Car rental in Tbilisi with hotel delivery

Driving in Tbilisi

Traffic in Georgia drives on the right. The speed limit in Tbilisi is 60 km/h unless signs show otherwise, and speed cameras are common. Fines are linked to the number plate, so they reach us after the rental and we forward them to you.

Expect slow traffic at rush hour on the main avenues, and watch for buses and minibuses (marshrutkas) stopping and pulling out. The Old Town has narrow, steep lanes where walking is easier than driving, so keep the car for trips out of the city.

Parking in central Tbilisi

• Many central streets have zonal hourly parking. Pay with the official Tbilisi Parking app or at parking.tbilisi.gov.ge, and check the signs for the zone.
• Never park on a pavement. Cars parked there can be towed.
• Parking fines are linked to the number plate, just like speed camera fines, and are forwarded to you.
• Leave the car outside the Old Town and walk in: the lanes are narrow and parking there is closely enforced.
• If your hotel or apartment has no parking space, ask the host where guests usually park before you arrive.

Day trips from Tbilisi by car

Distances are by road from the city centre; times are without stops.

• Mtskheta: about 25 km, around 30 minutes. Jvari Monastery and Svetitskhoveli Cathedral are part of a UNESCO World Heritage site.
• Ananuri Fortress: about 70 km, around 1 hour 15 minutes, on the road to Kazbegi.
• Sighnaghi and the Kakheti wineries: about 110 km, around 2 hours.
• Telavi: about 95 km, around 2 hours.
• David Gareja Monastery: about 100 km, around 2 hours. The road is paved most of the way, but the last stretch near the monastery can be rough.
• Kazbegi (Stepantsminda): about 155 km, around 3 hours on the Georgian Military Highway. Read our Tbilisi to Kazbegi guide before you go.
• Borjomi: about 160 km, around 2.5 hours.
• Vardzia cave monastery: about 225 km, around 4 hours. Combine it with Borjomi and stay overnight.

For Mtskheta, Kakheti and Borjomi any car is fine. For Kazbegi in snow season choose an AWD SUV such as the Toyota RAV4, and for gravel side valleys a 4x4. See all AWD and 4x4 cars.

City delivery or airport pickup?

If you land and head straight for the mountains or the wine region, collect the car at Tbilisi Airport and skip the city traffic. If you spend your first days in Tbilisi, you do not need a car for the Old Town. Start the rental on the morning you leave the city and we bring the car to your hotel or apartment. You save rental days and parking fees.

At the end of the trip, hand the car back at your hotel or at the airport before your flight. Delivery in Tbilisi and at the airport is free.

Longer and monthly rentals

The daily price drops automatically with the length of the rental: 5% off for 4 to 7 days, 10% off for 8 to 14 days and 15% off for 15 days or more. Mileage is unlimited on every rental, so weekend trips to the mountains or the sea add no kilometre charges.

For a month or longer, send us a message with your dates and the car you want, and we reply with a monthly price. You still pay on pickup, with no credit card needed.