No visa needed

Do citizens of Georgia need a visa for Russia?

Citizens of Georgia don’t need a visa for Russia and can stay up to 90 days. You need a valid passport; border officers may ask for a return ticket and accommodation. For a longer stay you need a visa or an extension.

For citizens of Georgia: the passport opens 79 countries visa-free; Tbilisi — Moscow: ≈ 1,640 km, about 2.5 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 90 days

Can I travel to Russia without a visa on a Georgia passport?

Yes, citizens of Georgia don’t need a visa for Russia for up to 90 days. A valid passport is enough.

Russia visa rules at a glance

With a Georgia passport you can visit 79 countries visa-free, 36 with a visa on arrival and 39 with an e-visa; 44 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Georgia passport ranks 79th of 199.
Georgia passport: visa-free access to 79 countries; Russia passport: 79.
Citizens of Georgia and Russia can travel together visa-free to 40 countries, for example: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Palestine, Moldova, Belarus, Serbia, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Montenegro, United Arab Emirates, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Seychelles.
Georgia and Russia share a border, so you can also travel overland.
Citizens of Russia, in turn, don’t need a visa for Georgia. Georgia visa for citizens of Russia

Travelling to Russia: good to know

Tbilisi — Moscow: about 1,640 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 2.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +8 hours.
Local time: Tbilisi 12:00 — Moscow 20:00.
Local currency: Russian Ruble.
Languages: Russian.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ RUB 84.
Russia is the 17th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Georgia.