Getting There
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Bukhara is on the main road from Samarkand to Khiva. It is one of the major cities and most long distance buses stop there to drop off passengers and pick up new ones.
From Tashkent, there are various ways to get direct to Bukhara. By car or bus, it takes about 9 hours of driving. All tour companies will hire a car for you and if you are new to UZ, this is the easiest way to get there. There are two trains a day from Tashkent to Bukhara (the train station is actually at Kogon about 12km from Bukhara) and the overnight sleeper is probably best; again about 9 hours. There are two daily flights from Tashkent; one at around 930am and one at around 7pm. Costs about 30 USD I think and takes an hour. If you have limited time, flying is best.
A good tour of UZ is to fly into Tashkent, and then go straight to Samarkand (6 hours) and then go to Bukhara from Samarkand (3 hours). If you dont plan your route you can spend a lot of time travelling, which is not so great in the heat
