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It all depends on season. July s not high season, but who knows. Of course anyway you will find your accommodation, but maybe not the best one as you like. About the train tickets, my advice to ask any travel agency to help you to buy the tickets, usually a lot of local people travel to their relatives in this time and it will be harder to get tickets.

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Thanks for your reply!

Is it easy to get to and from the train station to accommodation in Samarkand and Bukhara?

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Yes, of course it is not a big problem. The Train Station in Samarkand is in the city, and you can find good hotels around the train station. Usually there are a lot of taxi, but do not pay a lot, maybe USD 2...3. The Train Station in Bukhara is a little bit far from the city, around 20 min a way from the center. Also taxi charges USD 5. And it depends on time when you arrive.....at day time you can use local buses.

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Thanks, that's helpful!
I'm gonna take the trains during the day, so it should be fine.

Off to the adventure!

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I have 6 days (Monday until Saturday) to spend alone.

Will Khiva, Buchara and Samarkand be too much for 6 days?
I think so.... I'm thinking about just Buchara and Samarkand.

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The trains are efficient and reliable. I took the fast morning train from Tashkent to Samarkand, which is very smart and modern. There are other options too, I think about 3 trains per day. There is a standard train around midday or early afternoon from Samarkand to Bukhara, which takes two or three hours (sorry, can't remember). I took the night train back from Bukhara to Tashkent, which is pretty comfortable though it wakes you up every time it clunks to a stop.
In both Bukhara and Samarkand the station is a little out of town so you will need a taxi. There will be plenty of drivers offering their services at the station and also many guesthouses offer a pick-up if you are booked with them. I haven't been to Khiva yet, but I think you could fit all 3 into 6 days, although the Urgench trains don't run every day so it would depend a bit on your timing. And how long you want to spend in each place.