Transport in Istaravshan - Lonely Planet Travel Information

Getting there & around

Shared taxis to Dushanbe (276km, 10 hours, 50TJS to 100TJS per seat) leave from the southern end of the bazaar. Cars marked ‘Tranzit’ are generally often cheapest, since they are headed to Dushanbe for sale. Cars to Penjikent (seven hours) are a little further south. A taxi to Dushanbe via an overnight in Iskander-Kul starts at around US$100.

The easiest option to Khojand is one of the shared taxis (1½ hours, 10TJS per seat) across from the bazaar, otherwise minibuses (3TJS) run from the main bus stand, 3km north of the centre. Marshrutki 4 and 7 (25 dirham) shuttle up and down Lenina between the bazaar, the Hotel Istaravshan and the bus station.