TRIP WITHOUT CHANGING TRAINS
There is only one direct train connecting Almaty with Tashkent.
Train # 021 "Almaty - Nukus".
DEPARTURE FROM ALMATY
Each Sunday
At 12:47 (00:47 PM)
From Almaty-2
ARRIVAL IN TASHKENT
Each Monday
At 14:42 (02:42 PM)
To Tashkent Centralny
DEPARTURE FROM TASHKENT
Each Monday
At 15:32 (03:32 PM)
From Tashkent Centralny
ARRIVAL IN NUKUS
Each Tuesday
At 11:50 AM
TO TASHKENT BY R/W VIA ARYS, TIMUR OR TURKESTAN
Actually the most close located to Tashkent Kazakh r/w station is Arys. Unfortunately now all Kazakh trains stop there in Arys at Arys-2 r/w station and all the trains passing Arys on their way to Tashkent stop at Arys-1 r/w station. Although to hire a taxi for access from Arys-2 to Arys-1 wouldn't be expensive. Backpackers even can walk from Arys-2 to Arys-1. To see the map of access from Arys-2 to Arys-1 visit the link "ARYS-1/ARYS-2 ACCESS MAP" on the right side of this page.
The next closest Kazakh station is Timur (about 1 hour by train from Arys) but suitable trains stop there only for 5 minutes what makes leaving and taking them very inconvenient.
Turkestan is just in two hours by train distance from Arys and trains stop there for 20 minutes. Waiting time is about 2-3 hours only. