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Georgia5 days / 4 nightsNight train

Tbilisi by the night train

The night train on Thursday, Tbilisi by Friday morning: the old town, Mtskheta and two nights in a hotel.

Length
5 days / 4 nights (2 on the train)
Meeting point
22:30, Baku Railway Station, main entrance
Back in Baku
last day at 06:24
Group
6 to 16 people
Effort
Moderate: a few hours on foot a day, stairs
Guide’s languages
Azerbaijani, Russian

About the tour

On 26 May 2026 the Baku–Tbilisi night train came back after six years, and we moved our Georgia tours onto it. It leaves Baku at 23:10 and is in Tbilisi at 08:41; the border is crossed on the way. On Friday we walk the old town, on Saturday we go to Mtskheta, and on Sunday evening the train brings us back to Baku for 06:24 on Monday, in time for work.

What you will see

  • Two nights in the new Stadler sleeper cars
  • Old Tbilisi: Metekhi, the sulphur baths, Narikala by cable car
  • Mtskheta: Jvari and Svetitskhoveli, on the UNESCO list
  • Back in Baku at 06:24 on Monday

Day by day

  1. Day 1

    Thursday: the night train

    We meet at the station at 22:30 and the guide hands out the tickets. The train leaves at 23:10.

    Night: On the train, a comfort-class compartment

  2. Day 2

    Friday: old Tbilisi

    Tbilisi at 08:41. Breakfast at a café, then Metekhi, the sulphur baths of Abanotubani and the cable car up to Narikala fortress. Check-in at 14:00, the evening is free.

    Meals: breakfastNight: Tbilisi, a 3-star hotel in the old town

  3. Day 3

    Saturday: Mtskheta

    By minibus to Mtskheta: Jvari monastery on its hill and Svetitskhoveli cathedral. Lunch in Mtskheta and back in Tbilisi by 15:00. In the evening, a wine tasting in a cellar for those who want it.

    Meals: breakfast, lunchNight: Tbilisi, the same hotel

  4. Day 4

    Sunday: the Dry Bridge market and the train home

    The Dry Bridge market in the morning, then free time; bags wait at the hotel. To the station at 20:15, the train leaves at 21:00.

    Meals: breakfastNight: On the train

  5. Day 5

    Monday: Baku

    The train reaches Baku at 06:24.

Included

  • Train tickets both ways, comfort class
  • 2 hotel nights with breakfast
  • A guide from Baku for the whole trip
  • The minibus to Mtskheta and lunch there
  • The Narikala cable car ticket

Not included

  • Dinners and the sulphur baths
  • Wine tasting: an optional extra, ₼45
  • Travel insurance (an optional extra)
  • A room of your own: +₼90

Hotels

A 3-star hotel in Tbilisi’s old town, 10 minutes’ walk from Metekhi.

Documents

Passport. Azerbaijani citizens need no visa for Georgia. Citizens of other countries, please check the rules for crossing by train with us before booking.

Not needed

Dates and prices

Per person sharing a double room. A child (2–11, in the parents’ room): −15%.

  • Thu 29 OctMon 2 Nov₼4956 seats leftGuaranteed
  • Thu 5 NovMon 9 Nov₼449Last 4 seatsGuaranteed
  • Thu 12 NovMon 16 Nov₼449Sold outWaiting list
  • Thu 19 NovMon 23 Nov₼449Last 3 seatsGuaranteed
  • Thu 26 NovMon 30 Nov₼4496 seats leftGuaranteed
  • Thu 3 DecMon 7 Dec₼4957 seats leftGuaranteed
  • Thu 10 DecMon 14 Dec₼4957 seats leftGuaranteed
  • Thu 17 DecMon 21 Dec₼4958 seats leftGuaranteed

Your guide

Leyla Hasanova

Leyla Hasanova

Guide: Georgia and Türkiye

A former history teacher. She leads the Tbilisi train trips and the Istanbul–Cappadocia groups, and guides visitors from abroad in English at Gobustan.

The team

From people who went

  • Our first time by train, and we don’t want the plane again: on board in the evening, in Tbilisi by morning. Leyla had explained the border in advance; the check took 40 minutes.
    Kamran and Aytan, SumgaitTbilisi by the night train, July 2026

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