Routes we drive
These are the runs we drive every week. If your route is not on the list it almost certainly still works — send it to us on WhatsApp and we will quote it.
| Route | Journey time | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Tashkent International Airport (TAS)City centre | 35–45 minutes | Price on request |
| City centreTashkent International Airport (TAS) | 35–45 minutes | Price on request |
| Tashkent International Airport (TAS)Amirsoy or Chimgan | About 2 hours | Price on request |
| Night and early-morning arrivalsAnywhere in Tashkent | 02:00–06:00, no night surcharge | Price on request |
| Tashkent railway stationCity centre or the airport | For Afrosiyob high-speed departures | Price on request |
Included in every transfer
Everything below is part of the price rather than an upsell at the kerb. That is the whole difference between a booked Tashkent airport transfer and negotiating with a driver at four in the morning in a language you do not speak.
- Meet and greet in the arrivals hall with a name sign
- We track your flight number, so delays are our problem
- 60 minutes of free waiting from the moment you land
- Child and booster seats at no extra cost
- Drivers who speak English and Russian
- One Kia Sportage — up to 4 guests with their luggage
How the transfer works
Three messages, one driver, no cash machine hunt at arrivals. The whole arrangement happens before you board.
Send your flight number
Message us the flight number, the date and where you are going. That is all we need. Knowing the flight rather than the time is what lets us track the aircraft, so a two-hour delay changes nothing on your side.We confirm the car
We reply with the driver's name, the registration and the exact meeting point. Tell us if you need a child seat, or if you are carrying skis or a bicycle, and we set the car up before it leaves for the airport. Nothing is charged in advance.Walk out and go
Your driver is standing in the arrivals hall with a sign carrying your name, past passport control and baggage claim. He carries the bags, the car is already paid or paid on arrival as agreed, and you are at the door in about forty minutes.
Arriving at Tashkent airport
Tashkent International Airport is small, calm and easy to read once you know the shape of it. This is what actually happens between the aircraft door and the car, and what is worth doing before you leave the terminal. None of it is complicated, but almost all of it is easier to read before you land than to work out at four in the morning with a suitcase in one hand.
The arrivals hall
International flights land at Terminal 2. Passport control takes ten to twenty-five minutes depending on how many aircraft arrived together, and baggage usually appears before the queue clears. Past customs there is one exit into a single arrivals hall, not several, so there is no wrong door to take. Drivers wait immediately in front of it behind a low barrier, and ours will be holding a printed sign with your name. If you cannot see him, message us from the airport Wi-Fi and we will call him while you stand still.
SIM cards and staying online
Uzbek operators sell tourist SIM cards at counters inside the arrivals hall, and you need your passport to buy one. A package with enough data for a week costs the equivalent of a few dollars. If the counters are closed on a very early arrival, do not worry about it — the airport has free Wi-Fi, our apartments have fibre broadband, and any operator shop in the centre will sell you the same SIM later that day.
Money and exchange
There is a bank window and several ATMs in the arrivals hall, and the airport rate is close enough to the city rate that it is not worth optimising at that hour. Uzbekistan runs largely on cash outside the big hotels, so it is worth changing enough som for taxis, bazaars and mountain cafes. Cards work in supermarkets and restaurants in the centre, less reliably in the old city and almost never at Chorsu.
The drive into the centre
The airport sits inside the city rather than outside it, so the drive to the centre takes about thirty-five to forty-five minutes at normal hours and closer to twenty-five in the middle of the night. The road runs past the Tashkent City towers on the way in, which is the first thing most visitors photograph. If you are heading straight for the mountains instead, Amirsoy is around two hours from the terminal and we can drive you there directly with your luggage in the boot.
Luggage, groups and child seats
Every transfer we run is driven in our own Kia Sportage — a compact SUV that takes four passengers and their luggage. Four people with four large suitcases is the honest ceiling; if you are five or more, or carrying more than that, tell us when you book and we will arrange a second car that arrives at the same time rather than discovering the problem at the kerb. Child and booster seats are free and fitted before the car leaves for the airport, so we need the age of the child in advance. Skis, snowboards and bicycles travel fine, but they need planning, so mention them in the same message.
Leaving Tashkent
For departures we work backwards from your flight time. Three hours before an international departure is the number we use in normal conditions, and we build in the drive plus a margin for the morning traffic on the airport road. Check-in at Terminal 2 opens three hours before departure and closes forty minutes before, and security is rarely slow. If you are checking out of one of our apartments on the same morning, the driver simply collects you from the courtyard at the agreed time, so there is no gap between handing back the keys and being on your way.
Frequently asked questions
Your driver waits in the arrivals hall of Tashkent International Airport holding a sign with your name on it, so there is nobody to find and nothing to negotiate. Send us your flight number in advance and we track the flight, which means a delay never leaves you standing outside looking for a taxi.
Nothing on your side. We track your flight number and the driver simply arrives later. Every transfer includes sixty minutes of free waiting time from the moment the aircraft lands, which comfortably covers passport control and baggage even on a busy night.
Child and booster seats are free of charge — we just need to know the age of the child in advance so the seat is fitted before the car leaves for the airport. Every transfer and every excursion is driven in our own Kia Sportage, a compact SUV that takes four passengers with their luggage. If there are more of you than that, or you are carrying skis or a bicycle, say so on WhatsApp when you book and we arrange a second car that arrives at the same time.