Poti
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Get in
By plane
The airport in Poti has been closed since the collapse of the Soviet Union. Batumi International Airport is the closest airport, with flights from Baku, Istanbul, Kiev, Moscow and Tel Aviv amongst others. However, the number one gateway to Georgia is still via Tbilisi, not too far away.By train
Train services are quite good: Georgian Railways provides two daily trains from the capital, Tbilisi, taking 5½ hours.By bus
Buses are plentiful from nearby Batumi; the journey time is just about one hour.By car
European road E70, which starts in Spain, has its endpoint here. From Tbilisi, take the M27 road westwards and then turn off to A305 just outside the city of Senaki. A305 continues further to Batumi, so travel from there is straightforward.By boat
VarnaPotiOnce a week.
Chernomorsk-PotiAlso http://www.navbul.com has this connection.
Poti is a port city, meaning that there are several ferries arriving here from across the Black Sea. UKRFerry offers a service from Varna via Ilyichevsk just outside Odessa. Departures are once or twice a week, and prices range between €140 and €320 depending on class. The service from Burgas via Novorossiysk with Intershipping has been suspended.
There are also twice weekly ferries from Sochi to Batumi. A single journey costs .
See
- Palm Boulevard
- Chapel
- Poti Free Industrial Zone
- Temple of Saint Nickolaus
Further afield
Kolheti National ParkExcellent spot for bird watching. It includes east coastline of the Black Sea and Lake Paliastomi basin. The visitors center can help organize boat tours on Lake Paliastomi and river Pichori gorge.