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« Last post by warlord on January 09, 2019, 06:52:24 pm » I am trying to figure out if there is any good way to get between Yerevan to Tbilisi via a night or two in either Alaverdi or Odzun. The main thing there is to hike to Haghpat and also somehow try and get to Debed Canyon.
Figure I'd ask here being it's more "Europe" rail, but figure maybe Georgia kind of counts.
I did some research and found out the train between Yerevan and Tbilisi is not only long, uncomfortable and just highly not recommended, so was curious about other options if they exists trying to get between Yerevan and Tbilisi and spending a night.
I know they have the mini buses (Marshrutka's or whatever they call them there), but I don't like being in those for long extended periods of time (did the one between Chisinau and Odesa and 5 hours on those was way too cramped with no toilet breaks). So just wondering if you had any input on this idea at all?
Another option would be actually just flying into Tbilisi and flying out of Batumi. That way I would just need to find a way from Tbilisi to Alaverdi/Odzun and back. It seems there is a that same train from Yerevan that goes to the station in Alaverdi, but it seems like it's once a day. I could manage that as it's only a few hours. But didn't know if there was another option. Getting to Alaverdi, I can't seem to find any train for some reason. Also can't find any buses either. (The train from Tbilisi to Batumi though seems very straight forward and easy).
Haven't committed yet to this at all 100%. It's another option before I get a flight in Feb. The others we talked about in the past being Serbia and Montenegro which you helped me with already and have all the notes to easily do that if flights are good. The other was Kosovo/Macedonia which you also helped me out and that is also ready to go.
But just curious if you had an input on this possible trip at all?
Thanks
Figure I'd ask here being it's more "Europe" rail, but figure maybe Georgia kind of counts.
I did some research and found out the train between Yerevan and Tbilisi is not only long, uncomfortable and just highly not recommended, so was curious about other options if they exists trying to get between Yerevan and Tbilisi and spending a night.
I know they have the mini buses (Marshrutka's or whatever they call them there), but I don't like being in those for long extended periods of time (did the one between Chisinau and Odesa and 5 hours on those was way too cramped with no toilet breaks). So just wondering if you had any input on this idea at all?
Another option would be actually just flying into Tbilisi and flying out of Batumi. That way I would just need to find a way from Tbilisi to Alaverdi/Odzun and back. It seems there is a that same train from Yerevan that goes to the station in Alaverdi, but it seems like it's once a day. I could manage that as it's only a few hours. But didn't know if there was another option. Getting to Alaverdi, I can't seem to find any train for some reason. Also can't find any buses either. (The train from Tbilisi to Batumi though seems very straight forward and easy).
Haven't committed yet to this at all 100%. It's another option before I get a flight in Feb. The others we talked about in the past being Serbia and Montenegro which you helped me with already and have all the notes to easily do that if flights are good. The other was Kosovo/Macedonia which you also helped me out and that is also ready to go.
But just curious if you had an input on this possible trip at all?
Thanks