Drive in Georgia on an Indian Licence 2026: IDP, 0.03

Yes — an Indian driving licence can be used in Georgia the country, the Caucasus republic with Tbilisi as its capital, not the US state, for up to 12 months, and an International Driving Permit is recommended to carry alongside it and your passport. The real adjustment is on the road rather than at the rental desk: India keeps left, Georgia keeps right, and the alcohol limit is a strict 0.03 BAC.

Your case: Before Kazbegi or the Batumi coast road, read the Georgia driving guide — it carries the country’s speed limits, mountain-road conditions and the documents police ask a foreign driver to produce.

For Indian travellers Georgia has become a popular self-drive destination, and the paperwork is the simple part.

Can you drive in Georgia on an Indian licence?

Yes. Your Indian licence is accepted for visits of up to a year, and an International Driving Permit is recommended with it. India issues the IDP under the 1949 Geneva Convention; get it from your RTO before you travel, since it cannot be issued abroad. Carry the original licence, the IDP and your passport together whenever you drive.

The real adjustment: India drives left, Georgia drives right

India keeps left; Georgia keeps right. The danger window is the first day: pulling out of a fuel station, entering a roundabout that flows the other way, or looking the wrong way at a junction. Spend your first hour on quiet roads outside Tbilisi. Mountain roads add their own demands: tight bends, poorly lit stretches, livestock on the road, and weather, landslides and snow at altitude.

A low alcohol limit

Georgia’s general limit is 0.03 BAC, the same figure India uses and well below the UK’s, so the safe rule is none at all before driving. The emergency number is 112. For speed limits and road-by-road rules, see the Georgia driving guide; check your documents with the Driving Permit Checker, and read who pays driving fines abroad before you hire.

Sources

• UK Foreign Office travel advice, Georgia: driving (licence use up to one year, lower alcohol limit than the UK, road hazards): gov.uk
• Law of Georgia on Road Traffic (No. 1830-rs): matsne.gov.ge
• UN Treaty Collection, 1968 Convention on Road Traffic (Georgia a party): treaties.un.org