Borjomi is a balneological and climatic resort in Georgia at an altitude of 800 meters above the sea.
Why is everyone trying to get here? Mild climate, mountains, forest, fresh air, familiar name. Mineral water! And in Borjomi there are more than 200 sunny days a year. And sanatoriums.
View of the city from the cab
Borjomi passing through
1 hour: We ride the cable car, look at the city from a height. We go down on foot to the Central Park to the source, drink mineral water, collect in bottles, if necessary. We're leaving.
3-4 hours: Ropeway ride. We walk to the pools, swim. We go down to Central Park, drink mineral water. We walk along the river, buy jam from cones. We're leaving.
Borjomi in 2 days
One day– the city of Borjomi itself: Cable car, swimming in the pools, Central Park, waterfall, mineral water spring, leisurely walks, historical museum, Gogia and Petre fortresses, Romanov Palace.
Second day: Green monastery and trek along national park Borjomi-Kharagauli
Sights of Borjomi, map
Drawn in blue is a walking route through Central Park to the mineral water baths.
What to see in Borjomi
There are only a few main attractions in Borjomi: Central Park, cable car, outdoor pools. And a tourist street along the river, where they sell jam.
Outside the center is the Borjomi-Kharagauli National Park and the Green Monastery.
Borjomi Central Park
pump room Coordinates: 41.836274, 43.390862
Price 2 lari, children up to 8 years free
The ticket is reusable, valid for the whole day.
The park is officially open from 9.00 to 19.00, from October to March until 18.00. Until 9 am and after 19.00 you can get in for free.
What is here? Mineral source. You can drink water in unlimited quantities. Near the spring, a girl pours warm mineral water into plastic glasses.
If you want to get water in your big bottle, it's chargeable. 3 lari per 3 liters. We bring bottles with us. If anything, you can buy empty containers at the entrance to the park.
After a day, mineral water completely loses its beneficial properties, so there is no point in gaining for the future.
Waterfall and monument to Prometheus
Coordinates: 41.832992, 43.393699
There is a waterfall in the park, it can be seen from afar. Nearby stands a monument to Prometheus.
From the pump room to the waterfall go 500 meters towards the mountain.
Cableway Borjomi
Cable car and park Coordinates: 41.836064, 43.390542
Working 10.00-20.00,
in winter until 18.00
Price: 5 lari one way, 10 lari There and back again
The lower station of the cable car is to the right of the main entrance to the park. If you do not want to spend money on a lift, you can drive up to the upper station of the cable car by car.
Or take the cable car one way and go down the mountain on foot along the path to Central Park.
Pleasant walk + get to the source for free.
In snow and ice, walking along the forest path is slippery. Get down on the cable car or on the road.
Thermal pools
Coordinates: 41.81615, 43.40389
Price: 5 lari With 10.00
Until 10.00 you can swim for free
There is a road to the pools, but walking is more fun and more useful, right?
We go into the central park and walk along the path past the waterfall and the monument to Prometheus. Farther 40 minutes along the forest path to the pools.
An alternative is to take a taxi to the bathing place for 10 lari.
There are three baths with hydrogen sulfide water of different temperatures (maximum 30C). There is a dressing room, WC.
There are a lot of people in the morning and afternoon, it is better to come in the evening. Take water and food with you if you plan to have a picnic.
We also return on foot through the forest.
The route (below on the map) is only for the warm season (spring-autumn). Fits healthy person who loves to walk in the mountains.
Go to the sulfur baths
We go down to the source
Winter or rain go to the pools down the path through the park(pictured above) past the monument to Prometheus and further up, returning along the same road.
Street April 9
Tourist street along the river. There are several cafes, rooms for rent in guest houses. You can buy jam and souvenirs.
How to get to Borjomi
🚐 Minibus
From Tbilisi with metro Didube, 8 lari($3 / 200 r), 3 hours on my way.
From Batumi once a day at 10.00 there is a direct minibus from the old bus station (Mayakovsky, 1). On my way 5-6 hours. Price 20 lari.
Alternative option: drive from Batumi to Khashuri, 4 hours 30 minutes, 17-20 lari ($8 / 500 r). Any minibus or bus going to Tbilisi will do.
