Tashkent: 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.
Tashkent is the capital of Uzbekistan, 424 m (1,391 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Tashkent International Airport (TAS), 5 km (3 mi) from the centre. It has 4 railway stations on record, including Tashkent-Passenger. Our booking partner lists 900 places to stay.
Key facts
Daylight in Tashkent runs from about 9 h 15 min a day in late December to 15 h 13 min in late June (computed for 41.26° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Tashkent is served by 2 airports with scheduled flights within 100 km. The closest large one is Tashkent International Airport (TAS), 5 km (3 mi) from the centre, whose 13,123-ft runway is long enough for long-haul wide-body aircraft. The alternatives are Tashkent-Khumo International Airport (TVT, 16 km).
Flights to Tashkent: every airport, routes and times
By rail: stations on record include Tashkent-Passenger, Tukimachi, Salar, Tashkent-Tovarnyy. Trains to Tashkent
Buses to Tashkent · Driving and car hire
Where to stay
Our booking partner lists 900 places to stay in Tashkent. Of the 486 with a star rating, the largest group is 3-star (305), and 8 are five-star. Across 203 properties with at least 50 reviews, the average guest score is 8.7 out of 10. Guests have left 128,730 reviews in total.
Hotels in Tashkent: the full picture, and book
What people come for
UNESCO World Heritage in the city: Tashkent Modernist Architecture. Modernity and Tradition in Central Asia.
Tours, tickets and day trips from Tashkent
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Shymkent, 121 km (Kazakhstan)
- Andijon, 268 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Namangan, 208 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Dushanbe, 306 km (Tajikistan) — flights
- Samarkand, 261 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Taraz, 254 km (Kazakhstan) — flights
- Osh, 312 km (Kyrgyzstan) — flights
- Fergana, 237 km — flights · buses · car rental · tours
- Qarshi, 396 km — buses · car rental
- Isfara, 174 km (Tajikistan) — flights
Twin towns and sister cities: Tunis, Berlin, Istanbul, Dnipro, Kortrijk, Marrakech, Patiala, Zaragoza, Seattle, Shanghai, Skopje, Tripoli, Varna, Karachi.
Common questions
Which airport serves Tashkent?
Tashkent International Airport (TAS), 5 km (3 mi) from the centre, plus 1 other airport with scheduled flights within 100 km.
How big is Tashkent?
About 2 million people live in Tashkent, across 335 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Tashkent in?
Asia/Tashkent, currently UTC+5.
What currency is used in Tashkent?
The Som (UZS). Traffic drives on the right.
How many hotels are there in Tashkent?
Our booking partner lists 900 places to stay in Tashkent, bookable on this site.
Which cities are near Tashkent?
Shymkent (121 km), Andijon (268 km), Namangan (208 km), Dushanbe (306 km), Samarkand (261 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 13 September 2026. Hotel 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.