Uzbekistan Port Assessment

Double landlocked Uzbekistan has no seaports. Its main river port is Termez on the Amu Darya river. Although Termez lacks modern facilities and has a shortage of spare parts, activity there has increased as conditions in neighboring Afghanistan have stabilized. Termez has been an important transfer point for humanitarian supplies entering Afghanistan. Uzbekistan has 1,100 kilometers of inland waterways. Since the mid-1990s, commercial travel on Uzbekistan’s portion of the Amu Darya has been reduced because of low water levels.

Uzbekistan Aviation 

Key airport information may also be found at: World Aero Data information on Uzbekistan

There are currently 11 airports in Uzbekistan that are operated by Uzbekistan Airways National AirCompany. Six of them: Tashkent, Samarkand, Bukhara, Urgench, Termez and Navoi airports are international.

The State Inspection of the Republic of Uzbekistan for flight safety supervision (Gosavianadzor) has been established by the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministries of the Republic of Uzbekistan “On establishment the State Inspection of the Republic of Uzbekistan for flight safety supervision” №255 dated June 16, 1998. The status and structure of Gosavianadzor have been approved by the given Resolution.

For information on the tasks and functions of The State Inspection of the Republic of Uzbekistan for flight safety supervision (Gosavianadzor), please see the following document:

Main Functions and Tasks of The State Inspection of the Republic of Uzbekistan for flight safety supervision

For information on Uzbekistan Airport Customs Regulations, please see the following document:

Uzbekistan Airport Customs Regualtions

Note: The information provided in the attached documents, which has been taken from the old DLCA, does not match the structure of the new LCA and is therefore provided separately.

Procedures for Foreign Registered Aircraft

For information on Uzbekistan Procedures for Foreign Registered Aircraft, please contact the airport authorities. Details are provided in the following Uzbekistan Airport company contact list: 

4.5 Uzbekistan Airport Company Contact List

Uzbekistan Road Network

Uzbekistan's road system comprises 42,500 km of major highways and 183,000 km of other roads. It provides connections to all provinces, communities, and neighboring countries. The role of road transport in the national economy is increasing. Road network stretches all over republic and is fairly operating condition with several limitations in winter time, in mountain areas due to heavy snow or ice.

For information on Uzbekistan Road Network contact detailks, please see the following link: 

4.1 Uzbekistan Government Contact List

Distance Matrix

Road Security

Mostly the Road security is  good.
Tashkent to Andijan :There is possibility of road congestion during cotton harvest time. Probably delays in winter time at mountain passes, due to possible snow fall.
Road stretches (Andijan to Ferghana) :In case of civil unrest or earth quick scenario it will be better to arrangegovernment i.e. Ministry of Emergency escort to the south regions
Road from Tashkent to Samargant : There is possibility of road congestion during cotton harvest time. Probably delays in winter time at mountain passes, due to possible snow fall.

Road Class and Surface Conditions

Uzbekistan has a developed but inconsistently maintained traffic infrastructure. Although main roads in central Tashkent are relatively well maintained, many secondary roads inside and outside Tashkent, and particularly those in the Tien Shan Mountains, are in poor condition and may be passable only by four-wheel-drive vehicles. Driving at night can be quite dangerous because only the main roads in Tashkent and a few other major cities have streetlights; rural roads and highways generally are not lit. Visitors are strongly urged to avoid driving at night outside Tashkent. The gasoline supply can be sporadic; therefore, travelers should expect occasional difficulty finding gasoline, particularly outside Tashkent.
Livestock, as well as farm equipment and carts drawn by animals that lack lights or reflectors, are found on both urban and rural roads at any hour. Local drivers are not familiar with safe driving techniques. Pedestrians in cities and rural areas cross streets unexpectedly and often without looking for oncoming traffic. Uzbekistan has a large road police force, which frequently stops drivers for minor infractions or simple document checks. There have been reports of harassment of foreign drivers by the road police, with reported minor police corruption in the form of solicitation of bribes. Uzbekistan has a “zero tolerance” policy for driving under the influence of alcohol

For information on Uzbekistan Road Network additional information, please see the following documents:

Uzbekistan Road Corridor Assessment - Transport Corridors 1

Uzbekistan Road Corridor Assessment - Transport Corridors 2

Uzbekistan Road Corridor Assessment - Transport Corridors 3

Uzbekistan Road Corridor Assessment - Transport Corridors 4

Uzbekistan Road Corridor Assessment - Trans-Afghan Transport Corridor

Uzbekistan Road Corridor Assessment - Transport Corridors

Uzbekistan Transport Corridors

Note: The information provided in the attached documents, which has been taken from the old DLCA, does not match the structure of the new LCA and is therefore provided separately.

Uzbekistan Railway Assessment

The Uzbek Railways (Uzbek: Oʻzbekiston Temir Yoʻllari) are the national rail carrier of Uzbekistan. The company owns and operates all railways within the country. It is a state-owned stock company, formed in 1994 to operate railways within the former Uzbek SSR. The total length of its main railway network is 3,645 km. It employs 54,700 people. Uzbekistan railways linking Termez, Samarkand, Bukhara, the Fergana Valley and Nukus. There are two train stations in Tashkent - North and South.The Trans-Caspian Railway traverses the country from Turkmenabad in Turkmenistan via Kagan (nearBukhara),Samarkand and Jizzakh, where the railway branches off to serve the capital Tashkent.

