Is there a train station at Kutaisi Airport?

No. The nearest station is Kopitnari, on the Tbilisi–Batumi line, and it is not connected to the terminal — you would need a taxi or transfer to reach it.

Can I get from Kutaisi Airport to Tbilisi by train?

Only as a two-stage trip: road transport to a station, then a train. The direct coach from outside the arrivals hall takes about three and a half hours for roughly 30 GEL and is the option almost everyone uses.

Was Kopitnari station renovated?

Yes, it was modernised in April 2022, so its facilities are in better condition than many regional stops on the network.

Is the train cheaper than the bus?

The rail fare itself is low, but once you add the taxi or transfer needed to reach the station the total is rarely better than the direct airport coach — and it takes longer door to door.

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Train (Kopitnari Railway Station)

Quick answer: There is no railway station inside the terminal, but there is one 1.8 km away — Kopitnari, on the Tbilisi–Batumi line, modernised in April 2022. The airport states that dedicated shuttle buses take passengers to it free of charge, and Georgian Railway keeps a 24-hour desk in the arrivals hall. What limits the train as an airport connection is frequency rather than access: services are few, so it only works when the timetable lines up with your flight. Check railway.ge before counting on a departure; otherwise the coaches leaving from outside arrivals are the simpler answer.

Why the airport has no rail link

The airport shares its name and location with Kopitnari, and the station sits on the main Tbilisi–Batumi corridor, which makes a rail connection look plausible on a map. In practice Kopitnari is a station on a national line that happens to be nearby, not a dedicated airport station: there is no platform in the terminal, no walkway, and no timed connection to flights. Getting to the train means arranging road transport first, which undoes most of the appeal.

What Kopitnari station is good for

As part of the Georgian rail network it is genuinely useful once you are in the region — trains along the Tbilisi–Batumi line are comfortable, cheap and unaffected by highway traffic. The station was modernised in April 2022, so the facilities are in better shape than the phrase 'regional Georgian railway halt' might suggest. It is a reasonable way to travel onward from Kutaisi later in a trip, rather than a way to leave the airport.

The practical alternative

For the destinations a train would serve, the airport's own coaches do the job with less friction: Tbilisi in roughly three and a half hours and Batumi in about two, for around 30 GEL one way, departing from directly outside arrivals and timed to landing flights. No transfer to a station, no separate ticket, no gap between two legs of a journey to worry about.

If you still want to take the train

Plan it as two separate journeys. Get from the terminal to Kutaisi or directly to the station by taxi or transfer, then pick up the train, and check the current timetable rather than assuming a frequent service — this is a line with a handful of daily departures, not a metro. Build in a real margin between the two legs, because a missed train here can mean hours rather than minutes.