Driving routes, distances and day-trip ideas nearby.
A ready week, day by day: highly rated places, lunches, tours and trips out of town. Ratings and opening hours come from Tripadvisor, distances are real driving distances.
An unhurried first day: the centre on foot, one landmark and a quiet dinner near where you're staying. Don't plan anything far — after travelling, getting your bearings matters more.
All day
A free day — the market, the waterfront, the next neighbourhood over.
Hotel check-in is usually from 2pm — if you arrive earlier, most places will store your luggage.
The fullest day: two or three key places back to back. Start early — queues build by midday at the popular ones, and the light is better for photographs after lunch.
All day
A free day — the market, the waterfront, the next neighbourhood over.
Carry some cash for markets and small cafés — cards are not taken everywhere.
A day for what needs time and attention: museums, historic quarters, and lunch somewhere locals actually go.
Afternoon
Kakheti - Small wineries and family-cooked lunch • Private tour
5.0· 179from €104
Kakheti - Small wineries and family-cooked lunch • Private tour — rated 5 from 179 reviews, about 8h.
Many museums close on a Monday or Tuesday — check the opening hours before you set out.
Get beyond the city: the nearby towns and countryside are usually what stays with you. A rental car is the practical way — public transport on these routes is slow and infrequent.
All day
Mtskheta
Mtskheta is 25 km from Tbilisi, about 33m by car. Leave in the morning so you're back before dark.
Book the car ahead: in season there is little left and the counter price is higher.
Rent a car in TbilisiA free day. Go back to wherever you wanted to linger, and add one or two places from the list you haven't reached.
Afternoon
Mtskheta-Gori-Uplistsikhe
5.0· 120from €80
Mtskheta-Gori-Uplistsikhe — rated 5 from 120 reviews, about 8h.
Carry some cash for markets and small cafés — cards are not taken everywhere.
A good day for a guided tour: a guide tells you what the signs don't, and takes the driving off your hands.
All day
Telavi
Telavi is 93 km from Tbilisi, about 1h 41m by car. Leave in the morning so you're back before dark.
Book the car ahead: in season there is little left and the counter price is higher.
Rent a car in TbilisiA calm finish: a favourite spot once more, some shopping, a late lunch. Leave yourself room before the airport.
Afternoon
Private Kazbegi Tour: Gergeti, Ananuri & Scenic Views
5.0· 87from €133
Private Kazbegi Tour: Gergeti, Ananuri & Scenic Views — rated 5 from 87 reviews, about 11h.
Allow twice what the map says for the airport run — it is never the quiet hour when you need it.
Within a ~2.5h drive of Tbilisi.
Where you can drive from Tbilisi.
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Top attractions
Restaurants and cafés
Kakheti - Small wineries and family-cooked lunch • Private tour
€104
Mtskheta-Gori-Uplistsikhe
€80
Private Kazbegi Tour: Gergeti, Ananuri & Scenic Views
€133
Tbilisi old town & soviet heritage - Private driver-guided Tour
€63
Sandali Metekhi Boutique Hotel
from €73 / night
Shota@Rustaveli Boutique hotel
from €73 / night
Paragraph Freedom Square, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Tbilisi
from €260 / night
Swissôtel Tbilisi
from €144 / night
Source — Tripadvisor
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