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View from the slope below Narikala Fortress over the old town of Tbilisi, the Mtkvari river, the Peace Bridge and Rike Park
The old town of Tbilisi with the Mtkvari and the Peace Bridge, seen from the slope below Narikala Fortress. · Photo: © Vyacheslav Argenberg · CC BY 4.0

Tbilisi became the capital of the Kingdom of Iberia in the early 6th century, when King Dachi moved the royal seat here from Mtskheta. Today 1,369,400 people live in Georgia's capital, more than a third of the country's population. The name comes from the Georgian “tbili”, meaning warm, after the hot sulphur springs.

The old town covers around 2 km² with the bath district, Narikala Fortress and churches dating from the 6th century. From TBS airport, bus 337 runs to the centre from 1 GEL (as of September 2026).

Getting there from Germany

Airport: Tbilisi (TBS)

FromAs the crow fliesCompensation up to
Frankfurt (FRA)2,935 km€400
Munich (MUC)2,688 km€400
Berlin (BER)2,636 km€400
Düsseldorf (DUS)3,072 km€400
Hamburg (HAM)2,898 km€400

Compensation per person under the EU air passenger rights regulation (Regulation (EC) No 261/2004) if the flight arrives 3 hours late or more, or is cancelled less than 14 days before departure — not in extraordinary circumstances such as severe weather. Check whether you’re owed anything →

Time difference:
+2 hours

Straight-line distance: our own calculation from airport data (OurAirports).

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