Which cable car or funicular should you take in Tbilisi, and what’s the easiest way to get to the Botanical Garden?
Based on 2 discussions with 3 participants · Last activity: 16 days ago
TL;DR
For reaching the Botanical Garden area, travelers commonly recommend the cable car from Rike Park, which costs 2.50 GEL with the regular metro transit card. Tbilisi also has the Mtatsminda funicular, but it uses a separate card costing 2 GEL, and the one-way ride is about 12 GEL.
What the community said
If you want to combine the ride with a walk toward the Botanical Garden, a practical option is the cable car from Rike Park. It accepts the standard Tbilisi transit card, and the ride costs 2.50 GEL.
16 days ago Rike Park, 2.50 GEL
Tbilisi has several different lift systems, and travelers specifically recommend trying the funicular as a separate experience. It is not the same system as the city cable car from Rike, so the payment method is different.
16 days ago Tbilisi Funicular
The funicular requires its own separate card rather than the regular metro card. The card itself costs about 2 GEL, and a one-way ride is around 12 GEL.
16 days ago Funicular card — 2 GEL; ride — about 12 GEL
If your main goal is to reach the Botanical Garden area with minimal hassle, travelers suggest using the lift from Rike rather than the Mtatsminda funicular.
16 days ago Botanical Garden, Rike Park