Railway

Uzbekistan Railways

Timetable for passenger trains in Uzbekistan: domestic destinations
(Updated on December 15, 2015)

Train № Route    Departure    Arrival
Time    Day Time    Day
761
762

Samarkand-Tashkent

Tashkent-Samarkand

17-00

08-00

every day

every day

19-10

10-10

every day

every day

759

760

Samarkand-Tashkent
Tashkent-Samarkand

18-00

07-00

every day

every day

20-10

09-10

every day

every day

10    Tashkent-Bukhara              08-25 every day 14-55 every day
9 Bukhara-Tashkent 07-45 every day 14-25 every day
10 Samarkand-Bukhara 12-00        every day     14-55 every day
9 Bukhara-Samarkand    07-45     every day    10-50     every day
10    Tashkent-Samarkand    08-25     every day    11-45     every day
9 Samarkand-Tashkent    11-05 every day 14-25 every day
12    Tashkent-Bukhara    18-25     Fri Sun   01-30     Sat Mon
11 Bukhara-Tashkent   16-10     Fri Sun   22-50     Fri Sun
12 Samarkand-Bukhara    22-20     Fri Sun    01-30     Sat Mon
11    Bukhara-Samarkand    16-10     Fri Sun    19-10     Fri Sun
12    Tashkent-Samarkand    18-25     Fri Sun   21-45     Fri Sun
11    Samarkand-Tashkent    19-30     Fri Sun    22-50     Fri Sun
8    Tashkent-Samarkand    18-25    Except Mon    21-45    Except Mon
7    Samarkand-Tashkent    08-35    Except Tue   11-50    Except Tue
56    Tashkent-Urgench    20-15    Tue Wed Fri Sun    12-55    Wed Thu Sat Mon
55    Urgench-Tashkent   14-55    Mon Wed Thu Sat    08-10    Tue Thu Fri Sun
58    Tashkent-Shavat    20-15    Mon Thu Sat    12-55    Tue Fri Sun
57    Shavat-Tashkent    14-55    Tue Fri Sun    08-10    Wed Sat Mon
56    Samarkand-Urgench    00-25    Mon Wed Thu Sat    12-55    Mon Wed Thu Sat
55 Urgench-Samarkand  14-55    Mon Wed Thu Sat    03-35    Tue Thu Fri Sun
58    Samarkand-Shavat   00-25    Tue Fri Sun    12-55    Tue Fri Sun
57    Shavat-Samarkand    14-55    Tue Fri Sun    03-35    Wed Sat Mon
54    Tashkent-Nukus    17-10    Tue Thu Fri Sun    12-30    Wed Fri Sat Mon
53    Nukus-Tashkent    10-25    Tue Thu Sat Sun    07-05    Wed Fri Sun Mon
322    Tashkent-Nukus    15-25    Mon    11-40    Tue
322    Nukus-Tashkent    15-20    Tue    12-10    Wed
380    Tashkent-Termez   19-15    every day    10-00    every day
379    Termez-Tashkent    17-40    every day    09-20    every day
380    Samarkand-Termez    23-30    every day    10-00    every day
379    Termez-Samarkand    17-40    every day    05-00    every day
662     Tashkent-Bukhara   22-00   every day   07-00    every day
661     Bukhara-Tashkent   19-50    every day    05-35   every day
662     Tashkent-Samarkand    22-00    every day   02-00    every day
661     Samarkand-Tashkent   01-20    every day    05-35    every day
664    Tashkent-Alat    21-25    Fri Sat Sun    08-15    Sat Sun Mon
663    Alat-Tashkent    19-45    Mon Sat Sun    07-30    Tue Sun Mon


