About transport in tashkent

Features buying a train ticket

Tickets for the main direction is better to buy at least for 3 days in advance. You can make payment by Sums and credit cards.

Examples of the cost of train tickets in Uzbekistan

Prices are based on early bookings (more than 3 days prior to departure of the train).

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  Samarkand - Bukhara, sedentary 2,9 USD = 32 000 UZS
  
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  Bukhara - Tashkent, compartment 7,1 USD = 78 000 UZS
  
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  Tashkent - Almaty, second-class 14,7 USD = 162 000 UZS
  

Trains photos and travel conditions

Train Samakard - Bukhara

Sedentary wagon of train Samakard Bukhara

compartment Bukhara-Tashkent

reserved seat train Tashkent - Almaty

City buses in Tashkent and Samakand

In Samarkand and Tashkent there are city buses. Bukhara is so small, that the old town you will walk quietly and on foot, but from the city to the train station you should take the minibus.
The buses in Tashkent comfortable, modern type. The fare 0,11 USD = 1 200 UZS The town also has branched metro, but to distant places of the city you have to take a bus. In Samarkand, buses are more like a big mini-bus, payment takes "boy-touted". The inscriptions on the buses in the Uzbek language, which creates difficulty in understanding

Modern bus

Buses in Uzbekistan

Inside the bus

Metro in Tashkent

Metropolitan was built in Soviet times, so some stations are very beautiful.