Exit at the ring in Khashuri and catch a minibus to Borjomi (30 minutes, 2 GEL). They go often.
The easiest way is a taxi. Transfer from Tbilisi costs 52$+ . From Batumi 89$ , from Kutaisi 64$.
This is the price of the trip. There and back again subject to expectations if returning the same day. Read more.
When ordering, it is worth adding several stops along the route. For example, on the way to Borjomi from Tbilisi, stop by Mtskheta or Gori + Uplistsikhe. This will hardly affect the price, but save time and see several places in one day.
electric train
The Tbilisi-Borjomi train runs four times a day, 4 hours, 2 lari(less than $1). Check the schedule on the railway website
It is logical to combine Borjomi with a visit to Mtskheta, Gori and Uplistsikhe or Vardzia. In one day for public transport all these places can not be in time, but with a tour it’s real.
Group tours to Borjomi from Tbilisi cost 23-32€ from a person. Individual sold by 120-160€ for groups of 1-3-5 people.
They provide a visit not only to Borjomi, but also to other attractions, last about 10 hours, and 6-7 hours will have to be spent on the road.
🚘By car
Everything is simple here. We drive along the Tbilisi-Batumi highway, leave for Khashuri and in 30-40 minutes we find ourselves in Borjomi. The road is good.
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The distance Tbilisi - Borjomi along the highway is 142 km, in a straight line - 117 km. In countries with the English system of measures, the length of this route is 89 miles on the road and 73 miles on the straight. The Tbilisi-Borjomi trip by car will last approximately 2 hours and 2 minutes.
The road scheme is highlighted in red on the map and passes next to 7 settlements. To plot the route Tbilisi - Borjomi for a car and find out how many kilometers between these settlements, the exact coordinates of cities, roads and other geographical objects were used.
Gas stations along the route are displayed on the map. The total number of filling stations is 5, including:
Lukoil: 5
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The Borjomi resort is known far beyond the borders of Georgia. Every year, hundreds and thousands of people decide to improve their health with the help of mineral waters, the source of which is located right here. The mild climate allows you to visit the city regardless of the season. But many are wondering how to get from Tbilisi to Borjomi. After all, not everyone buys tours with an included transfer that allows you to take a bus. Now we will talk about this.
Understanding how to get from Tbilisi to Borjomi, get ready to make a choice between the available types of transport. The cost of a Tbilisi transfer depends on this. To get to the resort, you can use:
- Own or rented car;
- Taxi;
- By train;
- Minibus.
- Automobile
If you have your own car, getting to the city is not a problem at all. The distance is 162 kilometers. The road is almost straight. The cost depends on fuel consumption. In the city you pass through the streets of Tsaishi, Norio, Zviad Gamsakhurdia. From them you turn onto the highway ს8 Tbilisi - Senaki - Leselidze. Then you go to the E60 highway, and without turning anywhere, you reach your final destination.
Do the same with a rental car.
Minibus
You can take a minibus at the Didube bus station. It is located near the metro station of the same name. Sending every half an hour, and the work schedule is from 8 am to 20:30 pm. You will have to pay 8 lari for the journey. You will cover the entire distance in 3 hours.
A train
The train, or rather the electric train, departs from the railway station. You can get there twice a day. If you travel by electric train, the cost will be 2 GEL, and the travel time will be 4 hours and 10 minutes. Once a day there is a high-speed train that will take less than 5 hours of your time. Find out more about the railway schedule already on the spot.
Taxi
Taxi will be the most expensive, but comfortable (not counting your car) option. Common price such a transfer at a rate of 125 GEL. You can call a car either in city services, having previously written down their numbers from the Internet, or by taking a “rook”. The latter crowd near the stations and you don’t have to wait for them, but they ask for much more at a cost.