Trains in Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan has many things to offer for tourists. The towns on the ancient Silk Road are famous: Tashkent, Samarkand, Bukhara and Khiva. The travell by train through Usbekistan is a great experience.
Uzbekistan railways offer a comfortable, reliable and cheap way to explore the touristic highlights of the country. Alltough shared-taxis and buses often provide a more frequent means of transportation, we recommend to travel by train. Several new express trains have been introduced since 2004. Uzbek Railways bought two highspeed-trains from the Spanish company "Talgo". Their top speed is 250 km/h and they run between Tashkent and Samarkand.
The main line Tashkent - Samarkand - Bukhara is served by express train named "Sharq": the "Sharq" makes the 600-km-journey Tashkent - Bukhara (with intermediate stop in Samarkand) in about 6,5 hours.
A daily overnight train from Tashkent to Bukhara offers the possibility to travel during the night and win one day. Comfortable sleeping cars allow a good sleep. Overnight trains also run from Tashkent and Samarkand to Urgench (3 times weekly) and to Nukus - Kungrad (2 times weekly), so it's also possible to travel to Khiva (30 kilometers from Urgench, taxi/bus available) or to the Aral lake (Moynaq, 70 km from Kungrad) by train. ROUND TRIPS
Tickets can be bought at the railway stations. In some towns there are also special agencies selling railway tickets. At bigger stations ticketing is computer-based, but in smaller stations tickets are issued manually. Tickets for long distance trains can usually be bought 45 days in advance. However, for boarding at intermediate stations tickets sometimes can only be bought on the day of departure. Day-time express trains have seating accomodation (usually 1st and 2nd class, alltough you don‘t notice a big difference between 1st and 2nd class). A snack and tea are included in the fare of such express trains. Overnight-trains have up to four categories: spalnyj vagon (SV) - sleeping car with 2-bed-compartments, 18 places per carriage kupe (K) - sleeping car with 4-bed-compartments, 36 places per carriage plazkartnyj (P) - open "dormitory-style" couchette car, 54 place per carriage obshchyj (O) - same as plazkartnyj, but more people in one carriage, 81 places per carriage SV and O might not be available on all trains. K and P are the basic-categories, which are always available. Ticket prices depend on the type of train and the category. The ticket price is the same for foreigners as for local people. It is possible to organize other round trips and spend more or less time in the cities. Whereas trains between Tashkent, Samarkand and Bukhara run daily enabling a flexible trip, consider that the train to/from Urgench only runs on certain days. The above roundtrip suggestion works with the timetable of that train, but for other variants you might also think about the option of reaching Khiva via Turtgul (90 km from Khiva, trip takes about 2 hours by taxi). It is no problem to plan extra days wherever you want, as there are daily travel options between the towns. You can also consider taking the day-train from Bukhara back to Tashkent. All necessary timetables for planning round trips like this can be found in the domestic timetables section. Obshchyj is OK for shorter distances, but not recommended for overnight travel. Plazkartnyj allows a relatively good sleep and is recommended if you're on a tight budget. Kupe is more spacious and offers more privacy. It's possible to lock the doors of the compartment. SV is similar to Kupe, but there are only two passengers per compartment, so you have even more privacy. Every car has one or two conductors. They will check the tickets and take care about their passengers. In every car there is a water-boiler, where you can take hot water at any time for preparing tee or instant coffee. This service is free. A small fee is usually payable for bed linen. Restaurant cars are usually available on overnight trains. Around Tashkent there are suburban trains (Elektrichka) with seating accomodations
See:

Tour MTH 08.Take the train to explore the Silk Road

How to buy Uzbekistan train tickets?
Buying a train ticket in Uzbekistan is still a bureaucratic affair, usually involving lengthy waits at the train station, miscommunication at the ticket office, etc.

We have simplified the procedure. The tickets can be delivered at your hotel in one of the major cities in Uzbekistan.
Make sure that you already have your Uzbek visa in your passport, because you will be asked to send a scanned copy of your visa and passport.
Current routes bookable through us are between the big 4 cities: Tashkent, Samarkand, Bukhara and Urgench (Khiva). All prices include taxes.
The trains
    1. Sharq: fast train between Tashkent – Samarkand – Bukhara
    2. Nasaf: fast train between Tashkent – Samarkand
    3. Afrosiyob: fast train between Tashkent – Samarkand
    4. Night trains: run between Tashkent – Bukhara, Tashkent – Urgench
Important notes before requesting a ticket:
It is not possible to book train tickets 1-2 day before your train departure. We need at least 2 days to buy and deliver your ticket in Uzbekistan.

Contact us If you need assistance to book an advance ticket related to your travel!

Some pictures of Uzbekistan railways and trains

Uzbekistan Railways Schedule in English