Hey :) Me and my GF are traveling to Georgia (Sept.). We arrive at 00:45 in Kutaissi. How do we get up into the north? Where do I found routes / times of Marshrutkas online? How long do we have to wait for the first bus to bring us out of Kutaissi? Any help is appreciated :)

There’s quite a few English websites you’d easily find with a brief google search, try wander-lush.org for example. By reading that, you might get a feeling on the means of transportation, like private taxi, shared taxi, train, bus, marshrutka… Ease of travel, level of comfort, budget and willingness to get to understand the country are huge factors

There are a few ways of doing that but given your arrival time the easiest way will be the airport bus to Tbilisi and get a marshrutka there. Kutaisi airport has cheap busses that are prebookable and tied to your flight number so you can safely book without worrying about delays.

Is that Gudauri / Kabegi you’re headed to? Take the metro to Didube and get a marshrutka there, it’ll be morning by then and not long to wait for the first ones to leave.

The only way that’ll get you there quicker that time of day is a taxi, even during the day it’s likely quicker through Tbilisi.

From kutaisi there is a train to Batumi.

From Batumi, take a train to Tbilisi.

https://tickets.railway.ge/

If you’re not going to Batumi, there is an airport bus that goes directly to Tbilisi

https://www.kutaisi.aero/en/transport/shuttle-bus

From Tbilisi take marshrutka from didube station.

https://didubissadguri.ge/%E1%83%9B%E1%83%90%E1%83%A0%E1%83%A8%E1%83%A0%E1%83%A3%E1%83%A2%E1%83%94%E1%83%91%E1%83%98/

2 useful apps for public transport:

https://moovitapp.com/index/ka/%E1%83%A1%E1%83%90%E1%83%96%E1%83%9D%E1%83%92%E1%83%90%E1%83%93%E1%83%9D%E1%83%94%E1%83%91%E1%83%A0%E1%83%98%E1%83%95%E1%83%98_%E1%83%A2%E1%83%A0%E1%83%90%E1%83%9C%E1%83%A1%E1%83%9E%E1%83%9D%E1%83%A0%E1%83%A2%E1%83%98-lines-Tbilisi-1906-1233448

https://moovitapp.com/index/ka/%E1%83%A1%E1%83%90%E1%83%96%E1%83%9D%E1%83%92%E1%83%90%E1%83%93%E1%83%9D%E1%83%94%E1%83%91%E1%83%A0%E1%83%98%E1%83%95%E1%83%98_%E1%83%A2%E1%83%A0%E1%83%90%E1%83%9C%E1%83%A1%E1%83%9E%E1%83%9D%E1%83%A0%E1%83%A2%E1%83%98-lines-Tbilisi-1906-1233448

Expect things to be about as punctual and reliable, as DB is 😉

Or skip Kazbegi and go to Mestia area if you want to see the mountains.

Make sure you’re wearing a high vis vest when passing through South Ossetia