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Bukhara · Uzbekistan

Car hire and driving in Bukhara

Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.

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In Uzbekistan traffic drives on the right. Picking up at BHK means 4 km (2 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1061257.

Drives from Bukhara

Car rental from Bukhara: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Bukhara to NavoiyUzbekistan88 km (55 mi)about 1 h 21 min
Bukhara to QarshiUzbekistan155 km (96 mi)about 2 h 21 min
Bukhara to SamarkandUzbekistan217 km (135 mi)about 3 h 19 min
Bukhara to ShahrisabzUzbekistan221 km (137 mi)about 3 h 22 min
Bukhara to JizzaxUzbekistan293 km (182 mi)about 4 h 28 min
Bukhara to TirmizUzbekistan376 km (234 mi)about 5 h 44 min
Bukhara to UrganchUzbekistan377 km (234 mi)about 5 h 45 min
Bukhara to XivaUzbekistan388 km (241 mi)about 5 h 55 min
Bukhara to TashkentUzbekistan437 km (272 mi)about 6 h 40 min
Bukhara to OlmaliqUzbekistan454 km (282 mi)about 6 h 56 min
Bukhara to ChirchiqUzbekistan474 km (294 mi)about 7 h 14 min
Bukhara to NukusUzbekistan503 km (312 mi)about 7 h 40 min
Bukhara to AndijonUzbekistan681 km (423 mi)about 10 h 23 min
Bukhara to NamanganUzbekistan628 km (390 mi)about 9 h 35 min
Bukhara to FerganaUzbekistan629 km (391 mi)about 9 h 36 min
Bukhara to Qo‘qonUzbekistan560 km (348 mi)about 8 h 32 min
Bukhara to Marg‘ilonUzbekistan625 km (388 mi)about 9 h 32 min
Bukhara to AngrenUzbekistan503 km (313 mi)about 7 h 40 min

Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.

Where to compare car hire

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Common questions

Which side of the road do they drive on in Bukhara?

The right, as everywhere in Uzbekistan.

How are the journey times on this page worked out?

From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.

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.