Bukhara Travel Guide

Bukhara (in Uzbek Buxoro) is a city historically astride the Silk Road in the Samarkand through Bukhara region of Uzbekistan. It has a wealth of architecture and culture and is a must-see destination on any tour of this region. It's also easy to reach, with a relaxed national visa regime and fast transport by plane, train or highway with no plodding camels involved. With a population of 280,000 in 2020, its suburbs are modern and industrial, but its centre is an extensive, well-preserved Old Town and UNESCO World Heritage Site.

39.767164.47541Bukhara International Airport(BHKIATA),☏+998 65 780 1067.This has several flights a day from Tashkent, and daily from Urgench, Moscow and Istanbul. It's a small place with limited facilities. Only 4 km to town centre so a taxi is cheap enough, and you could walk it in 40 min.(updated Sep 2024)

A swarm of small buses serves the city. They're sometimes described as marshrutkas or dolmuşes but they have fixed stops and run to a fixed timetable, though its details are known only unto Allah. In 2024 the flat fare is 2000 Som in town and 3000 Som out to Kogon and the railway station. Pay the driver on exit if there isn't a conductor.