The following international trains operate to/from Uzbekistan:

train 5/6 Tashkent - Moskva, 4 times weekly
train 381/382: Tashkent - Ufa, 3 times weekly
train 365/366: Tashkent - Celjabinsk, once weekly
train 395/396: Tashkent - Kharkov, once weekly
train 321/322: Nukus - Samarkand - Tashkent - Almaty, once weekly
train 369/370: Tashkent - Almaty - Barnaul - Novosibirsk, every 4 days
train 331/332: Tashkent - Samarkand - Nukus - Saratov, once weekly
train 333/334: Tashkent - Samarkand - Urgench - Nukus - Saratov, once weekly
train 383/384: Tashkent - Samarkand - Nukus - St. Peterburg, once weekly
Kungrad - Bejneu, daily

For information on Uzbekistan Railway Network additional informaiton, please see the following documents:

Uzbekistan Railway timetable

Uzbekistan Railmap

Uzbekistan New Railway line - Hayraton to Mazar-e-sharif

Uzbekistan New Railway Lines map

Note: The information provided in the attached documents, which has been taken from the old DLCA, does not match the structure of the new LCA and is therefore provided separately.

Travel Time Matrix

Railway Companies and Consortia

For information on Uzbekistan Railway Network Company contact details, please see the following link:

4.3 Uzbekistan Railway Company Contact List

Uzbekistan Railways: State Joint Stock Railway Company "Uzbekistan Railways" is proud to offer the following services:

Freight forwarding and cargo delivery to all international transport corridors;
Transportation of passengers and cargo (luggage);
Travel and transportation service on the Great Silk Road in the cities of Samarkand, Bukhara, Khiva and Tashkent; http://www.uzrailpass.uz/
Search and tracking of wagons;
All repairs of passenger cars using the latest equipment;
All repairs to diesel and electric locomotives;
Manufacturing and service life of freight cars.

Capacity Table

There are three types of trains:

• fast trains (skory poyezd) or express trains (train nos 1 to 149)
• slower trains (skorostnoi poyezd) (train nos 151 to 169), and
• passenger trains (passazhirski poyezd) (train nos 171 to 699).

There are four types of sleepers:

• soft wagon (miagki vagon) - 2 berth compartments
• kupeiny vagon - 4 berth compartments
• platskartny vagon - benches in a large car
• obshi vagon - third class-crowded

Key Route Information

The main line Tashkent - Samarkand - Bukhara is served by two express trains named "Registon" and "Sharq": The "Registon" brings you from Tashkent in less than 4 hours to Samarkand and the "Sharq" makes the 600-km-journey Tashkent - Bukhara (with intermediate stop in Samarkand) in about 7,5 hours. A daily overnight train from Tashkent to Bukhara offers the possibility to travel during the night and win one day. Comfortable sleeping cars allow a good sleep.
Recently a new train "Afrosiob" started operating on Tashkent - Samarkand line. This Talgo-250-type train makes a respective distance in 2.5 hours time. Unlike to ordinary local trains, there are 3 classes in "Afrosiob": economy class - 36 persons per carriage room, in business and VIP. Economy class costs 46 thousand soums (roughtly $25 at official rate), business class - 65 thousand soums and VIP - 80 thousand soums. You may also expect some free drinks and snacks. It is planned to extend the "Afrosiob" line to Bukhara and, subsequently, to Khiva by 2014-2015. Overnight trains also run from Tashkent and Samarkand to Urgench (3 times weekly) and to Nukus - Kungrad (2 times weekly), so it's also possible to travel to Khiva (30 kilometers from Urgench, taxi/bus available) or to the Aral lake (Moynaq, 70 km from Kungrad) by train.

Uzbekistan Waterways Assessment

Double landlocked Uzbekistan has no seaports. Its main river port is Termez on the Amu Darya river. Although Termez lacks modern facilities and has a shortage of spare parts, activity there has increased as conditions in neighboring Afghanistan have stabilized. Termez has been an important transfer point for humanitarian supplies entering Afghanistan. The river Amu Darya divides the two countries of Uzbekistan and Afghanistan and the Afghanistan–Uzbekistan Friendship Bridge crosses the river to Hairatan in Afghanistan. Termez is also served by Termez Airport, with flights to Tashkent and Moscow. Termez is connected with Uzbek Railways to other cities of the countries and Mazar-i-Sharif,Afghanistan. Uzbekistan has 1,100 kilometers of inland waterways. Since the mid-1990s, commercial travel on Uzbekistan’s portion of the Amu Darya has been reduced because of low water levels.

Company Information

For information on Uzbekistan Waterway Company contact details, please see the following link: 

4.4 Uzbekistan Port and Waterways Company Contact List

Uzbekistan Storage Assessment

For information on Uzbekistan storage company contact details, please see the following link: 

4.6 Uzbekistan Storage and Milling Company Contact List

Commercial Storage

Uzbekistan Milling Assessment

Milling Company: G. A. Corp.

Milling Company: State Joint Stock Foreign Trade Company "Uzprommashimpeks"

Milling Company: Gelora Trade inc