Transport in Georgia (country)


For Soviet transportation, see Transport in the Soviet Union.

Railways

total:
1,683 km in common carrier service; does not include industrial lines
broad gauge:
1,583 km of gauge
narrow gauge:
100 km of gauge.
City with metro system: Tbilisi.
The road network in Georgia consists of 1,603 kilometers of main or international highways that are considered to be in good condition and some 18,821 kilometers of secondary and local roads that are, generally, in poor condition. Only 7,854 km out of over 20,000 km of Georgian roads are paved.
NumberE RoutenameLength Notes
Tbilisi - Senaki - Leselidze552
Senaki - Poti - Sarpi119
Mtskheta - Stepantsminda - Larsi139
Tbilisi - Red Bridge57
Tbilisi – Bakurtsikhe – Lagodekhi160
Ponichala – Marneuli – Guguti98
Marneuli – Sadakhlo34
Khashuri – Akhaltsikhe – Vale97
Tbilisi Bypass49
Gori – Tskhinvali – Gupta – Java – Roki92,5
Akhaltsikhe – Ninotsminda112
Samtredia - Lanchkhuti - Grigoleti57
Akhalkalaki - Kartsakhi36,5

Motorways

Georgia has a small motorway system, that is currently under development, essentially when the motorway will be finished will link Tbilisi, the capital, and Batumi, Georgia's second largest city. The multilane road is part of the S1 highway, which runs from Mukhatgverdi until Agarebi, a village near Khashuri, and has a length of 110 km, bypassing Mtskheta and Gori.

Pipelines

370 km; refined products 300 km; natural gas 440 km

Black Sea Ports and harbors

, Poti, Sokhumi, Kulevi Oil Terminal

Merchant marine

total:
17 ships totaling /
ships by type:
cargo ship 10, chemical tanker 1, petroleum tanker 6

Airports

28
In February 2007 a brand new, modern and fully equipped international Airport was inaugurated in Tbilisi.
total:
14
over 3,047 m:
2,438 to 3,047 m:
1,524 to 2,437 m:
914 to 1,523 m:
under 914 m:
1

Airports - with unpaved runways

total:
14
over 3,047 m:
2,438 to 3,047 m:
1,524 to 2,437 m:
914 to 1,523 m:
under 914 m:
6