Railway station

Samarkand Railway Station

Samarkand's hub for Afrosiyob high-speed trains

Type

Railway station

Opening hours

Round the clock: trains arrive and depart through the night

Call

+998 95 560 01 42

Train timetable

Departs	Arrives	Train	Route
01:30	05:23Journey 03:53	Passenger076ЖKhiva → Tashkent South	Khiva → Tashkent South
01:30	05:23Journey 03:53	Passenger126ФKhiva → Andijan	Khiva → Andijan
02:40	06:33Journey 03:53	Passenger130ФTermez → Andijan	Termez → Andijan
03:20	07:28Journey 04:08	Express054ЩKungrad → Tashkent South	Kungrad → Tashkent South
04:10	08:22Journey 04:12	Passenger058ЬShovot → Tashkent South	Shovot → Tashkent South
05:21	07:42Journey 02:21	Afrosiyob771ФBukhara → Tashkent Central	Bukhara → Tashkent Central
05:29	09:40Journey 04:11	Passenger082ГSariosiyo → Tashkent South	Sariosiyo → Tashkent South
05:29	09:40Journey 04:11	Passenger080ЬTermez → Tashkent South	Termez → Tashkent South
08:10	12:19Journey 04:09	Nasaf703ФKarshi → Tashkent Central	Karshi → Tashkent Central
08:10	12:19Journey 04:09	Sharq711ФBukhara → Tashkent Central	Bukhara → Tashkent Central
12:51	15:12Journey 02:21	Jaloliddin Manguberdi751МKhiva → Tashkent	Khiva → Tashkent
16:56	19:17Journey 02:21	Afrosiyob769ФBukhara → Tashkent Central	Bukhara → Tashkent Central
17:40	20:12Journey 02:32	Afrosiyob767ФSamarkand → Tashkent	Samarkand → Tashkent
18:15	20:30Journey 02:15	Afrosiyob765ФBukhara → Tashkent Central	Bukhara → Tashkent Central
18:49	21:04Journey 02:15	Afrosiyob763ФKarshi → Tashkent Central	Karshi → Tashkent Central
19:23	23:06Journey 03:43	Sharq709ФBukhara → Tashkent Central	Bukhara → Tashkent Central
20:24	23:54Journey 03:30	Nasaf715ФKarshi → Tashkent Central	Karshi → Tashkent Central

Departs	Arrives	Train	Route
00:02	02:27Journey 02:25	Sharq712ФTashkent North → Bukhara	Tashkent North → Bukhara
02:02	05:12Journey 03:10	Passenger056ЧTashkent South → Khiva	Tashkent South → Khiva
03:00	06:28Journey 03:28	Passenger072ФTashkent South → Olot	Tashkent South → Olot
03:00	06:28Journey 03:28	Passenger125ФAndijan → Khiva	Andijan → Khiva
04:58	07:47Journey 02:49	Passenger124ФTashkent Central → Volgograd	Tashkent Central → Volgograd
05:37	08:33Journey 02:56	Passenger127ФAndijan → Kungrad	Andijan → Kungrad
09:23	10:54Journey 01:31	Jaloliddin Manguberdi752ЖTashkent → Khiva	Tashkent → Khiva
09:53	11:39Journey 01:46	Afrosiyob766ФTashkent Central → Bukhara	Tashkent Central → Bukhara
10:59	12:36Journey 01:37	Afrosiyob770ФTashkent Central → Bukhara	Tashkent Central → Bukhara
12:00	14:35Journey 02:35	Sharq710ФTashkent Central → Bukhara	Tashkent Central → Bukhara
20:36	23:15Journey 02:39	Express054ФTashkent South → Kungrad	Tashkent South → Kungrad
22:23	00:01 · next dayJourney 01:38	Afrosiyob772ФTashkent Central → Bukhara	Tashkent Central → Bukhara

Departs	Arrives	Train	Route
00:30	02:18Journey 01:48	Nasaf704ЧSamarkand → Karshi	Samarkand → Karshi
01:22	03:34Journey 02:12	Passenger080ФTashkent South → Termez	Tashkent South → Termez
01:22	03:34Journey 02:12	Passenger082ФTashkent South → Sariosiyo	Tashkent South → Sariosiyo
03:48	06:06Journey 02:18	Passenger129ФAndijan → Termez	Andijan → Termez
08:56	10:07Journey 01:11	Afrosiyob764ФTashkent Central → Karshi	Tashkent Central → Karshi
12:30	13:59Journey 01:29	Nasaf716ФTashkent Central → Karshi	Tashkent Central → Karshi

Timetable for 07.10.2026 (source: eticket.railway.uz). Some trains do not run daily — tickets and exact times on the official site. Buy tickets →

About 5 km northwest of the Registan, Samarkand's station sends Afrosiyob high-speed trains to Tashkent, Bukhara and Karshi, and overnight trains to Termez, Khiva and beyond.

3 Abu Rayhan Beruni Street, Samarkand

A station with history

The railway reached Samarkand in 1888, and for ten years the city was the end of the line of the Transcaspian Railway, until the tracks were pushed on to Tashkent and Andijan in 1898. The station building took its present form in the 1980s and was restored in the 2000s and 2010s. Afrosiyob high-speed trains have called here since 2011; high-speed services reached Karshi in 2015, Bukhara in 2016 and, in May 2026, Urgench and Khiva.

Where the trains go

The Afrosiyob reaches Tashkent in roughly 2¼–2½ hours, Bukhara in about 1½–1¾ hours and Karshi in around 1 hour 10 minutes. The new Jaloliddin Manguberdi high-speed train between Tashkent and Khiva stops here too. The Sharq (Tashkent–Bukhara) and Nasaf (Tashkent–Karshi) take about 3–4 hours to the capital, while overnight passenger trains run to Termez, Khiva, Urgench, Kungrad and Andijan, and international services to cities such as Volgograd.

Tickets and services

Tickets are sold against your passport on eticket.railway.uz (which now redirects to eticket.uzrailpass.uz), in the app and at the station ticket offices. Bags and documents are checked at the entrance. A paid VIP lounge (100,000 som per person) offers Wi-Fi, drinks, separate check-in and its own access to the platform. Information desk: +998 95 560 01 42; Uzbekistan Railways call centre: 1005.

Getting to the centre

Both tram routes start at the station: route 2 runs to the Siab Bazaar, about a kilometre from the Registan, and route 1 to Sartepo. A ride costs 2,000 som by card or 3,000 in cash. A taxi to the centre takes 10–15 minutes. Buses M1 and 256 link the station with the airport (6:00–21:00, roughly every 15 minutes).

Services

Ticket office
Information desk
VIP lounge
Security check
Tram stop
Bus stop

Good to know

Afrosiyob seats go fast in spring and autumn — book as soon as sales open.
Keep your passport handy: you need it to buy a ticket and to enter the station.
Trains to Termez, Khiva and Kungrad often leave in the small hours, when trams and buses have stopped — order a ride-hailing taxi.

Details may change — please check before you visit. Something wrong? Let us know

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