By car to Borjomi

We keep 49 cars on this route, from a $39-a-day crossover to a $250-a-day full-size 4x4, and the delivery address, date and time are agreed with a manager before the booking is fixed.

Car rental in Tbilisi for a trip to Borjomi: which car to pick

Borjomi sits 160 km from Freedom Square, and the E60 carries you almost the whole way. On a run this short the class of car decides how tired you are at the wheel and how much the day costs — not whether you arrive at all.

Four classes in the fleet and what each costs per day

Rent-Trip keeps 49 cars on this page across four classes, from $39 to $250 a day. Every car is automatic, running on petrol or diesel, with five to eight seats. For a 160 km run the Crossover class covers the route on its own; step up only if you carry seven or eight people, or if you are driving the mountain roads in winter.

When all-wheel drive actually matters on this route

Where traction does earn its money is the gorge road into Borjomi after rain or in winter. The Toyota RAV4 and the Mazda CX-5, both at $69, bring all-wheel drive with 203 hp and 187 hp respectively.

Models that suit this trip

• Toyota RAV4: 5 seats, all-wheel drive, 203 hp, $69 a day — the default pick for two to four travellers.
• Mazda CX-5: 5 seats, all-wheel drive, 187 hp, $69 a day — the same money as the RAV4.
• Nissan Pathfinder: 7 seats, all-wheel drive, 284 hp, $69 a day — the cheapest way in the fleet to carry seven.

Car rental in Tbilisi for a trip to Borjomi: the route

The drive is short enough for a day trip and long enough that the route itself deserves a look before you commit. Below is the distance, the road and what winter changes.

Distance, driving time and the route the road takes

Borjomi sits 160 km from Freedom Square, a drive of about 2¼ hours by OSRM on the E60. Speed limits are 60 km/h in built-up areas and 90 km/h outside them, 110 km/h on the motorway.

Fuel on the corridor is straightforward: petrol sits at 4.06 lari a litre and diesel at 4.76, and diesel runs about 17% dearer than petrol. Fill up in Tbilisi before you set off.

Winter conditions on the way to Borjomi

Winter tyres are compulsory in Georgia from 1 December to 1 March, and chains may be required on government-defined sections in particular weather. Snow chains are specified as a minimum of two front wheels where the rule applies.

What the trip costs in driving terms

Prices, booking and what the rental agreement covers

Rates on this page start at $39 a day and stop at $250, and the booking itself is agreed with a manager before anything is fixed. That covers the lot: which car, when we bring it, where you take it. Nothing is confirmed until a person on our side has walked through the details with you.

Daily, weekly and monthly rates on this page

Rates on this page run from $39 to $250 a day, with weekly bookings from $234 and monthly from $819. The spread is wide because the fleet is: a Buick Encore or Chevrolet Trax at $39 sits in the same list as a Cadillac Escalade at $160 and a Land Rover Range Rover Vogue 5.0 Petrol Supercharged at $150. Weekly pricing works as the daily rate multiplied by six, monthly as the daily rate multiplied by twenty-one — so a Crossover at $39 becomes $234 for the week and $819 for the month. If your plans stretch past a week, ask the manager to quote the monthly figure before you commit to daily rates.

Deposit, insurance excess and delivery fees

• Deposit: the amount is set out in the rental agreement and confirmed when the booking is agreed, not quoted here.
• Insurance excess: the same — the figure and the terms sit in the rental agreement you receive.
• Delivery fee: delivery to any address in Tbilisi and to Tbilisi International Airport (TBS) and Kutaisi International Airport (KUT) is part of the service; any fee attached is set out in the rental agreement.
• Damage cover: the rental agreement sets out what is and is not covered, and what you owe if the car comes back damaged.
• Fuel: the car is supplied with a full tank and must be returned with a full tank — full-to-full. No other fuel option is offered.

How the booking is agreed

We do not run a self-service checkout. You tell us the dates, the car class and the delivery address, and a manager confirms the booking with you directly — the delivery address, the date and the time are agreed before the booking is fixed. Delivery outside Tbilisi and the two airports is arranged case by case and is not promised on the site, so raise it early if you need it. Bring a passport and a valid driving licence; if your licence carries neither Latin nor Cyrillic characters, you will need an International Driving Permit or a notarised translation, since Georgia is a party to the 1968 Vienna Convention. The minimum rental age, the young-driver surcharge and the accepted payment methods are agreed when booking, so settle those in the same conversation rather than at hand-over.

Longer bookings and what changes

A week or a month changes the arithmetic more than it changes the car. Pick the class first and the duration second: a Crossover at $39 for a month costs $819, while stepping up to an SUV & 4x4 at $69 for the same month costs $1,449 — the same multiplier, a very different total. Decide how much car the 160 km route actually needs before you decide how long you are keeping it.

