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Flights to Svaneti
Still quietGeorgia · Central Asia
Medieval stone towers under 4,000-metre peaks, five hours of mountain road from the nearest runway. The drive is the moat.
Things to do
MulkhraRiverNotable places within 10 km, via Wikipedia · photos Wikimedia Commons
Nonstop reach27 airports
Via TBS65 nonstops
Best monthsJun–Sep
Daily budget$50–90
Tourism hasn't reached it yet. Here is exactly how to, and how long that's likely to last.
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Where are you flying from?
Amber: nonstops into KUT (hub TBS) · Blue: your route
Open in app27 airports have scheduled nonstop service to KUT (Kopitnari Airport). From there: drive 5h from Kutaisi.
All 27 nonstop origins
| From | Airport | Airlines | Flight time |
|---|---|---|---|
| AktauKazakhstan | SCO | Fly Arystan | ~1h 31m |
| AtyrauKazakhstan | GUW | Fly Arystan | ~1h 46m |
| IstanbulTurkey | SAW | Pegasus Airlines | ~2h |
| LarnacaCyprus | LCA | Wizz Air | ~2h 1m |
| AthensGreece | ATH | Wizz Air | ~2h 41m |
| ThessalonikiGreece | SKG | Wizz Air | ~2h 41m |
| VilniusLithuania | VNO | Wizz Air | ~2h 59m |
| BudapestHungary | BUD | Wizz Air | ~3h 2m |
| WarsawPoland | WAW | Wizz Air | ~3h 6m |
| KatowicePoland | KTW | Wizz Air | ~3h 9m |
| BratislavaSlovakia | BTS | Wizz Air | ~3h 15m |
| WroclawPoland | WRO | Wizz Air | ~3h 22m |
| PoznanPoland | POZ | Wizz Air | ~3h 26m |
| PragueCzech Republic | PRG | Wizz Air | ~3h 34m |
| VeniceItaly | VCE | Wizz Air Malta | ~3h 42m |
| RomeItaly | FCO | Wizz Air | ~3h 46m |
| MemmingenGermany | FMM | Wizz Air | ~3h 54m |
| HamburgGermany | HAM | Wizz Air | ~4h 3m |
| MilanoItaly | MXP | Wizz Air | ~4h 4m |
| Alma-ataKazakhstan | ALA | Air Astana, Servicios de Transportes Aéreos Fueguinos, World Ticket Ltd | ~4h 11m |
| DortmundGermany | DTM | Wizz Air | ~4h 12m |
| HahnGermany | HHN | Wizz Air | ~4h 12m |
| LyonFrance | LYS | Wizz Air | ~4h 25m |
| CharleroiBelgium | CRL | Wizz Air | ~4h 28m |
| BeauvaisFrance | BVA | Wizz Air | ~4h 40m |
| BarcelonaSpain | BCN | Wizz Air | ~4h 51m |
| MadridSpain | MAD | Wizz Air | ~5h 28m |
Via TBS — Tbilisi
Tbilisi is the hub for Svaneti: 65 airports fly there nonstop, then drive 5h from Kutaisi.
