Crossing Borders - Armenia to Georgia by Road

Marshrutka or the Mini Vans are the best way of transport if you are travelling on a  budget within the Caucaus Region. My Hostel Reception booked a taxi for me in Yeveran, Armenia for I can get scammed by the Taxi Drivers if I just hail one on the road. Since most of driver's don't speak English, I have the photo and the name of the bus station on my phone ready and showed it to him which made my life easier. I paid 600 AMD fare since the station was pretty close from the city centre. 

Kilikia Central Bus Station is the main bus station of Yerevan in Armenia. Majority of the schedules are in the morning since it takes roughly 6 hours to get  to Tblisi, Georgia. It's a small station with the main office sitting at the centre surrounded by Marshrutkas where the Ticketing Offices, Food Stalls, Cafeteria's and Toilets are located. There's no need to buy a ticket nor look for the next van available for Marshrutkas, Drivers and Conductors flocked the area waiting for passengers and payments in Armenian Dram were made before you hopped into the van. It's a 12 seater van with a first come, first serve basis, no seat reservation and leave as soon as it gets full.

Bus Schedules: 8:00am and 10:00am
Marshrutka or the Mini Vans: 8:00am, 9:00am, 10:00am and 11:0m am
Marshrutka Fare: 6000 AMD

Since it is a mountainous region, majority of the time we were running  beside ridges and edges but it was a very scenic drive on a fine zig zaggy road. We made a 15 minute toilet break after 3 hours then reached the Bagratashen Border in Armenia after an hour. The get off the van to immigration while the driver waited for us at the Immigration Exit. 

After an hour, we then again hopped off the van for the Georgia Immigration at Sadakhlo Border, this time carrying our luggage for scanning. We were dropped off at the Georgia Central Bus Station where I hailed a taxi going to my hostel. Georgia's capital city, Tbilisi is much active and busy compared to Yeveran, Armenia and traffic was a bit congested. 

There's a lot of options if you want to cross both countries but since I am travelling on a budget, Marshrutka was perfect for me. Don't stress about safety and convenience for I had  a smooth journey and reached my destination on time.