The Silk Road by train. Experts: Milad, Provodnik
Train from Nukus to Aktau
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feever »
Fri Jul 11, 2025 11:04 am
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Hi everybody,
I want to book a ticket for the Nukus-Aktau train which operates every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. A travel agent in Uzbekistan...
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There is no first class on this train
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Fri Jul 11, 2025 12:44 pm
Aktau to Nukus by train
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leela »
Sun May 27, 2018 9:19 pm
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Contrary to what I'd read up to now, googling today has turned up that there's a train 309X direct to Nukus, daily (good news) that takes 32 hours...
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Hello,
I am having a similar issue. I would like to book a train from Atyrau to Nukus on August 2nd, but on every platform I checked it seems that...
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Tue Jun 24, 2025 11:29 pm
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Mikael »
Sun Aug 17, 2014 10:44 am
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Took the train to Urumqi last week with my bike. The one leaving 00.20 Tuesday... so just after midnight Monday.
Train consisted only of Chinese...
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Hi all. I did the reverse route, that is from urumqui to Almaty, so I think you can do the same the other way. I took a train from urumqui to yining,...
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Tue Jun 24, 2025 8:40 am
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by
zshbleaker »
Sun Mar 09, 2025 2:43 pm
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I'm planning a trip to UZ and KZ and there are multiple rides of train included. Everything goes smoothly until I'm buying the ticket of the direct...
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Hey adventurers !
Is there any update on the topic as I was trying to book a train online from Nukus to Mangystau/Aktau and any date I choose is...
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Mon Jun 23, 2025 8:36 am
Serakhs - Mary train update?
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Wiebe »
Tue Jun 10, 2025 8:59 am
I'm very interested to take the train from Serakhs to Mary. I can't find any recent updates and want to know if it's going. On the Turkmen Railways...
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Tue Jun 10, 2025 8:59 am
Train with bikes from Samarkand to Tashkent
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[email protected] »
Wed Jul 24, 2024 1:09 pm
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Hi
We Want to travel with ours bikes from Samarkand to Tashkent on July 30.
Possible on all trains ?
Is it needed to anticipate ? Or can we just jump...
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did you do it? can you share your experience? I want to take my bike on the train in the opposite direction. Wonder which of the trains would be best
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Thu Jun 05, 2025 4:08 pm
Tashkent - Almaty train Q&A
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by
Provodnik »
Tue Mar 21, 2017 11:21 pm
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Since 21st march a direct Talgo-train links Almaty and Tashkent in about 16 hrs. The train runs twice weekly.
Timetable:
Almaty-2 dep 22h30 mon,sat...
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We took this train today 30 May 2025. It is a very nice modern train which left Tashkent at 16:15. We booked a private double compartment with...
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Milad »
Mon Aug 12, 2019 9:27 am
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The direct train from Ankara to Tehran has been reintroduced, leaving once weekly. Source (in turkish, use google translate):
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source :
Hi,
Yes the...
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bdp »
Tue Nov 07, 2023 3:39 pm
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Hi everyone. I'll visit Mongolia on July 2024 for the Nadaam and I'd like to arrive to Ulan Bator from China with the Trans Siberian (starting in...
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Wonderful, thanks for your help.
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Train Termiz-Dusanbe
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ElleErre »
Sat Mar 22, 2025 9:54 am
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Is there still a train from Termiz to Dushanbe? Thanks
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Thank you!
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Sun Mar 23, 2025 9:18 am
Is the website of the Mongolian railways down? How do I book tickets?
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by
meithecatte »
Mon Nov 13, 2023 3:35 am
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I am trying to find information on the Ulaanbaatar – Erlian/Erenhot train. There's lots of news articles about the reopening, so it seems settled...
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Sun Feb 02, 2025 10:54 pm
International trains into and out of China
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andrewm857 »
Thu Jun 29, 2023 4:36 am
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I know the Vientiane - Kunming train is finally in service - has anyone seen or heard anything about the other routes? (ie Ürümqi - Almaty/Astana,...
