Nukus Getting there & around

Getting there & away

Land

Shared taxis depart for Urgench from the long-distance bus station (6km south of town) and from opposite the bazaar (per seat 8000S, 1½ hours). All go via Beruni in southern Karakalpakstan. There are also several buses per day to Urgench from the bus station (2500S, 2¼ hours).

For buses to Tashkent, your best bet is the private-bus lot in front of the Hotel Nukus. There are two buses to Tashkent per day from there (12, 000S, 20 hours), plus one bus to Samarkand (10, 000S, 15 hours). Additional buses to Tashkent leave from the long-­distance bus station. All go via Bukhara. There are also several weekend buses to Almaty from the Hotel Nukus lot (US$50, two days).

Train

A twice-weekly train from Kungrad (100km northwest of Nukus) to Tashkent comes through Nukus (platskartny 20, 000S, 22 hours), with stops in Urgench, Navoi and Samarkand on the way. There is also a Monday train to Almaty (two days).

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Air

There are Uzbekistan Airways flights twice daily to/from Tashkent (US$51, 1½ hours). Book tickets at the airport or the airline booking office (222 79 95; Pushkin 43; 9am-5pm).

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