Where to exchange currency for the best rate in Tbilisi and at the airport?
From messages by 5 participants in 2 sources · Last activity: 13 days ago
Do not exchange all your cash at the airport: get only enough lari for a taxi, then exchange money as needed at a better rate on Pushkin Street 6 in central Tbilisi.
14 days ago 6 Pushkin Street
At the airport, only exchange at Intel Express — they offer a good rate. Other exchange counters at the airport give noticeably worse rates.
Intel Express (Tbilisi airport)
Airport rates aren't a total ripoff, fine for grabbing taxi cash on arrival. But the best rates are at 24-hour Rico exchange offices in the city (similar options exist in Batumi too).
Rico exchange (24/7, city)
The exchange counters with the best RUB-to-GEL rate at the airport are located in both the arrivals and departure halls — other counters offer much worse rates. Always double-check the amount of lari you're given.
Arrivals/departure hall exchange counter
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Avoid exchanging money right at the airport — the rate there is a rip-off. Better to take a taxi and ask the driver to stop at a city exchange office with the best rate, which operates 24/7.