Taxis are most easily requested by phone # is written on taxis, 1km - 0,6Lari. They're also hailed by approaching bored looking men sitting in cars around the city; if you have any trouble, just ask anyone, "Sahd ah-rees tahk-see?" and they will get you a ride picking taxi on a street costs extra 1 Lari. Marshrutkas back to Tbilisi take off approximately every half-hour from Gori's bus station located beside the central bazaar 3.50 lari for bus, 4 lari for marshrutka; 1.5 hours. If you've missed the Tbilisi-bound marshrutkas ask for taxi vans near theatre Tsabadze st. or near VTB bank. Expect to wait for 3-5 passengers to fill van, price - 5 Lari 1 hr drive. To reach highway you have to use taxi. Taxi rides from the center to the highway generally cost 2 lari; alternately, you can stop city marshrutkas Nos. 6 or 24 along Chavchavadze Street and ride to the highway for 40 tetri.
If you're traveling west, there are daily direct buses and marshrutkas to Kutaisi, Borjomi, and Batumi. Timetables are posted in the bus station. All westbound vehicles pass through the transport hub in Khashuri, so you can take a marshrutka to Khashuri departing every half hour 2 lari, 1 hour and transfer to another one from there. The Tbilisi-Batumi night train 15-25 lari to Batumi, 7 hours passes through Gori at 11:30PM. Tickets can be purchased only one hour in advance, so be sure to show up to the train station early.
There are also hourly north-bound buses during the day from the main bus station to the villages north of Gori on the road to Tskhinvali, the capital of South Ossetia. However, since the South Ossetian conflict in August 2008, crossing the border is very difficult, and there are security concerns in the area around the border.
