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  1. everbrite avatar

    RE: Georgia to Ukraine via Boat

    by everbrite 24 May 2012

    UKRferry operates from Kerch to Poti so you might check with them. Kerch is on the far eastern side of the Crimean peninsula. Ruth …

  2. ilya1 avatar

    Re: Boat from Poti (Georgia) to Kerch (Crimea, Ukraine)

    by ilya1 19 May 2012

    Thanks for your reply. Have you ever used the service? I saw recommendations on the ferry from Batumi to Ilyichevsk, but nothing on the…

  3. ilya1 avatar

    Re: Georgia, armenia, azerbeidzjan this summer!

    by ilya1 12 May 2012

    I sent you a private message. Damien - I found a boat from Kerch to Poti, suppose it might interest you (if you survive Kazantip) :) …

  4. Rail_Fan avatar

    RE: Boat from Poti (Georgia) to Kerch (Crimea, Ukraine)

    by Rail_Fan 12 May 2012

    Ilya, it's the same company ;) Check the sailing schedule, in both cases it's the same. Also in both cases it's "Geroi Sevastopolya"…

  5. ilya1 avatar

    Boat from Poti (Georgia) to Kerch (Crimea, Ukraine)

    by ilya1 12 May 2012

    There are a couple of old threads on this issue, but I might need to use it this summer and seek more up to date info. I found that there…

  6. ilya1 avatar

    Re: Russia - Georgia border crossing - last updates?

    by ilya1 12 May 2012

    Hi Igor, I read online that there's supposed to be a ferry from Poti to Kerch. Have you met someone who actually took it?

  7. ig0r avatar

    RE: Best beaches in Gerorgia

    by ig0r 02 May 2012

    We stayed in a small village of Kvariati, between Gonio and Sarpi. The water was clean, the house that we stayed in right next to the…

  8. Rail_Fan avatar

    RE: ferries to istanbul

    by Rail_Fan 26 April 2012

    +their website mentions only Illichevsk, Varna, Batumi, Poti and Kerch ports. No Istanbul at all.+ Didn't you get curious about 'Derince…

  9. Aquatarkus avatar

    RE: ferries to istanbul

    by Aquatarkus 26 April 2012

    Yes, their website mentions only Illichevsk, Varna, Batumi, Poti and Kerch ports. No Istanbul at all.

  10. ig0r avatar

    RE: Russia - Georgia border crossing - last updates?

    by ig0r 29 February 2012

    > It possible to get a ferry from Georgia to Ukraine? Ukrferry departs every few days from Poti to Odessa. A new line to Kerch seems…

  11. AndrewSmith avatar

    Re: To Do in Adjara area Georgia

    by AndrewSmith 14 January 2012

    The marshrutka to Kholu is definitely worth it. There's a high waterfall at a village on the way - ask to be let off at chanjkeri. There…

  12. everbrite avatar

    RE: turkey - georgia - russia?

    by everbrite 18 December 2011

    The ferry is operated by UkrFerry and there seem to be several options - Batumi to Ilichevsk or Poti to Kerch to Ilichevsk. Ruth …

  13. boombullyhostel avatar

    Re: The best way to get to Istanbul from Batumi or Tbilisi

    by boombullyhostel 09 November 2011

    The same thing about treats from drivers in Georgia. Once we were picked up on the turn to Poti (Black sea port city) and this guy drove…

  14. ig0r avatar

    RE: Tbilisi - Mestia via Zugdidi/Batumi

    by ig0r 08 August 2011

    a) is the safer option. The afternoon marshrutka from Zugidi to Mestia is not certain (I had luck - there was a special marshrutka at…

  15. Lausuus avatar

    Re: Crimea to Poti/Batumi

    by Lausuus 19 June 2011

    Hoi Roald, I hope you had a great and safe travel last summer. I'm planning to do the same soon: to get from Ukrain to Georgia by boat…

  16. mregnier13 avatar

    Re: Ferry to Georgia

    by mregnier13 29 May 2011

    Many thanks for the excellent information BeenHereAndThere! I've been trawling various websites for the past few weeks trying to put all…

  17. mctraveller avatar

    Re: Ferry to Georgia

    by mctraveller 23 May 2011

    hi beenhereandthere i have a summit held in Batumi,25th July, and i'd like to take the ferry from Varna to Poti/Batumi,or maybe another…

  18. petemism avatar

    RE: Black Sea ferries?

    by petemism 19 May 2011

    Update - heard back from Navbuulgar and UkrFerry- here's the gen. . . Main news is no passengers fom Kerch to Poti, so that rules out…

  19. petemism avatar

    RE: Black Sea ferries?

    by petemism 17 May 2011

    Greetings, A very helpful thread - thanks all and Ruth Everbrite in particular. . I'm planning a Black Sea trip to Georgia in June/ July…

  20. rusyapa avatar

    RE: rent a car in Tbilisi, Georgia

    by rusyapa 13 May 2011

    Went to Tbilisi 2May - 10May, rented a jeep (Nissan/X-terra - 3.3l) here: http://car-rent.ge/en/contact-us.html After having went to Svane…

  21. beenhereandthere avatar

    Ferry to Georgia

    by beenhereandthere 07 May 2011

    For everybody who wants to get to Georgia from the northern Black Sea region I collected some informations that might be helpfull. As…

  22. vytulia avatar

    RE: Georgia trip 2011.......by road

    by vytulia 29 December 2010

    I aggree with danielsprague. I traveled twice to Georgia from Lithuania with my own car. For last few years I'm keeping my Nissan Terrano…

  23. aperdue avatar

    My trip through southern Georgia

    by aperdue 22 August 2010

    Last week a friend of mine hired me to drive him through southern Georgia from the east to the sea. over 4 days we covered 1220 kilometers,…

  24. telefonaparillo avatar

    4 weeks in Georgia

    by telefonaparillo 22 August 2010

    Hey there, my friend and me go for a 4 week trip to georgia at the beginning of september. We'll land in Trabzon (Turkey), go by bus to…

  25. potjernik avatar

    Re: Verhniy Lars border

    by potjernik 09 August 2010

    Dear Zaurbeka, I tried once to travel from Georgia to Russia, with Poti-Sochi ferry, with Croatian passport. I was not able, Russians…

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