TRAINS & TRANSPORT IN UZBEKISTAN
Getting around Uzbekistan: trains, transfers and routes
Connect the cities on your route.
Train booking, stations and routes from Tashkent through Samarkand and Bukhara to Khiva. Compare each journey from one hotel to the next.
PRACTICAL GUIDE
Book your train tickets
Search, passenger details, payment and the ticket itself. Follow the booking process, with a plan for common problems.
A step-by-step booking guideROUTE GUIDE
Tashkent to Samarkand
Choose a journey, check the right station and plan your arrival in Samarkand.
From your hotel to the next cityUzbekistan trains
Afrosiyob and Sharq trains: routes, classes and getting a seat
Compare Afrosiyob and Sharq, understand the 60-day booking window, choose a class, plan for luggage and meals, and find the correct Tashkent station.
Read the guideSamarkand → Bukhara
Samarkand to Bukhara: trains, stations and transfer choices
Plan Samarkand–Bukhara by train or private car: services to check, Buxoro-1 in Kogon, booking steps, station transfers and optional road stops.
Read the guideBukhara → Khiva
Bukhara to Khiva: trains, transfers and arrival planning
Compare Bukhara–Khiva rail and private transfers, with the September 2026 train announcement, station names, prices per person and per car, and routes via the desert castles.
Read the guideOur route plans suggest a pace. Select the actual trains for your dates before fixing hotel nights.
Common questions
Train or private car between the cities?
Take the train where a suitable departure exists: Tashkent–Samarkand in about 2 h 20 to 2 h 30 min, Tashkent–Bukhara in about 4 h, Bukhara–Khiva in 4 h 40 min since September 2026. A car is worth pricing when you want hotel pickup, a chosen departure time or stops on the way, as the Samarkand to Bukhara and Bukhara to Khiva guides explain.
How do I get from Tashkent airport into the city?
Licensed taxi operators and Yandex Go pick up passengers from the first lane outside arrivals, with official in-city fares from 50,000 som; buses 40 and 67 stop at the airport for 1,700 som by electronic payment. The airport arrival guide covers the first night and the two railway stations.
When do tickets go on sale, and what if the train shows no seats?
Sales open 60 days ahead at 10:00 Tashkent time. Seats reappear when unpaid orders expire or tickets are returned, so check again, try another departure or a Sharq train, or ask at the station ticket office. See the Afrosiyob and Sharq guide.