Moynaq Getting there & around

Getting there & away

The bus station is at the south end of the long main street. Two decrepit and over-crowded buses run daily between Moynaq and Nukus (2000S, 3¾ hours). They depart Nukus from the long-distance bus station at 9am and 3pm, passing by the Hotel Tashkent about 10 minutes later. The return buses from Moynaq are also at 9am and 3pm. You can also take an even more crowded bus to Kungrad (Qongirat) and change there.

It’s swifter to take a shared taxi to Kungrad from opposite the bazaar in Nukus, and transfer in Kungrad to another shared taxi. This will cost 8000S to 10, 000S in total and save you two hours of driving time.

A day trip from Nukus in an ordinary taxi costs about US$60, US$100 from Urgench.