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Didn't end up using train but just wanted to drop the the tip that mongoliatraintickets.com seems like a decent way to buy tickets from Mongolia to...
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Sun Feb 02, 2025 10:50 pm
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HSR from.Urumqi to Xian
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by
minion »
Mon Apr 08, 2024 5:51 pm
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has anyone taken the HSR train from Urumqi to Xian? or vice versa. is the train traveling too fast to see anything? which seat / sleeper did you...
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As an add-on: the 12306 app worked really well for me. I suspect most travellers are put off when they see that they have to put in a Chinese phone...
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Wed Nov 13, 2024 5:01 pm
International trains in 2024
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by
Milad »
Tue Nov 21, 2023 10:58 pm
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Seasoned train travelers may know that mid-December means international timetable change, which is approaching. I've just come across a good article...
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News websites in Kazakhstan are reporting that train 83/84 Moscow - Karagandy will resume running on 2024-12-17 with 2 services per week (departing...
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Mon Sep 23, 2024 11:07 am
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by
cornelloverfield »
Mon Jul 10, 2023 1:29 pm
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I just tried to buy tickets on bilet.railways.kz but when I am prompted to add passenger details, it requires a Kazakh phone number. I'm not in...
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hello
I am having issues with making a booking on the website regarding this INN number. I dont see the slider you refer to below?
Has anyone found...
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Mon Sep 02, 2024 4:53 pm
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by
adi »
Wed Nov 03, 2021 10:46 am
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Some updates on the main train page seem necessary:
Since the re-opening of the land border between Georgia and Armenia in June the night train...
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Took the train recently. The new carriages are really a nice improvement. Downside: the dining car is gone. Of course the samovar still exists, so...
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by
TravellerDeQuebec »
Sat Jul 22, 2023 1:55 pm
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Hello everybody,
Please merge this thread into an existing one if it already exists. I searched and only found individual question threads about...
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Hi there,
does anyone know if it's possible to take bicycles on this train route?
Thanks!
Lindsay
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Mon Jul 29, 2024 6:45 am
Aktau to Almaty completely sold out (aaaaaaaaahhhhh!!!)
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by
BenghisKhan »
Thu Jul 18, 2024 10:19 am
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Came from China to UK last year and had no issues getting a ticket,
This year I'm doing the return journey with my girlfriend and two big suitcases...
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Mhm - interesting. I'd also suspect you'll find spaces via cancellations.
As a train person, I wouldn't usually recommend this, and I suspect...
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Thu Jul 18, 2024 2:38 pm
Iran : Train Jolfa-Tabriz
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Pasympa »
Wed Jul 17, 2024 4:17 pm
Hey,
I tried to look online for information on the Jolfa to Tabriz train but did not find anything, so after going there and checking for myself...
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Wed Jul 17, 2024 4:17 pm
When are train tickets in Uzbekistan released?
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by
CarolineFabricius »
Wed Jul 03, 2024 5:17 pm
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Hi,
I am traveling to Uzbekistan at the beginning of August and want to buy train tickets for the route Tashkent - Bukhara - Samarkand - Tashkent....
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Hi,
I am traveling to Uzbekistan at the beginning of August and want to buy train tickets for the route Tashkent - Bukhara - Samarkand - Tashkent....
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Thu Jul 11, 2024 9:29 am
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Bishkek-Tashkent train: reports and Q&A
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by
jmacdonald »
Thu Jul 05, 2018 4:19 pm
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Hi everyone!
We recently travelled to Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan and although we got a slightly different train I wanted to share our...
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Not that I know of. I remember rumours of it being reinstated (see but I guess it hasn’t happened. At least not yet.
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Thu May 23, 2024 8:43 pm
Bukhara to Khiva or Nukus - no availability
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miguelsancha »
Sat Sep 23, 2023 7:16 pm
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Well
I am getting frustrated about getting transport from Bukhara to Khiva in early november.
I see that if I select Samarkanda or Navoi as...
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This is still true today in May 2024. no trains from bukhara to Khiva available. now you can book Bukhara to Khiva 17 days in advance and the rest of...
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