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Trains in Uzbekistan

Timetables, travel times and fares on the main routes — and tickets booked for you by our team.

Rail is the easiest way to travel between the Silk Road cities. The high-speed Afrosiyob links Tashkent, Samarkand and Bukhara in a few hours; Sharq and regular trains continue to Khiva, Urgench, Karshi and the Fergana Valley. Tickets go on sale about 45 days before departure and popular trains sell out quickly in spring and autumn.

Train routes

RouteDistanceFastestTrainsFromTimetable
Andijan → Tashkent375 km4 h 22 min5$13Timetable
Bukhara → Khiva450 km3 h 28 min4$13Timetable
Bukhara → Samarkand256 km1 h 37 min9$11Timetable
Bukhara → Tashkent600 km4 h 2 min9$15Timetable
Bukhara → Urgench420 km2 h 58 min3$13Timetable
Karshi → Samarkand150 km1 h 10 min5$6Timetable
Khiva → Bukhara450 km3 h 28 min4$13Timetable
Khiva → Samarkand710 km5 h 31 min3$16Timetable
Khiva → Tashkent1030 km8 h 12 min5$21Timetable
Kokand → Tashkent230 km3 h 7 min4$11Timetable
Margilan → Tashkent310 km4 h 12 min3$13Timetable
Nukus → Tashkent1150 km16 h 3 min2$22Timetable
Samarkand → Bukhara256 km1 h 31 min8$11Timetable
Samarkand → Karshi150 km1 h 11 min5$10Timetable
Samarkand → Khiva710 km5 h 19 min3$16Timetable
Samarkand → Shakhrisabz250 km2 h 16 min1$19Timetable
Samarkand → Tashkent344 km2 h 15 min11$17Timetable
Shakhrisabz → Samarkand250 km2 h 15 min1$19Timetable
Tashkent → Andijan375 km4 h 22 min6$13Timetable
Tashkent → Bukhara600 km3 h 54 min9$15Timetable
Tashkent → Khiva1030 km7 h 42 min4$21Timetable
Tashkent → Kokand230 km3 h 6 min4$11Timetable
Tashkent → Margilan310 km3 h 42 min4$13Timetable
Tashkent → Nukus1150 km16 h 18 min2$22Timetable
Tashkent → Samarkand344 km2 h 13 min12$12Timetable
Tashkent → Termez850 km13 h 53 min2$18Timetable
Tashkent → Urgench1000 km7 h 12 min5$21Timetable
Termez → Tashkent850 km13 h 23 min2$18Timetable
Urgench → Bukhara420 km2 h 58 min4$13Timetable
Urgench → Tashkent1000 km7 h 42 min6$21Timetable

Schedules change with the season and are confirmed only when tickets go on sale. Always check the final times on your ticket.

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