Popular Airport | Stavropol Shpakovskoye Airport |
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Approximate Flight Duration | 1 hour |
Approximate Travel Distance | 314 Km |
Urban transportation in Kutaisi is usually provided by large buses with 50-60 passenger capacity and marshrutkas which have more number of routes than the other public transports.
Currently, the price of a one person ticket for Kutaisi minibuses, whose other name is marshrutka, is 0.20 Lari. It is quite easy to get to Kutaisi Airport from any location in Kutaisi by marshrutka. Kutaisi minibuses provide the most comfortable, cheapest and most convenient way for urban transportation in Kutaisi.
As they are not connected with any business, ticket fares vary according to their line number. But this has an advantage, as the number of routes and lines is increasing day by day in the city centre.
In Kutaisi, buses are the most popular means of transport. If you don't have any cash on you, you can buy bus tickets with your credit card. You can also buy your ticket in advance by making an online reservation at www.georgianbus.com.
Currently in 2015, bus fares in Kutaisi are 0.10 Lari in average. City bus I, a private bus line, provides transportation service between Kutaisi I and II railway stations and the city centre.
It is quite possible that you will see taxis very often in Kutaisi. Because taxis form a major part of urban transportation. The reason for this is that the taxi fares are reasonable and transportation by taxi is very convenient due to the small size of the city. You can travel to the Kutaisi airport in a short time from any location in the city at a price of 20-30 Lari.
There are more rent a car companies in the city centre than in Kutaisi Airport. If you are considering making daily trips to the other major cities of Georgia such as Tbilisi or Batumi by your own vehicle, you can rent a car from the city centre and then deliver it to Kutaisi Airport on the day of your return.
Kutaisi Airport, whose other name is David the Builder Airport, is located 31 kilometers west of Kutaisi city centre. There are direct flights to Kutaisi Airport, which served 183.000 passengers in total in 2015, from many cities and countries such as Poland, Ukraine, Moscow, Russia, Minsk, Belarus, Tbilisi.
Airport is located approximately 230 kilometers away from Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia. Kutaisi Airport is one of the major international airports that are in active service in Georgia.
There is an information center at the exit of the airport arrival terminal. You can discover the Georgian cuisine at Mimino Cafe, which is located right next to the information office in the terminal building. There is also Georgian Bus transfer point, where buses to Tbilisi, Kutaisi and Batumi depart from. You can get the updated information about the bus tickets from the information office in the terminal building.
Additionally, there are services in the airport building such as free internet access, smoking area, exchange office, souvenir shops, ATM and so on.
In Stavropol, which has all the features that a developed city should have, public transportation network has spread almost all over the city. The city has a highly developed public transportation system in terms of the means of transportation and route diversity.
Buses, trolleybuses, minibuses, taxis and car rental meet the majority of the urban transportation needs. You can easily find the stops of these means of transportation in Stavropol. Operating hours of the urban transportation services are from 05:30 am to 10:30 pm. When you have reached Stavropol Airport, you can get to the city center in a short time by using one of the means of transportation such as suburban train, minibus, bus and taxi.
You can travel to the city center from the airport by train. After reaching the city center, from here you can also travel to any part of the city by train. There are suburban trains offering urban and intercity transportation service. You can get on these trains from the railway station located in the city.
Bus, which is one of the commonly used means of transportation for travelling to the city center from Stavropol Airport, is an affordable alternative. In Stavropol, where the buses having 27 different routes offer actively service, it is very comfortable to travel to the city center from the airport by bus. You can easily see the bus stops just outside Stavropol Airport and get on one of the buses according to your destination. Before getting on any bus, remember to check its route in order not to get on the wrong bus.
The minibuses offering service in the city with a total of 61 minibus stops are among the most popular means of public transportation preferred by domestic and foreign tourists. If you want to benefit from Stavropol minibuses, which are the most popular means of transportation in the city thanks to their affordability and comfort, you need to pay the fare according to the common ticket system.
Thanks to the minibuses waiting at the exit of Stavropol Airport terminal building, you can easily reach many different parts of the city. You can choose one of the minibus routes 4, 102a, 102d, 102, 108, 119, 120a Aeroport, 120, 125 and 127 depending on your destination. The fare is 18 rubles. The minibus route 120a Aeroport costs more than the others; 30 rubles.
Taxi is one of the commonly used transportation alternatives in the city. By paying approximately 400-500 rubles, you can get to the city center from the airport by taxi. If you want to travel to the city center by taxi, you can get in contact with OPUS (+7 879 227 89 56) or Evropa Taxi (+7 865 256 66 66). These companies are one of the most popular and economical taxi companies in the city.
You can also travel to the city center by renting a car. There are world-famous car rental companies at the airport. These companies are Sixt, Avis, Auto Europe, Alamo, Budget and Fox Rent a Car. By contacting one of these companies, you can have a comfortable travel to the city.