Tashkent - Post Report Question and Answers
Are local buses, trams, trains or taxis safe and affordable?
Taxis are easy and cheap. Buses are often stuffed to the brim, so taxis are the preferable mode of public transport. - Aug 2022
Taxis are abundant, and there is a reputable app for hailing a metered cab. There is a fast train to get you to Samarkand or Bukhara for a weekend get away. Tashkent has one of the more ornate and stunning underground metro systems in the world! Google it, it s gorgeous and clean! Photography of the metro stations has recently been approved by the local government. - Sep 2018
Crazy affordable. Metro is cheap and safe if you live nearer to the center of the city. Any car is a taxi for cheap (like, $2 could get you across the city), but you probably won't have a seatbelt, definitely no carseats for children, and traffic is a consistently risky venture.
Uzbek air is an interesting experience. The local trains (to take you to other cities) can be nice if you pay for the express or less nice if you have to go on the economy train. - Aug 2018
Public transport in Tashkent is safe and affordable, although most expats don't take it. Any car here is a taxi, so that is a cheap way to get around. - Jul 2015
Local trains and buses are generally safe - use caution at night of course. Taxis are dangerous because many have shoddy conversions to natural gas. Public transport is quite cheap. You can take the brand new air-conditioned fast train between Tashkent and Samarkand for US$54 return trip. - Aug 2014
Very affordable. - Jun 2007
