Volkswagen car rental in Tbilisi

Every Volkswagen from Rent-Trip in Tbilisi is supplied with a full tank and returned full. We have 4 cars — the Jetta and Tiguan from $39 a day, the Passat at $120 and the Touareg at $140 — and we bring the car to any address in Tbilisi, to Tbilisi International Airport (TBS) or to Kutaisi International Airport (KUT), with the delivery address, date and time agreed with a manager before the booking is fixed.

Which Volkswagen models you can rent in Tbilisi and what each one costs

Four Volkswagen cars sit on this page in three classes — Sedan, Crossover and SUV & 4x4 — from $39 to $140 a day. All four are automatic, all seat five.

Four Volkswagen models available for hire

Rent-Trip keeps four Volkswagen cars on this page — Jetta, Tiguan, Passat and Touareg — all automatic, all five seats. The Jetta is the front-wheel-drive sedan at $39 a day, 170 hp, petrol. The Tiguan is a Crossover at the same $39, but with all-wheel drive and 150 hp. The Passat is the second Sedan, all-wheel drive, 174 hp, $120 a day. The Touareg tops the range: SUV & 4x4, diesel, 286 hp, $140 a day. Three of the four run on petrol, one on diesel.

Daily, weekly and monthly prices by class

Weekly bookings start at $234 and monthly bookings at $819 — the weekly rate is the daily rate times six, the monthly rate is the daily rate times twenty-one, so a longer booking costs less per day than a short one. Whichever class you pick, the car comes clean with a full tank.

Jetta or Passat — what the extra $81 a day buys

Both are five-seat sedans with automatic gearboxes, but the Passat adds all-wheel drive and 174 hp against the Jetta's front-wheel drive and 170 hp — at $120 versus $39 a day. On paper the four horsepower look like nothing.

Which model suits which trip

• Volkswagen Jetta: the $39 sedan for city days, short hops and the 26 km to Mtskheta — front-wheel drive, 170 hp, petrol.
• Volkswagen Tiguan: the same $39 with all-wheel drive and 150 hp — the pick when the road turns to gravel or climbs.
• Volkswagen Passat: $120 a day, all-wheel drive and 174 hp — a sedan for long highway legs when you want the extra grip.
• Volkswagen Touareg: $140 a day, diesel, 286 hp, all-wheel drive — the one we hand over for the mountain routes.
• All four: automatic transmission, five seats, delivered to any address in Tbilisi or to Tbilisi International Airport (TBS) and Kutaisi International Airport (KUT), with the address, date and time agreed with a manager before the booking is fixed.

Volkswagen car rental in Tbilisi specs and running costs

Four automatic Volkswagens sit on this page, and the choice between them comes down to fuel type, drivetrain and how much power you want under your right foot on a Georgian mountain road. Below are the numbers that matter and what they mean at the pump.

Petrol or diesel — which Volkswagen fits your route

Three of the four cars run on petrol; only the Touareg is diesel, and on 21.09.2026 diesel cost 4.76 ₾ a litre against 4.06 ₾ for petrol — roughly 17 % more. The Jetta, Tiguan and Passat all take petrol, so the overwhelming majority of our fleet refuels at the cheaper pump.

• Volkswagen Passat: 174 hp, all-wheel drive, petrol, automatic — a sedan with all-wheel grip.
• Volkswagen Touareg: 286 hp, all-wheel drive, diesel, automatic — the SUV and 4x4 option.

What a week or a month behind the wheel costs

Weekly rates are calculated as the daily rate times six, monthly as the daily rate times twenty-one, so the longer you keep the car the less each day costs.

Renting a Volkswagen in Tbilisi for mountains and winter

On this page the choice comes down to four automatic Volkswagens, and the deciding factors are drivetrain, fuel and how far you plan to go before turning back.

Which Volkswagen handles the mountain routes

• Volkswagen Touareg: the only diesel and the only SUV & 4x4 here, with 286 hp and all-wheel drive — the pick for the 139 km S3 Military Highway through Zhinvali, Ananuri, Pasanauri and Gudauri, where the Jvari Pass sits at 2,379 m.
• Volkswagen Jetta: front-wheel drive and 170 hp at $39 a day, the cheapest way to reach Sighnaghi (109 km); the last kilometres to David Gareja (98 km) are unpaved, better taken in the Tiguan.