Show the 40 nearest as a list
| From | Airport | Airlines | Flight time |
|---|---|---|---|
| YerevanArmenia | EVN | FlyOne Armenia, Georgian Airways | ~49m |
| BatumiGeorgia | BUS | Georgian Airways | ~56m |
| Mineralnye VodyRussia | MRV | Azimuth Airlines | ~1h |
| BakuAzerbaijan | GYD | Azerbaijan Airlines, Gulf Air | ~1h 9m |
| SochiRussia | AER | West African Airlines | ~1h 10m |
| AktauKazakhstan | SCO | SCAT Airlines | ~1h 18m |
| KrasnodarRussia | KRR | Azimuth Airlines, Red Wings | ~1h 21m |
| AtyrauKazakhstan | GUW | Air Astana | ~1h 38m |
| TehranIran | IKA | Fly kish airlines, Iran Airtour | ~1h 43m |
| AnkaraTurkey | ESB | AJet | ~1h 53m |
| LarnacaCyprus | LCA | Georgian Airways | ~2h 11m |
| IstanbulTurkey | SAW | AJet, Pegasus Airlines | ~2h 16m |
| AntalyaTurkey | AYT | Pegasus Airlines, SunExpress | ~2h 17m |
| IstanbulTurkey | IST | Turkish Airlines | ~2h 19m |
| SamaraRussia | KUF | Red Wings | ~2h 21m |
| Tel-avivIsrael | TLV | Arkia Israel Airlines, El Al Israel Airlines, Georgian Airways, Israir | ~2h 22m |
| KuwaitKuwait | KWI | Jazeera Airways, Kuwait Airways | ~2h 23m |
| MashhadIran | MHD | Ava airlines | ~2h 23m |
| ShirazIran | SYZ | Ava airlines | ~2h 31m |
| BodrumTurkey | BJV | Pegasus Airlines | ~2h 35m |
| KazanRussia | KZN | Red Wings | ~2h 37m |
| Nizhniy NovgorodRussia | GOJ | West African Airlines | ~2h 40m |
| RamenskoeRussia | ZIA | West African Airlines | ~2h 40m |
| UfaRussia | UFA | Azimuth Airlines | ~2h 41m |
| MoscowRussia | VKO | Georgian Airways | ~2h 42m |
| DammamSaudi Arabia | DMM | flynas | ~2h 49m |
| BahrainBahrain | BAH | Gulf Air | ~2h 53m |
| Sharm El SheikhEgypt | SSH | Air Cairo | ~2h 53m |
| AthensGreece | ATH | Aegean Airlines, Sky Express | ~2h 56m |
| Minsk 2Belarus | MSQ | Belavia | ~2h 57m |
| RiyadhSaudi Arabia | RUH | Flynas | ~2h 58m |
| DohaQatar | DOH | Qatar Airways | ~3h 3m |
| BelgradeSerbia | BEG | Air Serbia | ~3h 10m |
| ChimkentKazakhstan | CIT | SCAT Airlines | ~3h 10m |
| TashkentUzbekistan | TAS | Centrum Air, Uzbekistan Airways | ~3h 10m |
| YekaterinburgRussia | SVX | West African Airlines | ~3h 11m |
| SharjahUnited Arab Emirates | SHJ | Air Arabia | ~3h 13m |
| DubaiUnited Arab Emirates | DXB | Flydubai | ~3h 14m |
| Abu DhabiUnited Arab Emirates | AUH | Air Arabia Abu Dhabi | ~3h 18m |
| WarsawPoland | WAW | LOT Polish Airlines | ~3h 20m |
Showing the 40 nearest of 65.
Routings from major airports
| From | Stops | Via | Door to door |
|---|---|---|---|
Dallas-Fort WorthDFW
| 2 stops | AMS → TBS | ~21h 52m |
New YorkJFK
| 1 stop | WAW | ~18h 3m |
Los AngelesLAX
| 1 stop | WAW | ~21h 39m |
MiamiMIA
| 1 stop | WAW | ~20h 9m |
ChicagoORD
| 1 stop | WAW | ~18h 54m |
LondonLHR
| 1 stop | TBS | ~11h 36m |
TorontoYYZ
| 1 stop | WAW | ~18h 9m |
Why it's still quiet
Medieval tower-houses under 5,000m peaks. Mestia has an airport and crowds now; walk two days to Ushguli and beyond and it reverts to what it was.
The friction
The example of what happens when the road and the airstrip arrive.
Before it's gone
Places that were once like Svaneti:
Background
Svaneti is a province in the northwestern part of Georgia. Running along the Greater Caucasus range, Svaneti is one of the most mountainous regions of Georgia. It is largely inhabited by the Svans, an ethnic subgroup of Georgians.
Questions
- Is there a nonstop flight to Svaneti?
- Yes — 27 airports fly nonstop to KUT (Kopitnari Airport), including Alma-ata, Athens, Barcelona, Bratislava, Budapest.
- Which airport do you fly into for Svaneti?
- KUT — Kopitnari Airport. Most travelers connect through TBS (Tbilisi International Airport).
- When is the best time to visit Svaneti?
- Jun–Sep. The example of what happens when the road and the airstrip arrive.
- What does Svaneti cost per day?
- Roughly $50–90 per person per day on the ground, before flights.
- Why is Svaneti still quiet?
- Medieval tower-houses under 5,000m peaks. Mestia has an airport and crowds now; walk two days to Ushguli and beyond and it reverts to what it was.