Didn't even have to walk all the way onto the main road, one of the first cars picked me up and took me to Akhaltsikhe (also drove a detour to get me into the city center).

Asked people on the parking lot, 2nd car took me. Of course it will be much harder from the late afternoon / evening.

5 stars because turkish trucks here go a long distance. before you cross the border, there is a huge line of trucks. they won't speak english, so better smile and name bunch of cities, then mark their destinations down and after interviewing most of them, pick the best option for you. i was solo, under heaviest rain in my life and got a 1500km lift across turkey. driver was super cool. border guards also helped me wait for the truck to cross and let me stay inside duty free area. overall: good spot, but be ready to wait and probably come here in the morning, when all trucks from the rest area depart.

not a good place to stop, but it's Georgia, no one cares, and all trucks go to the border:)

guy who works at this station is incredibly drunk and a bit clingy, kept telling no one is going to stop and all that. he wanted to help though and spoke to some drivers. spot is good, but you may try lukoil gas station which is a bit before, if this aspect bothers you. still found a ride around 10 pm.

solo male, 10 p.m., even in the dark in didn't take long enough to get a ride closer to the turkish border

guy took me to his family house, we had a great dinner made of locally produced products in Gori, then drove to Borjomi. One of the nicest rides ever.

Русские номера, армянские, грузинские... Особо никто не останавливается. На этом моменте я понял что довольно долго двигаюсь в Армению но ничего с этим поделать не мог. Кто то из местных окликнул меня "Джонни" и подвез до таможни

Остановился микроавтобус с кучей азербайджанцев, один из них говорил на русском, южнее Марнеули в целом как я понял много азербайджанцев живет и шансы найти русскоговорящих выше чем в тбилиси

Сначала стоял прямо на повороте, но там никто не останавливался, а местный мужик сказал что лучше отойти подальше

Еще не успел попрощаться с попутчиками, а тачка уже остановилась, мужик предложил довезти до границы за 50 GEL, но я отказалсч

June 2026 : no problem at all to get out of Georgia by walk. Guards said nothing, I even asked if I can walk and they said yes. Just pass by the duty free building on the right. Guards will ask if you have a Russian visa. Personally I got a tourist visa back in Paris before starting my trip. You can basically walk the whole way to the Russian side BUT the tunnels are dangerous IMO. There is kind of a sidewalk but it's very narrow and you can fall from it in the total dark so I preferred to hitchhike, a Georgian truck driver took me until after the two tunnels. It's up to you but don't take any risks please 🥺

Got a direct ride to the border, I waited along with some funny construction workers that actually stopped someone they knew for me, he was going to work there ! Deo gratias ! I started around 8.30 AM but kinda low traffic

Got a ride back to town in the trunk of car packed with fellow German people : Ira, Amir, Franz and forgot the two other's name (sorry). Some people will stop but don't try to late...in the worst case you can still walk tho!

Got a ride back to town in the trunk of car packed with fellow German people : Ira, Amir, Franz and forgot the two other's name (sorry). Some people will stop but don't try to late...in the worst case you can still walk tho!

Got taken by a Mashoutka driver for free to the Church of Trinity. Grazie David! There's a lot of taxis and Mashoutka but I'm sure someone will stop anyway. Try to not go to late in the afternoon it can be tricky.

One advice : go back to Mestia ASAP, most of the people go for tours in the morning but everyone left between 2 and 3 PM. I hitchhiked at 4 PM and there was no cars in the parking lot, but it was full when I came... Anyway. Got a lift to Mestia by a gorgeous Russian family. Spasibo Alex, Galina and Maria!

Got direct lift to Oushgouli, thanks George !

Quick ride direction Oushgouli

Quick ride direction Oushgouli

not a good place to stop, but it's Georgia, no one cares, and all trucks go to the border:)

June 2026 : no problem at all to get out of Georgia by walk. Guards said nothing, I even asked if I can walk and they said yes. Just pass by the duty free building on the right. Guards will ask if you have a Russian visa. Personally I got a tourist visa back in Paris before starting my trip. You can basically walk the whole way to the Russian side BUT the tunnels are dangerous IMO. There is kind of a sidewalk but it's very narrow and you can fall from it in the total dark so I preferred to hitchhike, a Georgian truck driver took me until after the two tunnels. It's up to you but don't take any risks please 🥺

Perfect spot to go Trabzon, ok traffic and lot of visibility and room to stop for drivers. If you are lucky you might as well get a lift to Georgia I believe. Thanks to Ibrahim and Oussama (?). My precedent drivers helped to find a drive but not that successfully lol, too bad

I asked drivers in the cue of the border. Got a ride to Georgia

He drove us 30 minutes extra to give us a good first impression of Georgia.

Got ride towards Kutaisi, but left us on highway. Apparently it is common to hitchhike on highways in Georgia.

