Haha... That is very good advice as people did in fact pass money forward for the driver. However everybody was very friendly and welcoming to us so we didn't mind at all. 😁😁
Hi Lee and Mandy, thank you for your videos, they are real help to me to plan my trip to Georgia and Turkey. I just wanted to know if there is a bus from Sarpi (the Georgian side) to Batumi once I pass the immigration? What happens if I don't have a batumi card at the Sarpi border? Hope you can help, thank you!
Hello, and thank you so much for your lovely comment! We're so pleased our videos have been helpful to you. It has been a while since that border crossing, so any relevant information should be in the vlog as is unfortunately no longer in our memories! Wishing you all the best 😁😀
Great video. I'm very late to the party here, but we're going this route in a couple of weeks and I'm a bit anxious about making our connecting bus in Hopa! I was wondering what the luggage situation is like on the dolmuses? We have small rolling suitcases and I'm unsure whether they could fit on the vans 😬
Hello Charlotte. Thank you for the lovely compliment, and for your question. My approach to the luggage situation would be to be ready to put my bag/backpack/small suitcase on my lap or at my feet, just in case there wasn't any storage space on the roof or at the back. ~ Mandy
hi good day I just wanna asked how can I travel from Georgia to turkey by Sarpi border? please give me an advice will go in Georgia this July. is it easy to get a visa from the border? im a filipino citizen
Hello! Any information we know can be found in this video. Please check online for the visa requirements for a Filipino passport, as we don't have any knowledge of that. ~ Mandy
Hey, thanks for the video, at least I get a rough idea of how to cross the border from Georgia to Turkey. I'm planning to travel to Trabzon from Batumi next month. Plan after looking at your video: - Take a bus to Sarpi border at Batumi - Walk with your luggage to cross the border and clear the immigration - At Turkey border, take a mini van/ bus to Trabzon. Question is, I can't find the timetable for the bus to Trabzon, where and how do I get the bus ticket?
Hi Jamie. This blog post we wrote explains a lot more. frugaltravellers.com/sarpi-border-crossing-georgia-to-turkey/ You can get a dolmus from the border to Hopa bus station and a bus from there to Trabzon. You can buy a ticket at the bus station or click on the links on the blog post to some of the bus companies and comparison sites to see timetables and potentially buy tickets in advance. Best of luck and happy travels.
The ticket you can buy direcly from the bus driver! The bus is waiting for you when it leaves the 2nd bus will be there as well this means you enter the bus and wait untill they are leaving.
Hello How is the TURKISH CUSTOMS OFFICER THERE do they check everything normaly TURKISH BORDER CONTROL CUSTOMS THRY CHECK EVERYTHING the video that you show to me there is no control????
@Mannan Mir It's forbidden to take photos or videos at border control in most countries, so we put our phones away. The Turkish Border Control officer was really friendly at this border with Georgia... he said "Hello ANZACs" when he saw our New Zealand passports, which was so lovely!
@@mannanmir6958 We weren't checked but they were doing random checks on people going through, like all customs posts around the world. The people they stop, they check their luggage.
Hi there. Thanks for your question. It might be good for you to watch some of our videos from Georgia and Turkey to get a good idea of the prices! ~ Mandy
Great little video really appreciated
Hope it helped you 😍
Hi. I still remembered I went there when I was 13 years old in around late November 2019 which is the same exact year this video was uploaded.
That's amazing! Thank you so much for taking the time to comment... how incredible that we were there around the same time! ~ Mandy 😁😀
was useful to me, Thanks!
Glad it helped! 😁😀
Never sit in the front seat of a dolmuş. People will pass their money from the back for you to give the driver.
Haha... That is very good advice as people did in fact pass money forward for the driver. However everybody was very friendly and welcoming to us so we didn't mind at all. 😁😁
Hi Lee and Mandy, thank you for your videos, they are real help to me to plan my trip to Georgia and Turkey. I just wanted to know if there is a bus from Sarpi (the Georgian side) to Batumi once I pass the immigration? What happens if I don't have a batumi card at the Sarpi border? Hope you can help, thank you!
Hello, and thank you so much for your lovely comment! We're so pleased our videos have been helpful to you. It has been a while since that border crossing, so any relevant information should be in the vlog as is unfortunately no longer in our memories! Wishing you all the best 😁😀
Hello @pulzez8961, I'm planning to cross from Turkey to Georgia soon. Could you take a bus from Sarpi to Batumi ?
