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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