Bukhara: how to get there and around
Airports, stations, ports, where the hotels are and what the numbers say, from public data rather than a brochure.
Bukhara is a city of 280,187 people in Uzbekistan, 220 m (722 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Bukhara International Airport (BHK), 4 km (2 mi) from the centre.
Key facts
Daylight in Bukhara runs from about 9 h 24 min a day in late December to 15 h 3 min in late June (computed for 39.77° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Bukhara is served by 2 airports with scheduled flights within 100 km. The closest large one is Bukhara International Airport (BHK), 4 km (2 mi) from the centre, with a longest runway of 9,843 ft, which limits it to short and medium-haul aircraft. The alternatives are Navoi International Airport (NVI, 74 km).
Flights to Bukhara: every airport, routes and times
Buses to Bukhara · Driving and car hire
What people come for
UNESCO World Heritage in the city: Historic Centre of Bukhara.
Tours, tickets and day trips from Bukhara
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Dushanbe, 399 km (Tajikistan)
- Samarkand, 217 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Qarshi, 155 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Istaravshan, 391 km (Tajikistan)
- Türkmenabat, 107 km (Turkmenistan)
- Tirmiz, 376 km — buses · car rental
- Jizzax, 293 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Mary, 331 km (Turkmenistan)
- Urganch, 377 km — buses · car rental
- Navoiy, 88 km — buses · car rental · tours
Twin towns and sister cities: Lahore, Santa Fe, Rueil-Malmaison, Bonn, Córdoba, Malatya, Nishapur, Samarkand, Khujand, İzmir, Vladimir, Słupsk.
Common questions
Which airport serves Bukhara?
Bukhara International Airport (BHK), 4 km (2 mi) from the centre, plus 1 other airport with scheduled flights within 100 km.
How big is Bukhara?
About 280,187 people live in Bukhara, across 39 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Bukhara in?
Asia/Samarkand, currently UTC+5.
What currency is used in Bukhara?
The Som (UZS). Traffic drives on the right.
Which cities are near Bukhara?
Dushanbe (399 km), Samarkand (217 km), Qarshi (155 km), Istaravshan (391 km), Türkmenabat (107 km).
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.