Winter tyres, snow and the December rule

Winter tyres are compulsory from 1 December to 1 March, and in zones designated by the government chains are required on at least two front wheels in particular weather. Gudauri's ski season runs from early December to mid-April, and the Jvari Pass can close for avalanche risk — plan a flexible date rather than a fixed one. All four cars here run automatic transmission with five seats, which matters when you are holding a steady throttle on a climb instead of working a clutch. If your trip is a winter mountain run, the all-wheel-drive Tiguan at $39 a day is the value pick over the front-wheel-drive Jetta at the same price.

Long trips and what they cost in fuel

On 21.09.2026 petrol cost 4.06 ₾ a litre and diesel 4.76 ₾ — roughly 17 % more. Georgia's international and domestic roads remain free of charge, with no vignettes or transponders, so a return run to Batumi adds nothing in tolls. Whichever you choose, the car is supplied with a full tank and returned full-to-full, and any fuel left short is charged as set out in the rental agreement.

How Volkswagen car rental in Tbilisi works from booking to hand-over

The process is short: you choose a Volkswagen, we agree the delivery address, date and time with a manager, and the car arrives at your door with a full tank. Nothing is confirmed until those three details are settled, so the booking is fixed only after that conversation.

What happens between your request and the hand-over

• Choose the model: Jetta, Tiguan, Passat or Touareg — all automatic, five seats, from $39 to $140 a day.
• Agree the details: a manager confirms the delivery address, the date and the time before the booking is fixed.
• Delivery: the car comes to any address in Tbilisi, to Tbilisi International Airport (TBS) or to Kutaisi International Airport (KUT).
• On collection: the Volkswagen arrives clean and with a full tank, ready to drive.
• On return: bring it back with a full tank; missing fuel and the refuelling service fee are charged as set out in the rental agreement.
• Anything else: the deposit, insurance excess, delivery fees and discounts are set out in the rental agreement.

Delivery, timing and the questions we get asked

We deliver to any address in the city and to TBS and KUT, and the address, date and time are agreed with a manager before the booking is fixed. Delivery outside the city and those two airports is arranged case by case — we do not promise it on the site, so ask first. Give the manager your flight number and a realistic landing time rather than the scheduled one.

One-way requests and longer bookings

A one-way drop somewhere outside the city is not part of the standard booking — it is arranged case by case, so raise it with the manager before anything is confirmed. Longer hires work off the same daily rate: weekly bookings start at $234 and monthly at $819, which is the daily price multiplied by six and by twenty-one respectively, so the cost per day falls the longer you keep the car. The full-to-full fuel rule applies to every booking, whether you take the Jetta for a weekend or the Touareg for a month.

Documents, deposit and insurance for Volkswagen car rental in Tbilisi

Booking a Volkswagen here is mostly a paperwork question: what you bring, what the deposit covers and what the insurance does not.

What you need to bring

• Driving licence: a valid foreign licence is accepted in Georgia for up to one year from your date of entry, and no exchange is required.
• International Driving Permit or translation: needed only if your licence uses neither Latin nor Cyrillic script — Georgia is a party to the 1968 Vienna Convention.
• Deposit: the amount and how it is taken are set out in the agreement, not fixed on this page.
• Age and experience: the minimum age and any young-driver surcharge are agreed when booking.

We confirm the whole set with you before the car is assigned, which is why a booking is agreed with a manager rather than confirmed instantly online.

Insurance on a Volkswagen in Tbilisi

Georgia has no compulsory third-party insurance for owners of Georgian-registered cars as of 05.09.2026 — the government put its introduction into the autumn session's legislative work plan, with no date named. A rental car here carries Georgian plates, so the compulsory insurance for foreign vehicles does not apply to it. What we arrange instead is the cover the agreement sets out, including the CDW and Super CDW options; the excess and any upgrade are stated in that agreement. Theft of personal belongings is not covered by standard cover.

Driving rules and fines worth knowing

Front-seat belts are required for the driver and all front passengers; rear belts are not compulsory by law. Phones only via hands-free. Children under three travel in a child seat or restraint matched to height and weight, and children under six cannot be left alone in a parked car. Fines run from 50 ₾ for speeding by 15–40 km/h to 500 ₾ for driving without a licence, with a 20 % discount if paid within 10 days.