Subway in Tashkent

Tokens for the metro in Tashkent

Features and the fare on the subway

The fare 0,11 USD = 1 200 UZS Issued a tocken which should be put into the machine at the entrance to the subway. No weekend tickets and ticket for the day also is not.
To photograph is strictly prohibited, at the entrance they check the contents of bags and pass through a metal detector. Pay special attention to the photographic equipment. When leaving the country Customs employees can check all your photos .
ROAD - Tashkent is well-connected to all of Uzbekistan's main road transport arteries, and within easy reach of the borders with both Kazakhstan and Tajikistan. The road surfaces around the capital are generally well maintained and, unusually for Uzbekistan, well signposted, making navigation relatively straightforward. If you are approaching the city from the opposite side to your destination, taking the ring road is preferable to driving through the city centre, even if the route is a little longer. This especially applies at rush hour.
If you are driving your own vehicle and approaching or leaving Tashkent via the M39 (the main road southwest of the capital towards Samarkand), note that it passes briefly through Kazakhstan. If you do not have a Kazakhstan transit visa, you will need to travel instead on the M34 via Gulistan; take the A376 east of Dzhizak as far as the village of Hovos, then the M34 north of Hovos to Gulistan and Tashkent. It is a reasonably good road and well marked. However, due to the increased distance and travel time, one can prefer to take the smaller and rougher but more direct road due west of Gulistan. This road passes through the villages of Alkaltyn, Yangiaul and Katta-Chuybek and joins the M39 about 8km south of the border. Sign posts along this route are few and far between; expect to stop and ask for directions to Gulistan and to rely heavily on your sense of direction.
Buses - Private buses, marshrutkas and shared taxis to Samarkand, Bukhara and Urgench leave from two locations: from the Sobir Rahimov private bus station (not to be confused with the public bus station) on prospekt Bunyodkor (Druzhba Narodev), about 7km southwest of Navoi Park, near Sobir Rahimov metro; and from the huge private bus yard behind the Ippodrom Bazaar, 3km beyond Sobir Rahimov metro on Bunyodkor avenue. Rides to Termiz, Denau and Karshi leave exclusively from the latter.
The public bus station (Tashkent Avtovokzal; pr.Bunyodkor), across the street from Sobir Rahimov metro, has a smattering of scheduled trips to most major cities. Ticket-sellers may request you first register upstairs with the station police (OVIR). The further the destination, the less frequent the buses, so consider buying tickets a day in advance. The good news is that privately-run Daewoo minibuses, outside the bus station, provide faster and more frequent services, leaving when full, while share-taxis also compete for your custom. The main departure point for shared taxis and marshrutkas to the Fergana Valley is near Kuyluk Bazaar, about 20 minutes east of the centre on the Fergana Hwy. There aren’t any schedules, but there are dozens of vehicles heading to all of the above destinations throughout the day. As long as you don’t arrive too late in the afternoon, you’ll have no problem finding a ride and should be on your way within an hour. 
Car - Any hotel or travel agency can arrange a comfortable private car and driver. You’ll pay less on the street taxi, depending on your negotiating skills and should rely on honesty of taxi driver. Most cars serve as impromptu taxis, so if you need a ride simply stand by the curb and put your hand out. Fares are typically US$3-4 depending on the length of the trip, but make sure you agree a price in advance. If you prefer a pre-booked taxi, check the link on the left menu for more details, your Russian needs to be serviceable, however as operator will not speak English.
Navigating Tashkent in your own vehicle is a challenging affair due to the lack of street signs, and drivers in the capital seem to be a needlessly aggressive bunch. You'll require a reasonable scale map, plenty of patience, and ideally a few words of Russian with which to ask directions and, even more importantly, to understand the reply. None of the major international car-hire firms have offices in Tashkent, but yon can rent a vehicle (with or without a driver) through tour operators. Note that hiring a car and driver is frequently cheaper than self-drive.
Metro (tube) - Tashkent’s metro is the easiest way to get around. Tashkent's excellent metro runs from 5am to 12 in midnight and should be first choice when possible. Opened in 1977 with one line and 12 stations, the system has since been expanded to take in all parts of the city you're likely to want to visit, with a fourth line (the Sergeli Line) due to open shortly. As well as being theoretically earthquake-proof, many of the stations are elaborately decorated with golden domes, chandeliers, mosaics and other delightful frippery.
The metro is one place where you might be asked to show your passport and visa to over-vigilant police. During the day you’ll never wait more than five minutes for a train, and the stations are clean and safe. You’ll need to buy a token (zheton) for each trip, a flat fare (800 sum mid-2013) applies. The metro was designed as a nuclear shelter and taking photos inside is strictly forbidden – a pity given its often striking design. Despite the use of Uzbek for signs and announcements, the system is easy to use, and well enough signposted that you hardly need a map. If you listen as the train doors are about to close, you’ll hear the name of the next station at the end of the announcement: ‘Ekhtiyot buling, eshiklar yopiladi; keyingi bekat…’ (‘Becareful, the doors are closing; the next station is…’).
Taxi tips - Every car is a potential taxi in Tashkent, but essentially there are two forms: licensed cabs and ‘independent’ cabs. The former have little roof-mounted ‘taxi’ signs. The latter are just average cars driven by average dudes. Independent taxis generally leave it up to you to pick the price, which is fine. As long as you don’t insult them with your offer, they will usually accept it. Licensed cabs – especially those waiting outside bars and hotels – are a different beast. Do not go anywhere in a licensed cab without agreeing to a price first, but be ready to pay slightly more – these are professionals after all (professionals who will demand quadruple the going rate if you don’t agree on a price up front). Cab drivers tend not to know street names, so use landmarks – big hotels and metro stations work best – to direct your driver to your destination.
AIR - Located just seven kilometres south of the city centre, Tashkent (Yuzhny) airport will pleasantly surprise previous visitors, with its renovated terminal, and better transit facilities. Facilities are somewhat dated, despite the main terminal having been rebuilt in 2001, and both check-in and immigration lend to get overrun if more than one flight is scheduled. It is still, however, the most efficient way to enter and leave Uzbekistan, and the network of domestic flights from Tashkent is particularly good. Departing passengers should still allow plenty of time to clear customs. There are two terminals 200 metres apart: international (Uzbek: halqaro, Russian: mezhdunarodniy) and domestic (Uzbek: makhalliy, Russian: mestniy). At the international terminal, arrivals are on the ground floor, departures on the first. Second and third floor offices include various airlines, and a branch of Uzbek immigration (potential visa extensions). 
Transport to/from the airport: As you would expect, the airport arrivals hall is plagued with the usual selection of aggressive taxi drivers demanding upwards of US$10 for the 20-minute drive into the city. If you have not pre-arranged a hotel taxi to collect you, simply walking out of the airport onto the main road will reduce your taxi fare to US$3. Be prepared in any case to haggle hard. If you are travelling on a budget, buses 11 and 76 go from the airport to Chorsu Bazaar, and bus 67 travels along Shakhrisabz to Amir Timur. Pay the driver for your ticket as you board the bus.
RAILWAY - Tashkent Vokzal, formerly the Severnay (North) Vokzal, south of the centre on Tashkent St (Toshkent metro station is the nearest), remains the main station for all services to or from Tashkent, following the closure of Yuzhni (South) Vokzal, further southwest on Usmon Nosir St. Whilst it is possible to arrive in Uzbekistan by rail from Kazakhstan, Tajikistan or Turkmenistan, it is not a journey for the faint-hearted or time-poor.
Far more useful are Uzbekistan's domestic rail links, the latest fares and timetables for which are detailed at www.uzpass.com. The high-speed 162 (Tashkent-Samarkand; departs 08.00 daily) and 161 (Samarkand-Tashkent; departs 17.00 daily) trains, also known as Afrosiab, were introduced in 2012 and complete the journey in 2,5 hours. Basic tickets cost around 20$ and there is a restaurant car and air conditioning. Trains 50 and 662 (49 and 661 on the return journey) also run daily to Samarkand, though the journey time can double.
Train 10 (Tashkent-Samarkand-Bukhara; departs 08.30 daily) is a good option to reach Bukhara as it has air conditioning and reaches its destination mid-alternoon. Tickets cost around 10$ each way. For the return journey, train 9 departs at 08.05. If you prefer to travel overnight, train 662 (661 on the way back) departs from Tashkent daily at 20.45 and reaches Bukhara early the following morning. Beds in two- and four-berth cabins are available, costing around 25$ and 17-18$ respectively.
There are trains to Urgench (the railhead for Khiva) on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Train 56 leaves Tashkent at 17.45, stops in Samarkand shortly after midnight, and reaches Urgench at lunchtime the following day. The cheapest seats are around 10$ but given the duration of the journey it's better to have a cabin bunk if you can afford it: prices start from 25$.
Attempting to buy the ticket is likely to be the most stressful part of your rail journey. There are two ticket booths: one inside the main station to the right as you enter, and a second in the foreigners' ticket office behind the station. Sadly, the latter is often closed. You will need your passport to buy a train ticket and it is helpful if you write down both your destination and the six-digit date you wish to travel so as to avoid confusion.