Car rental in Tbilisi for a trip to Borjomi: the hand-over

We bring the car to you — that is the whole point of how we work. You do not collect anything from a depot or queue at a counter: the address, the date and the time are agreed with a manager before the booking is fixed, and the car arrives there.

Where we deliver

• Any address in the city: a hotel, a guesthouse, a private flat — the exact spot is agreed with a manager when the booking is confirmed.
• Kutaisi International Airport (KUT): also covered, which suits travellers who fly into the west and want the car from day one.
• Outside these points: arranged case by case, but not promised here — ask the manager and you will get a straight answer before you commit.

What happens at hand-over

The car comes clean and with a full tank. That is the fuel rule for the whole booking: full-to-full. You return it with a full tank, and if it comes back short, the missing fuel plus a refuelling service fee are charged as set out in the agreement. No pre-paid tank, no full-to-empty option — one policy, easy to remember.

What we can tell you now is the fleet: 49 cars on this page, from $39 to $250 a day, all automatic, 5 to 8 seats.

A hand-over the evening before saves an hour of daylight on the day of the drive. Book the delivery slot for the time you actually plan to leave, not for the time you think you should.

The car is yours for the trip, and the return works the same way: agree the drop-off point and time with the manager, leave the tank full, and that is the booking closed.

Car rental in Tbilisi for a trip to Borjomi: the rules

Georgia drives on the right, and the rules that matter for a Borjomi run are few: 60 km/h in built-up areas, 90 km/h outside them and 110 km/h on a motorway. Seat belts are required for the driver and front passengers; the law does not require them in the back. Phones are hands-free only, both hands on the wheel. Alcohol is capped at 0.3 ‰. Foreign licences are valid for up to a year from your date of entry, no exchange needed — but if yours carry neither Latin nor Cyrillic script, bring an IDP or a notarised translation, since Georgia is a party to the 1968 Vienna Convention.

Children under three ride in the back in a child seat or restraint matched to height and weight; a passenger aged 16 or over may hold a child on the back seat instead. Children under six cannot be left alone in a parked car. Fines are modest but real: 50 ₾ for speeding 15–40 km/h over the limit, 150 ₾ above that, 30 ₾ for a phone, 40 ₾ for a belt, 50 ₾ for running a red light, 50 ₾ for an unpaid parking session and 500 ₾ for driving without a licence. Paying within 10 days cuts the amount by 20 %, and 100 points in a year costs you the licence.

• Tolls: every international and domestic road in the country is free of charge, per the Roads Department, with no vignettes or transponders; the 52 km Rikoti stretch with its 51 tunnels and 97 bridges costs nothing to use.
• Parking: zonal street parking is from 1 ₾ an hour with the first 15 minutes free, paid through the Tbilisi Parking app or at terminals.
• Penalties: a parking fine is 50 ₾, and a tow adds 150 ₾ plus 20 ₾ a day for storage.

We hand the car over with a full tank and ask for it back full — that is our own rule, not a local one, and the fuel and refuelling service fee are set out in the rental agreement. Winter tyres are compulsory from 1 December to 1 March, and chains on at least the two front wheels are required on government-defined sections in bad weather.

Car rental in Tbilisi for a trip to Borjomi in winter

Winter turns the Borjomi run into a different drive rather than a harder one.

Winter tyres and the rules that apply from 1 December

Winter tyres are compulsory in Georgia from 1 December to 1 March, and on sections defined by the government chains may be required on at least two front wheels in particular weather conditions.

What to check before you set off

• Daylight: plan the return so the gorge road is behind you before dusk, not ahead of you.

What changes is not the route but the margin you leave yourself — move the departure an hour earlier rather than the speed an hour faster.

Car rental in Tbilisi for a trip to Borjomi: why drive yourself

The case for driving yourself to Borjomi comes down to one number: 160 km.

What a rental car gives you on this route

• Door-to-door timing: we hand the car over at your address in Tbilisi, so the trip starts from your hotel, not from a station across town.
• Your own pace: the E60 takes about 2¼ hours by OSRM without stops, and you stop wherever you like.
• Onward legs: from Borjomi you can add Bakuriani, 24 km further on, without buying another ticket.

Who this suits

Our rates on this page start at $39 a day across 49 cars, with weekly bookings from $234 and monthly from $819, and the booking is agreed with a manager before it is fixed. If you are unsure which class fits your route, ask us when you book — the Crossover class covers the 160 km comfortably, and all-wheel drive is worth the step up mainly for the gorge road into Borjomi after rain or in winter.