Gelati Getting there & around

Getting there & away

Buses to Gelati (0.50 GEL, 30 minutes) leave from Lermontov behind the big theatre in central Kutaisi at 11am, 2pm and 5pm, starting back from Gelati at 11.30am, 2.30pm and 5.30pm. These buses pass the Motsameta turn-off. If you’re visiting both places, it’s a mostly downhill walk of about one hour from Gelati to Motsameta, should the bus schedules not suit. Buses to Tqibuli from Kutaisi-1 station (8am, 11am, 1pm, 2pm, 3pm, 4pm and 4.30pm) also pass the Motsameta turning and the turning for Gelati (from which it’s an uphill walk of a little over 2km to the monastery).

A taxi from Kutaisi to Gelati and back should cost 12 GEL to 15 GEL, slightly more if you visit Motsameta too.