Before you drive off

We hand the car over clean and with a full tank, and it comes back full — full-to-full is the only fuel option, since no pre-paid tank is offered.

Driving and fuel rules for Volkswagen car rental in Tbilisi

Georgia drives on the right, speed limits in built-up areas are 60 km/h and 20 km/h in residential zones, and every international and domestic road in the country is toll-free. The rules that actually shape a day behind the wheel are parking, fuel and a handful of local habits.

Speed limits and the rules that catch visitors out

• Built-up areas: 60 km/h, dropping to 20 km/h in residential zones (Article 33, paragraph 6).
• Outside built-up areas: 90 km/h for category B, 110 km/h on motorways, 80 km/h with a light trailer (Article 33, paragraph 7b).
• Seat belts: compulsory for the driver and all front passengers; rear belts are not required by law (Article 21, paragraph 9).
• Phones: hands-free or speaker only, both hands on the wheel (Article 21).
• Children under 3: a child seat or restraint matched to height and weight on the rear seat; on the lap of a passenger aged 16 or over is allowed in the back (Article 26, paragraphs 7–8).
• Children under 6: never left alone in a parked car (Article 26, paragraph 9).
• Alcohol: 0.3 ‰ (0.03 %) is the threshold in practice — treat it as zero before you drive.

Fines sit at 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 light or an unpaid parking session, and 500 ₾ for driving without a licence. A 20 % discount applies if you pay within 10 days; 100 points in a year costs you the licence.

Parking: what it costs and how to pay

Street parking in the capital is zonal: from 1 ₾ an hour after the first 15 free minutes, paid through the Tbilisi Parking app, at parking meters or on parking.tbilisi.gov.ge. The portal also lets you search by a transit or foreign plate. An unpaid session is a 50 ₾ fine, and a towed car costs 150 ₾ plus 20 ₾ a day for storage. Underground car parks in the centre run around 2–3 ₾ an hour at Freedom Square, about 1–2 ₾ an hour at Orbeliani Square, roughly 7 ₾ a day at Rike, and about 2 ₾ for the first hour at Galleria Tbilisi. Season tickets exist — 50 ₾ a year, 25 ₾ for six months, 4 ₾ a week — but a visitor on a hired car does not need one.

Fuel: petrol, diesel and the full-to-full rule

Petrol cost 4.06 ₾ a litre and diesel 4.76 ₾ a litre on 21.09.2026, so diesel runs about 17 % higher. Three of our four Volkswagens take petrol — the Jetta, Tiguan and Passat — and only the Touareg burns diesel. Every car leaves us with a full tank and comes back full: full-to-full, with the missing fuel and a refuelling service fee charged as set out in the rental agreement. No pre-paid tank option exists on this site. Fill up before the climb rather than on it.

Our Volkswagen fleet for Tbilisi car rental

Four cars, three classes and one brand — that is the whole page.

What the line-up gives you that a mixed fleet does not

• One brand, one service logic: every Volkswagen on this page is automatic, five seats and handed over the same way, so the procedure does not change with the car.
• A real step up: the Passat at $120 a day adds all-wheel drive and 174 hp over the Jetta's front-wheel drive and 170 hp.
• A genuine 4x4: the Touareg at $140 a day is the only diesel and the only 286 hp car here, with all-wheel drive for the Georgian Military Highway.
• Nothing hidden in the range: $39 to $140 a day is the full spread, and weekly bookings start at $234.

Delivered to you, agreed with a manager

We do not run a counter you have to find in a strange city. The car is brought to any address in Tbilisi or to Tbilisi International Airport (TBS) and Kutaisi International Airport (KUT), and the address, date and time are settled with a manager before the booking is fixed. Delivery anywhere else is arranged case by case rather than promised on the site.

Fuel, paperwork and the price of a long booking

The car arrives clean with a full tank and goes back full — full-to-full, with the missing fuel and a refuelling service fee charged as set out in the rental agreement if it comes back short. No other fuel option exists on this page, so there is no pre-paid tank to argue about at the end. Weekly bookings start at $234 and monthly at $819, which is the daily rate multiplied by six and by twenty-one respectively. Long bookings are where the arithmetic quietly works: a month at the monthly rate costs far less per day than the same days booked one at a time. Documents, the deposit and the insurance excess are agreed when booking and set out in the rental agreement.