Great video. I'm very late to the party here, but we're going this route in a couple of weeks and I'm a bit anxious about making our connecting bus in Hopa! I was wondering what the luggage situation is like on the dolmuses? We have small rolling suitcases and I'm unsure whether they could fit on the vans 😬
Hello Charlotte. Thank you for the lovely compliment, and for your question. My approach to the luggage situation would be to be ready to put my bag/backpack/small suitcase on my lap or at my feet, just in case there wasn't any storage space on the roof or at the back. ~ Mandy
great info video
hi good day I just wanna asked how can I travel from Georgia to turkey by Sarpi border? please give me an advice will go in Georgia this July. is it easy to get a visa from the border? im a filipino citizen
Hello! Any information we know can be found in this video. Please check online for the visa requirements for a Filipino passport, as we don't have any knowledge of that. ~ Mandy
Sorry, did u travel from batumi to turkey by bus or train? Is safe the bus?
Hi there. All that information can be found in the video...
Hey, thanks for the video, at least I get a rough idea of how to cross the border from Georgia to Turkey. I'm planning to travel to Trabzon from Batumi next month.
Plan after looking at your video:
- Take a bus to Sarpi border at Batumi
- Walk with your luggage to cross the border and clear the immigration
- At Turkey border, take a mini van/ bus to Trabzon.
Question is, I can't find the timetable for the bus to Trabzon, where and how do I get the bus ticket?
Hi Jamie. This blog post we wrote explains a lot more.
frugaltravellers.com/sarpi-border-crossing-georgia-to-turkey/
You can get a dolmus from the border to Hopa bus station and a bus from there to Trabzon. You can buy a ticket at the bus station or click on the links on the blog post to some of the bus companies and comparison sites to see timetables and potentially buy tickets in advance.
Best of luck and happy travels.
The ticket you can buy direcly from the bus driver! The bus is waiting for you when it leaves the 2nd bus will be there as well this means you enter the bus and wait untill they are leaving.
Hello brother!is there any direct coach or busses from batumi to trabzon
There are direct buses with Metro between Batumi and Trabzon but you will pay a lot more for the convenience.
Cant tell if you look more like jeffrey epstein or bryan callen. Either way this was a great video :D
I think I'll take Bryan Callen, thanks! 😄. Glad you liked the video. 👍 - Lee
@@FrugalTravellers I take it back, look up lachlan giles. Bonus is that he is also austrailian.
Foreigner can enter turkey with Georgia visa brother?
It depends on your nationality. Always check before planning your trip, and then check again before leaving!
@@FrugalTravellers thanks brother
@@emranmehedi7188 We hope to return one day. 😊
Please as foreign in Georgia can go to turkey border to get stamp to enter turkey for visit???
Depends on your nationality I suppose. Best to check in advance with the Turkish embassy in your home country.
I mean to buy visa trough border to go visit turkey???
Do you need a visa? It depends where you are from. We didn't need one to enter Turkey with New Zealand passports.
I'm from Congo DRC Africa i think I need visa to enter turkey
@@salimawandate9338 It is best to check official sources online to find out your visa requirements. ~ Mandy
@@FrugalTravellers ok I will thanks
how about for African passport holder?
We only know the requirements for our own nationalities, and would recommend that you search online.
Hello
How is the TURKISH CUSTOMS OFFICER THERE do they check everything normaly TURKISH BORDER CONTROL CUSTOMS THRY CHECK EVERYTHING the video that you show to me there is no control????
@Mannan Mir It's forbidden to take photos or videos at border control in most countries, so we put our phones away.
The Turkish Border Control officer was really friendly at this border with Georgia... he said "Hello ANZACs" when he saw our New Zealand passports, which was so lovely!
@@FrugalTravellers OK that was nice but I mean does he checks your luggage or he see what do you have in your luggage????
@@mannanmir6958 We weren't checked but they were doing random checks on people going through, like all customs posts around the world.
The people they stop, they check their luggage.
@@FrugalTravellers a OK thank you
@@mannanmir6958 yes, luggage check
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Hej, please can you tell me about prices for food, clothing, transport, electronics when you compare Turkey with Batumi, Georgia. Thanks. Dušan
Hi there. Thanks for your question. It might be good for you to watch some of our videos from Georgia and Turkey to get a good idea of the prices! ~ Mandy
@@FrugalTravellers I check your playlist, regards