Parking in Batumi: Tips for Rental Car Drivers

Parking in Batumi is simple once you know how the city system works: paid city parking is sold as passes for a set period rather than paid by the hour. The rest comes down to reading the signs and kerb markings and having a little patience in the centre.

How paid parking in Batumi works

City parking here is paid with a pass for a set period, not with an hourly meter. A valid pass covers the marked city spaces for its whole period, however many times you move the car. Check the available periods and the current price when you pay: the city reviews them from time to time.

• Payment terminals — in the paid zones around the centre.
• Banking apps — local banks let you pay for a pass in their apps.
• The city parking operator's website — for a longer pass.

Keep the receipt or a screenshot of the payment until the pass expires. If a terminal does not accept your card, pay in a banking app or ask at the hotel reception how guests usually pay.

Where to find free spaces

Most streets in residential districts stay free, and outside the season you can find a space even close to the sea. In the centre and along the seafront, free spaces are scarce in summer.

Early mornings and weekdays are easier than evenings and weekends. In the old town the streets are narrow, so look for a space on the wider streets around it. Before you leave the car for the night, look at where the neighbours park: a space that stays empty on a busy street usually has a reason.

Hotel and shopping centre car parks

Many hotels in Batumi have parking for guests, but ask about it when you book the room rather than on arrival. If the hotel has none, ask at reception where the nearest city parking zone is. If you rent a flat, ask the owner whether the building has a courtyard or underground parking and whether guests may use it.

Large shopping centres have their own car parks for visitors, which is handy if you are going there for shopping or lunch. At DRACARS delivery to a hotel in Batumi is free, so you get the car right where you will park it.

What to avoid

• Yellow kerb lines — they mean no parking, and a car left there can be fined or towed.
• Unofficial attendants — people in vests waving you into a space and asking for money have nothing to do with the city service.
• Pedestrian crossings and bus stops — stopping there is not allowed, even for a minute.
• Blocking entrances — even a few minutes in front of a gate can end with a call to the police.
• Leaving valuables in view — keep bags and documents out of sight wherever you park.

Where it is convenient to leave the car

• Europe Square — in the centre, with a city parking zone nearby.
• The Batumi boulevard — several parking zones along it, handy for an evening walk by the sea.
• The Botanical Garden — a car park for visitors at the entrance.
• The new boulevard area — wider streets and more space than in the old centre.

In the evening, when the centre is busiest, a space a few streets away from the seafront is found much faster than one right by the water. The walk to the sea from there takes only a few minutes.

Parking on trips out of town

At the Botanical Garden, Gonio Fortress and Makhuntseti waterfall, spaces near the entrance are limited in the season. Arrive earlier in the day, while there is still room, and the return drive will be easier too.

In villages, leave the car where it does not block the road for others, even if it means a short walk. Narrow village streets are also used by tractors, minibuses and the occasional herd of cows.

In short

Send your request on the Batumi page with your hotel address.