Yerevan-Batumi route by train to start on May 30

Since this year’s May 30 the Yerevan-Batumi Route will be available for travelers from Armenia to Georgia and from Georgia to Armenia, according to announcement by Director General of the South Caucasus Railway company, Shevket Shaidullyn.

The train to Batumi will depart at 2:10 pm, at the time that will allow watching the beautiful nature of Armenia during the travel, Shaidullyn said. “At 8:30 pm the train will pass the border and will arrive in Batume at 7:16 am. The travel time was reduced by an hour and twenty minutes; the train will have a stop in Tbilisi for 50 minutes.”

In addition, twice a week an alternative train will link Yerevan and Batumi. Shaidullyn said: “Twice a week, on Tuesday and Friday, a passenger train will link the two countries, departing at 11:20 pm and arriving at 5 pm; the travel will take 18 hours and 40 minutes.” This train, according to Shaidullyn, will offer cheaper tickets than the first-class train.

A first-class train ticket will cost in May 22,490 drams (last year’s offer was 22,895); and during the summer season its cost will rise to 23,578 till September.

Second-class tickets will cost 7,557 drams in the summer season. The company offers discounts for children.