What can be seen in Borjomi
People trying to figure out how to get from Tbilisi to most often go not so much to see the sights of this wonderful town as to treat their ailments associated with the gastrointestinal tract. The places here are not only healing, but also picturesque. No wonder this resort was chosen by Russian emperors, and after the first persons of the Soviet Union. Not only water heals here, but also the purest mountain air, and the atmosphere itself. Previously, there was an all-Union health resort, which received people who wanted to improve their health. This region is located among mountains, coniferous forests, rivers, as well as mineral springs. It is noted that the best time to relax here is in early September. The weather allows you to enjoy an acceptable temperature, but the sun is not so hot anymore. However, it is nice to be here all year round. Due to the location between the mountain gorges, there are never strong winds. It is not hot here in summer and not cold in winter.
After you have reached the resort and settled in your room, we recommend that you contact the Tourist Information Center. Its main office is located near the bridge. The staff will be happy to give you a map, which will mark interesting routes. And you get it absolutely free. We recommend you visit:
- Central Park.
- Historical Museum.
- Fortress of Gogia and Petre.
- Green Monastery.
The monastery was built in the ninth century. It is located near the village of Chitakhevi. It can be called a real example of Georgian architecture. He is truly mesmerizing with his beauty. You can get there by minibuses. If you are going to get to it on foot, you will have to sweat a little. After all, it is located in the heart of the Borjomi forest and you need to walk 1.2 kilometers from the main road to it.
The above-mentioned fortresses used to be the property of local feudal lords. Although they bear such a name, they are real castles. They have towers, ballrooms, wine cellars. Now it looks more like ruins. Not far from them is the summer residence of the emperor. Its original state is completely preserved. And you can look at how the royal family rested.
The historical museum hosts an exhibition of jewelry from the second millennium BC. There are bronze statues, personal belongings of the Romanov family and much more. The museum is open daily from 10:00 am to 7:00 pm, and the entrance fee is symbolic 3 GEL.
Entrance to Central Park is also paid. You will have to pay 0.5 GEL to visit the most famous attractions, paths, as well as fountains. This amount is equivalent to about 13 rubles. As soon as you walk a little deeper, you will get to the sulfur springs. They are also considered medicinal. If you want to drink mineral water, you cannot collect it yourself. A woman stands near each fountain and pours it into glasses. It is forbidden to take large bottles with you.
But, no matter how many beauties there are in the resort, its main attraction is still mineral water. It is exported all over the world, every year more and more convinced of its excellent healing properties. Diseases treated at this resort:
- digestive organs;
- breathing;
- reproductive system.
This water is not only drunk, but also inhaled as an inhalation and taken with it in the bathroom.
Where to stay in Borjomi
The city has several state and private sanatoriums, huge luxury hotels and guest houses. Also, some people rent rooms in their apartments. Prices for staying in the cheapest of them range from 25 GEL for a comfortable double room, but find out exactly how much accommodation will cost on the spot. If you are not constrained in the budget, we recommend to buy a room in one of the hotels. There, the cost of living already includes wellness treatments, sulfur baths, consultations with narrow profile doctors, and some even have saunas and medical centers. If desired, you can order a myriad of additional services such as bus tours and the same transfer. Prices and fares for all these entertainments are at the reception. Swimming in the pools is absolutely free.
Whatever transport you choose when getting from Tbilisi to Borjomi, be it train, car or bus, get ready to get the most pleasant impressions of the resort and the healing properties of mineral water. And if you drive your own car, then your confidence in the comfort of travel will increase and you will not have to find out the schedule of trains or other public transport.
Almost every traveler in Georgia sooner or later faces the question of how to get from Tbilisi to Borjomi. This name is well known to all of us since childhood. But Borjomi is not only a famous brand of mineral water, but also a small resort town in the South-West of Georgia, which every tourist should definitely visit.
Legendary resort
Borjomi has only 14 thousand inhabitants, but during the tourist season its population increases significantly. This is a gorge city in the valley of the Kura River, sandwiched on both sides by mountains overgrown with forests. The climate here is temperate, very comfortable: not very hot in summer and not cold in winter.
The city stretched for several kilometers along the river, through which several suspension bridges were built. Perhaps there is no center in the classical sense. The main tourist street, where hotels, cafes and restaurants are located, is called Kostava. On it, any traveler can easily get to the city park, where pavilions with the famous healing mineral water are located. Borjomi is used as table water for diseases of the gastrointestinal tract and biliary tract. And in case of cardiovascular or nervous diseases, baths are taken from it.
