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− | Tbilisi has a metro system with two lines. To enter it, you must first buy a smart card from the ticket office (2 | + | Tbilisi has a metro system with two lines. To enter it, you must first buy a smart card from the ticket office (2 Lari as of August 2011) and then load value onto it. Swipe the smart card at the turnstiles. You can get 5 Lari onto your card ''for free'' by going to the counter and asking for 5 Lari from the president ("Minda chuti Lari president" - not perfect georgian, but understandable; tested by [[User:Zenit|Zenit]] in November 2011). You can also get the 2 Lari deposit back when you hand the card in again. From metro stations one can reach further parts of the city by city buses or ''marshrutkas''. |
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Revision as of 22:28, 27 November 2011
Tbilisi is the capital of Georgia and the country's largest city.
The M27 motorway goes through the city.
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Hitchhiking out
Northwest towards Gori, Kutaisi, Samtredia or North towards Russia, Vladikavkaz
One hitchhiking point is not far from the Didube bus station, near the statue of David the Builder on horseback.
However, hitchhiking north might be easier if you take a marshrutka towards Mtskheta and tell the driver to let you out when the S1 national road splits off from the Mtshketa road (see photo).
East towards the airport and Telavi
Take bus or minibus to the 'Lilo' market, from 'Samgori' metro station. From there it's quite easy to hitchhike.
Southeast towards Rustavi, Merneuli, Armenia and Azerbaijan
The hitchhiking point is near the Ortachala bus station. Several kilometers after the end of the city, the road divides, one way going towards Rustavi and Azerbaijan (Baku), the other towards Merneuli and Armenia (Yerevan).
Public transport
Tbilisi has a metro system with two lines. To enter it, you must first buy a smart card from the ticket office (2 Lari as of August 2011) and then load value onto it. Swipe the smart card at the turnstiles. You can get 5 Lari onto your card for free by going to the counter and asking for 5 Lari from the president ("Minda chuti Lari president" - not perfect georgian, but understandable; tested by Zenit in November 2011). You can also get the 2 Lari deposit back when you hand the card in again. From metro stations one can reach further parts of the city by city buses or marshrutkas.