Batumi to Kars by train
Travel from Batumi (Georgia) to Kars (Turkey) by train (168km): schedule and information to the train connection. Compare fares and buy your ticket.
To travel by train from Batumi in Georgia to Kars in Turkey, you have to make a big detour via Russia. Therefore the direct bus connection is much faster and recommended. Please read the following information and blog posts.
Your travel route could be like that.
168 km
How to use the following information: we show you the best routes and where to buy tickets. On longer routes you may need more than one ticket. Book your tickets step by step as explained. If you have questions about the route from Batumi to Kars, please ask in our forum. Of course, sometimes there are as well other travel routes possible.
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train connections : popular connections travelled by other users
Kars - Batumi / Tbilisi - Ankara / Tbilisi - Izmir / Batumi - Istanbul / Batumi - Ankara / Batumi - Trabzon1 Batumi (Georgia) - Kars (Turkey)
1a Travelling from Batumi (Georgia) to Kars (Turkey)
To travel from Georgia to Turkey by train, you have to make a detour via Russia. Therefore a bus connection from Georgia to Turkey is a much faster option.
Therefore, take first a train from Tbilisi (Georgia) to Batumi (Georgia).
One bus line is from Batumi (Georgia) to Trabzon (Turkey) with at least four connections daily for about EUR 15. From Batumi (Georgia) to Istanbul (Turkey) at least two connections daily for about EUR 25. Buy this bus ticket online at Metro Turizm.
In Trabzon (Turkey) you do not have a connection to the rail network of Turkey. Therefore, the easiest way is to continue with the bus to Ankara or Istanbul.
An other option is by bus from Batumi (Georgia) to Kars (Turkey). In Kars (Turkey) you change to the train to Ankara and Istanbul.
Border crossing is currently: you leave the bus with the luggage before the border, cross the border by foot (easy) and after the border the bus picks you up again.
In future there will be a train connection from Georgia to Turkey, but it is still under construction.
Where to buy a ticket from Batumi to Kars?
Check times&prices 
Buy your ticket at the bus station or at the website of the bus company.
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bus: Bus connections that might be helpful.
Batumi - Trabzon / Trabzon - Batumi
train company:
TCDD Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Devlet Demiryolları / METU Metro Turizm
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Kars - Batumi / Batumi - Trabzon / Batumi - Istanbul / Tbilisi - Istanbul / Tbilisi - Ankara / Tbilisi - Izmir / Tbilisi - Adana
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