Can you buy Tbilisi to Batumi train tickets at the station if the website shows sold out?
Based on 1 discussion with 3 participants · Last activity: 11 days ago
TL;DR
Yes, you can buy tickets at the station ticket office, which is often cheaper than online. If a specific date shows sold out on the website, it may be a system glitch — worth checking in person.
What the community said
The Georgian Railway website sometimes has glitches where tickets for a specific date appear sold out while neighboring dates are available. This is likely a system bug rather than actual unavailability.
11 days ago Georgian Railway website — possible bug
Buying tickets at the station ticket office is cheaper than purchasing online. Tickets for the Tbilisi–Batumi route are readily available at the counter without any surcharge.
11 days ago Tbilisi train station ticket office
Public transport cards in Batumi can be topped up at bus stops. In Tbilisi, cards are sold and topped up at metro stations.
11 days ago Top-up: bus stops in Batumi, metro stations in Tbilisi