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Uzbekistan's sprawling capital: ornate metro stations, a mighty farmers' bazaar, Islamic manuscripts and the country's best plov.

Is Tashkent right for you?

When to come

Spring and autumn

Around 36°C by day in July, 7°C in January — recorded at the local weather station.

What it costs

Cheap by regional standards — eating, sleeping and moving around all cost little.

What we've planned, and who for

We have a weekend here planned hour by hour.

Tashkent is inKind to a budgetEnough for a long weekend
When to go
January: around 7 degrees by day, -1 at night, 55 millimetres of rain, some rain.
February: around 10 degrees by day, 0 at night, 72 millimetres of rain, some rain.
March: around 16 degrees by day, 5 at night, 66 millimetres of rain, some rain.
April: around 22 degrees by day, 10 at night, 63 millimetres of rain, some rain. We recommend this month.
May: around 28 degrees by day, 14 at night, 41 millimetres of rain, some rain. We recommend this month.
June: around 34 degrees by day, 18 at night, 17 millimetres of rain, dry and hot.
July: around 36 degrees by day, 20 at night, 3 millimetres of rain, dry and hot.
August: around 35 degrees by day, 18 at night, 2 millimetres of rain, dry and hot.
September: around 30 degrees by day, 13 at night, 5 millimetres of rain, dry and hot. We recommend this month.
October: around 22 degrees by day, 8 at night, 24 millimetres of rain, dry. We recommend this month.
November: around 14 degrees by day, 4 at night, 51 millimetres of rain, some rain.
December: around 9 degrees by day, 0 at night, 58 millimetres of rain, some rain.
Cold to hot, by dayDry to wetWhen we would go

Spring and autumn

Average daily highs, recorded at Tashkent, 1991-2020 normals.

Where this comes from

Pogoda.ru.net; NOAA

Budget level

Budget

Typical cost profile for visitors

Combine it with
  • Samarkand270 km

    a short hop — comfortable overland · both good in April, May, September

  • Bukhara440 km

    half a day's travel · both good in April, May, September

  • Almaty, Kazakhstan660 km

    a full travel day · both good in April, May, September · a different price level (mid)

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On the map

Finding Tashkent

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The stories

Reading Tashkent

The blue-tiled facade and tall minaret of the Zangiota mosque complex, framed by trees, in the Tashkent region of Uzbekistan
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Itineraries

The Perfect 48 Hours in Tashkent, Hour by Hour

Two days in Uzbekistan's capital: a legendary Quran, the domes of Chorsu Bazaar, palatial metro stations and a cauldron of plov.

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The tiled portal and turquoise domes of the Hazrati Imam complex in Tashkent, with visitors crossing the sunlit square
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Destinations

Tashkent for less: a smart traveler's budget playbook

Central Asia's biggest city is already one of the world's great-value capitals. Here's how to stretch your money even further in Tashkent — from the metro to the plov pot.

Uzbekistan · 2 min
A ceremonial platter of Uzbek plov topped with shredded beef, quail eggs and chickpeas, served on an ikat-patterned dish
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Food

From breakfast to midnight: eating your way across Tashkent

Hot non bread at dawn, cauldron plov at noon, shashlik smoke after dark — a full day of eating in Uzbekistan's capital, one legendary dish at a time.

Uzbekistan · 2 min
Peppers, tomatoes and strings of drying chiles piled on a produce stall inside a covered bazaar in Uzbekistan
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Hidden Gems

The backstreets and bazaars of Tashkent

Underground palaces, old-city lanes of sun-dried brick, and the great dome of Chorsu Bazaar — the everyday Tashkent that most visitors rush past on the way to Samarkand.

Uzbekistan · 2 min
In pictures

Tashkent, framed

A fruit stall at a Tashkent bazaar, woven baskets of pomegranates and squash stacked along the front under Uzbek signage
Photo: Dasha Novikova / Unsplash
The frontage of Tashkent's central railway station, its arcade and lettering along the platform side
Photo: Sodikjon Akhmedov / Unsplash
Turquoise domes and minarets of the Hazrati Imam complex in Tashkent, a kite flying over the courtyard
Photo: Tim Broadbent / Unsplash
Bread stacked on a stall at the Chorsu bazaar, Tashkent
Photo: Dasha Novikova / Unsplash
Our picks

What we'd do in Tashkent

See and do

Eat and drink

Before you go

Practical essentials for Uzbekistan

Money

Uzbekistani som (UZS)

Language

Uzbek is the state language and Russian the everyday second one; English reaches hotels and tourist restaurants in the main cities and little further

Power

Type C/F, 220V 50Hz

Getting around

Fast Afrosiyob trains link the cities; in Tashkent the metro is the practical way around and takes an international contactless card straight at the gate for about 1,700 som, while Yandex Go handles the rest.

Tap water

Not safe from the tap - drink bottled, and be wary of ice, which is usually made from unboiled tap water.

Driving

Right-hand side; the 1968 International Driving Permit is required alongside your national licence, which is valid for 30 days.

Emergency

112 (unified national number); 101 fire, 102 police and 103 ambulance still work

Country-level guidance, checked against official sources. Currency, fares and entry rules change — confirm anything time-critical before you travel.

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