In a remote part of the park there are 3 pools with warm sulphurous water. One of them is for children, the other is for swimming, in the third (hottest) you should just sit. In summer, they are literally crowded with vacationers who take healing spa treatments. But it is especially pleasant and comfortable here in winter: there are few people, and the water temperature does not exceed 30ºС.
However, Borjomi is not only water. There is a picturesque cable car, national park. From here begins the famous narrow-gauge railway to the resort of Bakuriani. More than 200 historical monuments are scattered around Borjomi. One of the ancient fortresses practically hangs over the city. Among the sights, the palace of the Russian tsars of the Romanovs, the house of Mirza Khan are especially distinguished.
At the suspension bridge, to which Kostava Street leads, there is an information center office. Here tourists can get a lot useful information. For example, at the office you can find out how to get from Borjomi to any other city in Georgia.
To Borjomi from Tbilisi
Of course, there are no direct flights from Russia and the CIS countries to this small resort town. Therefore, most likely, travelers will have to get to Borjomi from Tbilisi. The distance from the capital to the resort is 161 km. You need to go west through Gori, towards the sea coast.
Finding out how to get from Tbilisi to Borjomi is not difficult at all. The 3 most popular methods are:
- on the bus;
- by train;
- by taxi.
The most popular option for tourists is minibuses. Buses are waiting for passengers at the bus station near the Didule metro station (not to be confused with the central bus station!). Cars leave every hour. Tickets are sold at the box office, the cost is 8 lari (about 200 rubles).
The destination will be written on a sign on the windshield, but only in Georgian. Therefore, be sure to explain that you need to get to Borjomi. The trip takes approximately 2.5 hours. There are no intermediate stops along the route.
You can get from Tbilisi to Borjomi by railway. Electric trains depart from Tbilisi Railway Station twice a day at 6:35 and 16:15. The journey takes a little over 4 hours. At the Borjomi station, trains will be at 10:45 and 20:25, respectively. Tickets are quite inexpensive - 2 lari (about 50 rubles).
Taxi drivers know best how to get to Borjomi, of course. Taxi ranks are located in all central places of the Georgian capital. The fare depends on your ability to bargain. The price can range from 100 to 200 lari (2.5-5 thousand rubles). Estimated travel time is 2 hours. This option is especially convenient for small companies of 3-5 people.
Those who prefer to travel on their own can use a rented vehicle. People who traveled from Tbilisi to Borjomi this way estimate that the journey will take from 1.5 to 2.5 hours, depending on traffic and local knowledge.
Travel companies offer travelers organized group trips to Borjomi. You can book an individual tour or use the services of a private guide.
To Borjomi from Batumi
People vacationing on the sea often go to the homeland of the famous mineral water from Batumi. From the capital of Adjara to Borjomi 143 km in a straight line. There are very few options for tourists traveling by public transport. Direct shuttle bus runs only 1 time per day. The minibus Batumi-Borjomi leaves from the old bus station, which is located on the street. Mayakovsky, d. 1. The trip costs 17 GEL (about 425 rubles). The return flight to Batumi starts at 9 am from the bus station.
But there is also a good option with a transplant. To use it, you need to take any bus to Khashuri. Having reached this city, you need to get off at the ring and transfer to a local minibus to Borjomi. In just half an hour you will be at the treasured sources.
For those who do not like it, you can use the taxi service. The road distance is 267 km. Travel time will be 5-6 hours. And do not forget to bargain: it is respected here. The most comfortable (but also expensive) way to get to Borjomi is to pre-order and pay for a transfer. The issue price is from 6 to 20 thousand rubles. Perfect for small companies.
Any tourist trip to Georgia should certainly include a visit to Borjomi. You can stop here for a few hours to visit the famous springs. But it is better to give it a few days to swim in sulfur baths, breathe in the purest mountain air, walk along the Kura embankment and climb the surrounding mountains, not forgetting about local attractions. Such a vacation will improve health and energize for many months.
