Welcome to Georgia — your practical driving guide

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Welcome to Georgia

Your honest guide to driving — and traveling — in Georgia

Written by people who live here. Parking codes, mountain etiquette, which fuel station is open at 4am, how locals overtake.

Citty rent a carTbilisi, Georgia

Getting online — SIM, eSIM, or our pocket WiFi

Georgia mobile network is surprisingly good. Three operators sell tourist packages at the airport 24/7:

  • Magti — best coverage (90% of country). From 15 GEL.
  • Silknet — best in cities. 30 GEL — unlimited for 15 days.
  • Cellfie — budget pick, 2 GB + calls for 20 GEL.

Going into the mountains? Pick Magti. Locals do.

No SIM hassle?

Rent our pocket WiFi. Unlimited 4G, up to 10 devices at once.

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Navigation — what locals actually use

  • Google Maps — general routing. Download offline maps before mountains.
  • Waze — what local drivers run. Live alerts for police, cameras.
  • Apple Maps — clean and accurate in cities.

Food delivery — yes, even khachapuri at 2am

  • #1 Glovo — most popular in Tbilisi, Batumi, Kutaisi.
  • #2 Bolt Food — strong promo codes, usually cheapest.
  • #3 Wolt — slick app, reliable delivery.

Driving in Georgia — what to expect

  • Overtaking is bold. Keep right, stay calm.
  • Honking is a language.
  • Turn signals optional for them, not you.
  • Expect the unexpected. Cows, wedding cortèges, horsemen.

The legal essentials

Speed limits: 60 km/h cities, 110 km/h motorways. Cameras: fixed and average-speed. Seatbelts: always. Phone in hand: instant fine.

Mountain and winter driving

  • Drive in daylight.
  • Uphill traffic has right of way.
  • Engine-brake on long descents.
  • Winter: chains or winter tires.

Where you cannot drive on our cars

  • Tusheti (Omalo, Shatili)
  • Ushguli–Lentekhi
  • Goderdzi Pass via Khulo

Abkhazia and South Ossetia — occupied territories.

Parking

Tbilisi: 1 GEL/hour citywide. Parking Tbilisi or TBC Pay. Hotline: 032 2 93 44 44.

Batumi: ~1 GEL/hour. TBC Pay.

Fuel

Most cars run on Premium 95. Gulf · Wissol · Rompetrol · SOCAR.

If anything happens

  1. Stop where it happened.
  2. Call 112 if anyone is hurt.
  3. Call your Citty manager: +995 577 415 777.

Smoking and pets

Smoking inside the car — not allowed. Fine: $150.

Pets — not allowed.

Need a human?

We are around 24/7 — WhatsApp, Viber, Telegram.

WhatsApp +995 577 415 777