next to the white bridge towards Borjomi Central Park), Ticborjomi@gmail.com. The tourist information is staffed by Artur who is super helpful, speaks fluent English and will give you a map of town and an overview of places to go. At the tourist office you can also arrange day tours to Rabati Fortress in Akhaltsikhe and Vardzia. (updated May 2019)

By bus:

From specific destinations:

Bakuriani – 10:00, 11:00, 12:00, 15:00, and 17:00. 3 lari. (most buses will go further to Tbilisi)

Batumi – 10:00. 17 lari. 4.5 hr.

Kutaisi – Every hour. 2 hr. 6-8 lari.

Furthermore, the following is a time table for leaving Borjomi (verified Oct 2019). For the vice-verse trip similar times can be expected.

Tbilisi: hourly from 07:00-14:00 and at 14:30, 15:30, 16:00, 16:45, 17:15, 18:00 (8 lari)

Batumi at 09:00 (17 lari)

Akhaltsikhe at 09:00 and 14:45 (the second departure is still unverified)

The red minibus leaves from a small bus stop on the main road, it does not wait inside the bus station. (5 lari, Apr 2023)

Chobiskevi at 08:20, 11:00, 14:00, 17:00 (1 lari)

Dviri at 10:15, 11:45, 13:15, 14:30, 16:30 (1 lari)

Gori at 10:45 (5 lari)

Khashuri every hour between 09:30 and 18:30 (September 2024: 3 lari, leaving from 2 Khashuri Marshrutka)

Mzetamze at 16:00 (1 lari)

Poti at 06:45 (15 lari)

Rustavi at 16:00 (9 lari)

Sachkhere (for Chiatura) at 11:00 (7 lari)

Tadzrisi at 12:00, 16:00 (1.50 lari) and 15:00, 18:00 (2 lari)

Tsagveri at 11:15, 14:30, and 17:00 (1 lari)

Tsemi at 11:00, 14:30, 17:00 (1 lari)

Tsikhisjvari at 14:00 and 17:00 (3.50 lari)

Zugdidi at 16:30 (15 lari)

Unverified:

Andeziti at 16:00 (3.50 lari)

Bakuriani at 09:00, 10:30, 12:15, 14:00, 15:00, 16:00, 17:00 (3 lari)

Chitakhevi hourly from 08:30 to 18:30 (0.8 lari)

Kvabiskhevi at 12:00 and 14:00 (1 lari)

Timotesubani at 10:30, 13:30, 17:00 (1.5 lari)

By train:

Trains leave from two different train stations:

From 3 Borjomi Parki, the main station in the centre of town, trains leave to Tbilisi at 05:50 and 16:35 (2 lari for the full ride, 1 lari until Gori) as of March 2026. From Tbilisi, trains to Borjomi leave at 06:40 and 16:15. The journey takes between 4 and 5 hours. Be there on time, the train might leave early. There is no online ticket: you pay in the machine on the train, so prepare the change in advance