Uzbekistan Travel Forum

Does anybody if its possible to reach Uzbekistan by train(or buss) via middle east? Wich way would be the cheapest to get there from europe?

Best,
Måns

Best of all.... still...by air
(not really connection by train with middle east)
By train only from Moscow, Kiev, Minsk.


good luck!

I look into the best way to go to Samarkand at my CD-Atlas.
I believe the best way is:
1) Get a boat and go by Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea-->Odessa(Ukraine)
2) Get a train from Odessa (Ukraine)-->Kiev (Ukraine)-->Moscow
3) Get a train from Moscow--> Sverdlovsk (Russia)-->Petropavlovsky (Kazakistan)
-->Taskent (Uzbekistan)--> Samarkand (Uzbekistan)
I believe you will find some changes from one train to another.
* The other way should be by Iran. Persian Golf to Abadan (Iran). Then by train
Abadan (Iran)-->Khorramshahr (Iran)--> Teheran (Iran)--> Kizyl-Aryat (Turk-
menistan)-->Aschabad (Turkmenistan)-->Cardzou (Turkmenistan)--> Kagan (Uz-
bekistan). There is a gap between Kagan (Uzbequistan) and Buchara (Uzbequis-
tan) but they're very close. So I believe this round should be better inves-
tigated.
Going on your way then from Buchara (Uzbequistan) you may go to Samarkand
by train as well.
* The trip from Moscow seems to me much confortable, but I may be in the wrong
It's a long journey but if I was younger I should become enthusiastic with
this idea.
Cassiovieggore