Airport pick-up fees at Tbilisi, Kutaisi and Batumi
At Tbilisi airport, 6 of 13 companies publish a free pick-up (Citty in weekday office hours only), and 4 state no night charge. Kutaisi and Batumi are different: published fees there run from 50 GEL (RentUp, Batumi) to €120 (Car Rent Deme's Batumi delivery fee), though Cars4rent and 4Drive claim no fee and Citty waives it from seven days.
Airport fees and night handovers
- good for the renter
- a cost or restriction
- claimed, no detail
- pages disagree
- source on the operator's site
- Free Tbilisi pick-up first; within groups by road-trip score, then 4WD share and Google reviews.
| Company | Tbilisi (TBS) | Night handover | Kutaisi (KUT) | Batumi (BUS) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Good for the renter: Free · met in arrivals hall, flight tracked↗ | Good for the renter: None at Tbilisi airport↗ | Cost or restriction: €40 each end↗ | Cost or restriction: €70 each end↗ | |
Good for the renter: Free delivery incl. airports↗ | Good for the renter: None↗ | Good for the renter: Free (home page)↗ | Good for the renter: Free (home page)↗ | |
Good for the renter: Free · meet and greet, flight tracking↗ | not published | Cost or restriction: €100 delivery/drop-off fee↗pages disagree | Cost or restriction: €120 delivery/drop-off fee↗ | |
$0 in weekday office hours, small fee outside; Russian FAQ: free from 5 days · met in arrivals↗pages disagree | Cost or restriction: Small fixed fee outside 9–18 Mon–Fri↗ | $40–60, free from 7 days↗ | $60, free from 7 days↗ | |
Good for the renter: Free · met in arrivals hall↗ | Works 24/7 per its delivery page; opening hours differ by page↗pages disagree | Shown at booking; free for long rentals↗ | Shown at booking; free for long rentals↗ | |
Good for the renter: No fee claimed · met in arrivals↗ | not published | Good for the renter: None claimed↗ | Good for the renter: None claimed↗ | |
Delivery fee, amount not published · met in arrivals hall↗ | Good for the renter: None stated↗ | Delivery fee, amount not published↗ | Delivery fee, amount not published↗ | |
Delivered by the owner; airport fee not published↗ | not published | not published | not published | |
Claimed, no detail: “Airport delivery” mentioned, no detail↗ | not published | not published | not published | |
Claimed, no detail: Fee not published↗pages disagree | Cost or restriction: Extra fee, amount not published↗ | not published | not published | |
Airport office; fee not published↗ | Good for the renter: None↗ | not published | not published | |
Cost or restriction: 40 GEL for 1–2 days, free from day 3↗pages disagree | Cost or restriction: 40 GEL, 22:00–07:00↗ | Cost or restriction: 60 GEL; free from day 5↗pages disagree | Cost or restriction: 50 GEL; free from day 5↗pages disagree | |
Cost or restriction: Mandatory airport service charge, amount not published↗ | Cost or restriction: Extra fee, amount not published↗ | not published | not published |
How the handover works
- Met in the arrivals hall. 4Drive, Car Rent Deme, Cheap Car Rental, Citty, OG Drive, RentUp and WeRent describe a staff member waiting in arrivals, then a walk to the car park.
- Flight tracking. Car Rent Deme and WeRent say they track your flight number, so a delay moves the handover.
- Desk in the terminal. Some Localrent suppliers have one; most deliver to the car park instead.
Kutaisi for low-cost flights
Many budget flights land at Kutaisi, 230 km from Tbilisi. If you start there, the location fee can exceed a day's rental: compare a Kutaisi pick-up with a Tbilisi return against a round trip from Tbilisi.
Common questions
Is there an airport fee for car rental at Tbilisi airport?
Not with WeRent, Cars4rent, Car Rent Deme, Citty, OG Drive, 4Drive Georgia, which publish a free airport pick-up (Citty only in weekday office hours). RentUp charges 40 GEL on rentals of one or two days, and Rentmotors adds a mandatory airport service charge without publishing the amount.
Can I pick up a rental car at Tbilisi airport at night?
Yes. WeRent, Cars4rent, Cheap Car Rental, Pro Auto Rent publish no extra charge for night or out-of-hours handovers. RentUp charges 40 GEL between 22:00 and 07:00, and Citty a small fixed fee outside weekday office hours.
Which companies are free at Kutaisi or Batumi airport?
Cars4rent says delivery is free at both airports, and 4Drive claims no airport fee. Citty is free there for rentals of seven days or more. WeRent charges €40 at Kutaisi and €70 at Batumi at each end. Car Rent Deme lists €100 (Kutaisi) and €120 (Batumi) delivery or drop-off fees, though its Kutaisi page says there is no airport surcharge.