Cars go a bit fast and my driver had to turn around to pick me up the second try. Otherwise good spot for going to Georgia. After 20 minutes picked up to Ardesen.

Its a border town so everyone stops at the street to eat. The road is one big parking lot. Walk the main road, not the one near the boardwalk into Georgia direction and find a free parking spot for people to stop. 5 minutes took me to Kemalpasa and I had a sign that said Gürcistan.

First car picked us up. It's the kind of remoteness where that can happen. Girl from Georgia on a cross-country odyssey was shunpiking to Laramie.

Super spot. 4 colourful wanderers, we camped in Areni floodgate and came here at 11am brought by a friend's car to find a direct ride to Iran. After 5 minutes playing music and singing by smiley food vendors, two armenian trucks stopped for us and drove all the way to Agarak, which border i really missed since 2 years ago. We had signs to Meghri but they were really useless, as everyone would understand we're going as much south as possible. I'm in Samuel Hostel in Agarak, Iran will see me again in winter, going back to Georgia tomorrow!

We crossed from Georgia to Russia on a Monday morning in July 2024, then back on a Sunday afternoon. Some things for hitchhikers to note: -It can be cold and rainy even in summer, be prepared. -Line of cars were backed up on both sides all the way to the borders. It's very far from one border to another, but the traffic was so bad that it was faster to walk. For the love of all that's holy, if the traffic is backed up all the way to customs, WALK!!!! You are SO lucky, you're the only person who is not tied to waiting for a car. On the return trip we stupidly decided to stay with our ride and we spent over 9 hours in the line. Just get out and walk, please. -We'd heard you couldn't cross the border walking, but nobody stopped us on the Georgian side. You just need a car to cross customs on the Russian side, after that, say thanks to your ride, and get out and walk.. -There are two tunnels. At the first tunnel we got in a car going to Vladikavkaz, but ended up sitting in line for hours, we should have walked. -We ended up getting out and walking after a while, but were stopped within sight of the Russian checkpoint, so we got in another car at the front of the line. Probably saved an hour or two by just getting out and walking ten minutes. -If you choose to walk the tunnels, wear a facemask, the pollution inside is quite heavy, but you can cross in 15 minutes or so, so it's doable. Ideally have a flashlight too, as tunnels are quite dim, and there are a lot of broken bottles on the ground. Make sure to walk on the right of traffic against tunnel wall,NOT in the middle, as cheaters cut the line and zoom around very recklessly. -Go to the bathroom BEFORE you cross. There are portapoties on the bridge, but they have poop piled up since the time of the tsars. -Exchange any money you need before crossing. In Russia, foreign bank cards don't work, and you can only exchange money at banks for very bad rates.

Perfect to be seen by drivers and very good to stop for any kind of car or truck. Ifyou want to go to georgia or artvin

Undoubtedly a crappy place to hitchhike with nowhere to pull over but they don’t seem to care in Georgia. busy road and got a ride almost immediately

April 2022. After a whole year travelling across Turkey and learning how to become a nomad while waiting for Iranian border to re-open as well as escaping pandemic, after a whole winter in Georgia. Finally i came again to Doğubeyazıt and got a relaxing ride by a truck. I was so excited and speechless that i even fell asleep on the way to Gürbülak. You have to leave the car and walk through the border, that's quicker. I found the same truck on the other side and they hosted me in Marand. Let the safest, most welcoming and freeminded population guide you across Persia!

Waited 20 minutes. 4 cars stopped and the 4th was going where I needed to. Georgia has great hitchhiking culture!

Though one getting a ride coming from Georgia. I was there on a Sunday and there was very few traffic going though the border

It's the bus 114 and it's a very bad spot if you want to go to Georgia, very few people use this road to go to Georgia nowadays, M2 highway is the best option.

Right after the roundabout direction Poti - Kobuleti - Batumi. There might not be plenty of space for the cars to stop right after the roundabout, but this is Georgia and they always find the way :) . We were walking to cross the roundabout when a car offered to take us, so no waiting time at all!

Nikortsminda is a historical village in Racha, Georgia (country) with XI century church in a village center, near a village are cave ,,Sakinule" and cave swimming pool cave, the river originates it's river ,,Sharaula". Also there are ,,Shaori" reservoir and place ,,Leknari" for two days hiking. Hitch Hiking is very easy in Nikortsminda, almost every point are good for stop a car and go to Oni or go to Batumi or Tbilisi through Terjola.

Excellent place for going to Georgia! Waited here for a ridiculous 2min until a car took me directly to the border, from where the first car took me straight to Tbilisi. Cars are really slow here and I assess the overall hitchability as insanely great! There is public transport from Vladikavkaz but I forgot which minibuses go there. Ask people or add it here.