Search Flights from Atyrau to Kutaisi

Atyrau International Airport, located only 8 kilometers outside of the city, offers direct and connected flights to many cities, especially like Aktau, Almaty, Amsterdam, Moscow and Istanbul. The airport's proximity to the center of Atyrau provides comfort and the possibility of an affordable journey for the passengers coming to the airport from the center. You may arrive at the terminal of the Atyrau International Airport at the end of a 10-20 minute journey after leaving the city center, regardless of which means of transportation you prefer. Taxis, rental cars, buses and private services are among the options you can use to reach the airport from the city center.

Taxi 

It might be a bit difficult to find a taxi at the city center of Atyrau, especially during the night. On the other hand, you can find a taxi during the day in the city center more easily and arrive at the airport. Since the distance between the airport and the city is just 8 kilometers, you should not expect to pay a high taxi fare. If you are travelling from a more distanced location, you can go to the airport by taking a taxi from the center after arriving here by bus or try to negotiate a bit with the driver.  Taxi fares can be slightly higher than normal during the night, or on special days and public holidays such as festivals.

Car Rental

You can also reach Atyrau International Airport by renting a car from the local rental companies located in the center of Atyrau. Both the car rental fares and gas prices are not too high in the city. Thanks to this, you can get to the airport with a private and comfortable vehicle or you can travel to other areas near the city with the car you rent. There are car parks and waiting areas at Atyrau International Airport for those passengers arriving by car. Thus, when you enter the airport, you can deliver your car to the rental company or you can leave it in the parking lot for a while.

Private Shuttle

Shuttles are one of the fastest and most comfortable means of transportation available to the passengers travelling between Atyrau city center and the airport. If you prefer using these private shuttles, whose passenger capacity is dependent on your needs, you would be picked up from your location to arrive to the airport. To book these shuttle services, which is usually provided by tour operators, you may contact your hotel or make a deal with an affordable provider by researching yourself.

Bus

As an alternative to all these means of transportation, those who wish to use a more affordable option can reach from the center by bus. Schedules of the buses that you may use to reach Atyrau Airport from the city center are changeable according to the season. You can get detailed information about the stops of the buses that generally operate from early hours of the morning till night from the hotel you are staying at. You can either take a taxi to the bus stop or walk.

Airport Information

Atyrau International Airport, serving to the passengers just 8 kilometers outside of the city center, is small in size but offers many services that passengers may need. You can wait for the departure time of your plane in the comfortable lounges at the airport, and you can use the car park with a sufficient width when you arrive at the airport with your private vehicle. The airport also offers different options including the restaurants and cafes where you can try tastes from Kazakhstan and world cuisine, information desks and ATM machines. If you want to buy something peculiar from the city and Kazakhstan, you have the chance to have a look at the souvenir items at the terminal without leaving the airport.

There is the Rioni river at the entrance of Kutaisi, which is the second largest and most developed city of Georgia, and this river literally divides the city into two. Kutaisi is located in the Imerati Region in the western part of Georgia and its distance to the country’s capital, Tbilisi, is approximately 221 kilometers. The city’s population is around 201.000. Kutaisi’s urban transportation is mostly composed of buses, trolleys, taxis and mini-buses called marshrutka.

There is also a big train station in the city. But from this train station, daily express trains from Kutaisi to Georgia’s other major cities depart. As the area of the city is small, majority of the visitors walk or use taxis for transportation.

Kutaisi railway terminal is directly connected to Georgia’s capital city, Tbilisi. All of the trains leaving from this terminal are operated by Georgian Railways. You can travel to Tbilisi from Kutaisi in around 5.5 hours by taking the train #18, which departs from Kutaisi I station. There are also daily express trains.

The train starts its trip at 08.50 every morning and arrives at Tbilisi in 6 hours. This train also stops in Mtskheta, the former capital of Georgia. There are also regular bus trips from Didube bus station in Didube, where the metro station in Tbilisi is located at, to Kutaisi. Price for this bus trip is only 10 Lari.

In addition to the marshrutkas and buses, you may also consider using car rental services or taxis for transportation to city centre from the Kutaisi Airport.

Marshrutka

After arriving at the Kutaisi Airport, take the exit from the arrival terminal and proceed to the bus stops. As well as the buses, marshrutkas also depart to Kutiasi city centre or suburbans from the bus stops at the area in front of the terminal building. Marshrutka drivers may not accept paying with dollar or euro, so do not forget to stop by the exchange office in the airport just in case.

Marshrutkas leaving from Kutaisi Airport go directly to the Kutaisi bus station just behind McDonalds. Marshrutkas, which run in every 20 minutes, provide transportation services to the town of Samtredia from Kutaisi Airport for a fee of 2 Lari. There are also vehicles named ‘direct marshrutkas’, which have a fare of 5 Lari. These direct marshrutkas will take you to your destination as well.

There are direct marshrutkas running between Kutaisi Airport and Tbilisi, and fare is currently 20 Lari. Likewise, there are also marshrutkas going directly to Batumi, another major city of Georgia, for a fare of 18 Lari.

Bus

Bus service timetable are usually updated according to the flights' arrival times. You don’t need to worry if you forget to get Georgian currency, as it is possible to buy bus tickets with euro or dollar as well.

Taxi

Taxi is the most economical vehicle you can use for traveling to the city centre from Kutaisi Airport. Traveling to the city centre from the airport by taxi costs around 25 Lari, but you can drop the price to 20 Lari by bargaining with the taxi driver.

Rent a Car

The only thing that you need to do to go city centre from Kutaisi Airport by your rented car is to take the highway, which passes right by the airport, and follow the direction signs to the city. You can reach the city centre in around 20 minutes by your vehicle.

As well as you can find several rent a car services at the exit of Kutaisi Airport terminal, you can also make benefit of discounts by making an online reservation. People visiting Kutaisi often prefer renting a car as they usually include visiting other Georgian cities such as Tbilisi and Batumi  in their travel plans.