Tashkent Airport (TAS) to the City

The airport is in the city's Sergeli district

Tashkent International Airport (TAS) is in Tashkent's Sergeli district. To get into the city you take a city bus or a taxi, and once in town you can switch to the metro. This post walks through what to sort out before you leave the terminal, bus fares and payment, how to get a taxi, and how to carry on by metro.

Fares and payment details come from Tashkent Metro and Uzbekistan's national tourism site. Anything that can change, such as bus route numbers, hours and taxi fares, should be checked in the official information before you go.

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Before you leave: exchange, ATMs and SIMs on the second floor

The check-in area on the airport's second floor has currency exchange, ATMs and SIM card sales. The currency is the Uzbek som (UZS), so if you want cash for a bus ticket or for your first day in town, get it here first.

In the city you can also change money at hotels, banks and exchange offices. A taxi app needs mobile data, so it helps to sort out a SIM card before you leave the terminal.

• Where: check-in area, airport second floor
• What: currency exchange, ATMs, SIM card sales
• Currency: Uzbek som (UZS)
• Exchange in town: hotels, banks, exchange offices

City buses: UZS 1,700 by ATTO or contactless card

According to Tashkent Metro, city buses accept the ATTO transport card or a contactless bank card just like the metro, at UZS 1,700 per ride. Stops cover the main parts of the city, and the national tourism site says you can also buy tickets from the conductor on board.

Check route numbers and hours for buses from the airport in the local official transport information. Minibuses are popular for long cross-city trips.

ATTO cards are sold at metro ticket offices, city bus company offices and post offices. If your bank card is contactless, you can simply tap it without buying a separate card.

• Fare: UZS 1,700 per ride (ATTO transport card or contactless bank card)
• On board: tickets from the conductor (national tourism site)
• ATTO cards: metro ticket offices, city bus company offices, post offices
• Airport bus route numbers and hours: check the official information before you go

Taxis: use an official taxi app, as the tourism site advises

Uzbekistan's national tourism site advises booking taxis through official taxi apps to avoid overpricing. If you have lots of luggage or want to go straight to your door, get a SIM card or data on the second floor first, then book through the app.

Check taxi fares and travel times from the airport to the city in the official information before you go.

• How: official taxi app (recommended by the tourism site)
• Why: to avoid overpricing
• Fares and travel time: check the official information before you go

In the city, ride the metro: hours and tickets

The Tashkent Metro opened in 1977 as the first metro in Central Asia. It officially runs daily from 05:00 to 00:00, and Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs lists four lines. The fare matches the bus: UZS 1,700 per ride with an ATTO transport card or a contactless bank card.

Without a card, buy a one-ride QR ticket (UZS 3,000) with cash at a station ticket office. ATTO cards are sold at metro ticket offices too, so if you will ride buses and the metro for a few days, pick one up at your first station.

Tashkent has three main areas: the Old Town (Eski Shahar) with Chorsu Bazaar and Kukeldash Madrasah, the city center around Amir Temur Square with Temur's equestrian statue, or Taras Shevchenko Street (Mirobod district) for evening walks. Check the station and line nearest to where you are going or staying on the official metro map before you go.

• Hours: daily 05:00-00:00 (official information)
• Lines: four (Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
• ATTO or contactless card: UZS 1,700 per ride
• Cash: one-ride QR ticket UZS 3,000 at station ticket offices

At a glance: which option suits you

Here are the options line by line. Items marked 'check the official information' are worth checking before you go.

• You want a known fare → city bus, UZS 1,700 per ride (ATTO or contactless card)
• You have a contactless bank card → tap it on both buses and the metro, UZS 1,700 per ride
• You only have cash → on buses, buy from the conductor; on the metro, a QR ticket for UZS 3,000 at the station ticket office
• You have lots of luggage or want door-to-door → official taxi app (check fares in the official information before you go)
• Bus route numbers and hours → check the local official transport information before you go
• Once you are in the city → metro, daily 05:00-00:00

Arrival-day checklist

For how to see the old town and the museums once you are in the city, continue with the Tashkent first-trip post below.

• Airport second-floor check-in area: currency exchange, ATMs, SIM cards
• Have an ATTO card or contactless bank card ready (bus and metro UZS 1,700 per ride)
• Taxis: book through an official taxi app (tourism site advice)
• Time zone: UTC+5
• Registration: per the tourism site, hotels and guesthouses register foreign guests (check the conditions in the official information before you go)
• Emergency numbers: unified 112, police 102, ambulance 103, fire 101, tourist safety call center 1173
• Entry rules: they depend on your nationality, so check the official information before you go

• Full Tashkent travel guide →
• Tashkent first trip: metro, old town and a 2-day route →
• Airport to city: which option to choose →

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