Official city transport, direct rail tickets and safer mountain travel
Georgia requires foreign visitors to carry health and accident insurance for the entire stay, including arrival and departure dates.
Since January 1, 2026, the policy must be in Georgian or English and provide at least GEL 30,000 of cover, subject to the legal exemptions. Keep the document offline and available at check-in and the border. Georgia uses the lari. Cards are common in cities, but carry lari and a physical backup card for marshrutkas, markets, rural guesthouses, mountain areas and payment failures.
Tbilisi has its own transport system: use Tbilisi Transport, validate every journey and keep MetroMoney as a predictable fallback. Book mainline trains through TRE or Georgian Railway and enter passenger identification exactly. For airport rides, order in the official Bolt or Yandex Go app, match the plate and ignore terminal solicitors. Do not let a general map route a rental car onto an unverified mountain road.
Check GeoRoad restrictions, weather, the rental contract and local advice, and hire an experienced local driver where the route demands it. Avoid Abkhazia, South Ossetia and the generally unmarked administrative boundary lines. Call 112 for an emergency. The 112 Georgia app adds English chat and Silent SOS, but visitors should register and test it before relying on it.
Follow official National Environment Agency warnings and keep critical documents, routes and contacts offline.
Best general map for Georgian city addresses, businesses, walking and ordinary road navigation.
Privacy-focused offline map with useful walking, hiking and rural OpenStreetMap detail for Georgia.
Official Tbilisi journey planner with Metro and bus routes, live vehicle information and supported QR payment.
Optional second planner for checking public-transport routes in Tbilisi and selected Georgian cities.
Optional Georgian text and camera translation for short messages, addresses, signs and menus.
Direct Georgian Railway ticket app with mainline train booking and selected Georgian intercity buses.
Official emergency app with call, English chat, Silent SOS and an accessibility video-call option.
Official Georgian forecasts, maps and dangerous-weather warnings from the National Environment Agency.
Reliable mobile internet at better prices than most travel eSIMs, with polished iOS and Android apps and support for making and receiving phone calls.
One of the biggest travel eSIM brands, with a very large destination catalog.
Known for unlimited-data plans in many destinations, at a higher price per gigabyte.
Use an official carrier store and complete registration and activation before leaving the counter.
Best choice for broad coverage, including rural areas.
A solid alternative; compare current prepaid offers before buying.
Good-value option when price matters most.
The essential apps for Georgia are Bolt, Wolt, Google Maps, Tbilisi Transport, TRE.GE.
We've curated 12 apps across 9 categories for traveling in Georgia, including 5 essential apps.
Bolt is the top-rated ride hailing app in Georgia. Visitor-friendly ride booking in Georgia's main cities, airports and several mountain resort areas.
Local taxi apps, lek cash and offline maps matter more than global brands
Public transport first, with city and Alpine tools that prevent expensive mistakes
Carry BAM, use local transport apps, and stay on established routes
National rail, regional transit and simple card backups for Belgium
Licensed taxi apps, city-specific transit tools and euro cash backups
Use SBB first, keep a card and francs handy, and prepare offline maps for the mountains
