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Chapter 04

Getting Around Uzbekistan

Updated: 9 August 2026

High-speed trains are one of the most comfortable ways to travel between the key cities of the Silk Road. Short answer: take the train between cities and book early at eticket.railway.uz; fly the long legs; in town, use a ride-hailing app.

The details

Trains

The high-speed Afrosiyob links Tashkent, Samarkand and Bukhara: Tashkent — Samarkand in about 2 h 15 min, Tashkent — Bukhara in about 4 h 13 min, Samarkand — Bukhara in about 1 h 40 min. Between Bukhara and Khiva runs the fast Jaloliddin Manguberdi — about 3 h 22 min. Three classes — economy, business and VIP; the difference is above all in comfort and space.

Flying

Helps on the long leg: Tashkent to Urgench (the gateway to Khiva) or to Nukus saves a full day on the road. Domestic flights are operated by Uzbekistan Airways.

In the cities

Taxis by app: inexpensive, fixed fare, no haggling. For intercity drives, Ambassador guests travel by arranged transfer.

A practical note: sales open 60 days ahead, and seats at convenient hours go quickly — book as soon as your dates are set. For Ambassador guests, we take care of the tickets as part of crafting the journey.

The Registan ensemble in Samarkand at golden hour, seen from the shadow of a tiled portal
Samarkand, about two and a half hours from Tashkent — close enough to arrive in time for the light.

Where next

The journeys these rails were built for

Three days

Silk Road Essentials

Tashkent, Samarkand, Bukhara — the three great cities joined by high-speed rail.

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Grand Uzbekistan

Khiva, Bukhara, Samarkand, Tashkent — the full arc, unhurried, trains and transfers arranged.

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Explore our journeys

Every route in the library, including the one written for a single family.

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Timetables, seats and the car at the platform — let those be our part of the journey.

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