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Hi, I need help! I have booked a trip taking in the sights of Yerevan and Tbilisi, and after some meticulous planning, saw me take a mixture of airlines and sectors to take me from Doha, Qatar to Dubai (Qatar Airlines) Dubai - Yerevan (Armavia) then onwards to Tbilisi direct (Armavia) then finally back to Doha (via Dubai) with Air Zena/Qatar Airways. I paid for all these flights, boooked my hotels and then out of the blue received an email from Armavia cancelling my Yerevan - Tbilisi flight. Bugger! And so now I'm trying to scrabble around to find an alernative way of getting myself to Tbilisi to catch up with the rest of the trip. I've found 3 options: OPTION 1: FLY: Aerosvit Airlines fly (via Kiev) one way price:600!!!!! OPTION 2: TRAIN (overnight leaving at 7pm on even days of the month) OPTION 3: Hire a taxi driver to take me to the Armenian border, then walk across the border and hire another taxi driver to take me to Tbilisi. OPTION 2 sounds my best best. But here's the thing. 1- I don't speak Armenian or Georgian (but I can just about read Cyrillic) and so would I flouder at trying to arrange this train? 2- Will it be possible to hire a 2-berth sleeper compartment just for me (i.e. pay for two people) 3 - Will I get hassle aboard this train? 4 - How much will it cost and how soon do I have to arrive at the station to get the train? 5. I'm travelling on 20th February 2011 - I assume this won't be that busy? 6. I'm a UK passport holder - so what will the Georgian border be like for me> Any help with any of this will be greatly appreciated! Regards Jason
I found, on several dates in January, a one-way fare for 328 Euros but via Moscow DME and Baku. If you are interested I can send you the booking details and fare construction to your email here. About a two-berth compartment for one (paying for the two berths)-that's what I always did in Ukraine (even sometimes paying for the 4 berths in the 4-person compartment). Never had a problem with that and I think it will be the same there. Other questions....sorry. Others will come in, I hope.
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Firstly, neither Armenia nor Georgia use Cyrillic script. There are plenty of buses both large and mini-bus versions that do the trip numerous times a day in half the time the train takes. They are cheap and easy. 8 hours,20 for the central bus station in Yerevan. Departures are in the morning one around 8, another around 10.
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I think the bus is sounding my best bet. Thanks.
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Yerevan Transportation Tips by Doctor38 look at my notes of the trip I made by bus and train. I don't speak either languages also look at my Tbilisi page "Tbilisi" - T'bilisi by Doctor38
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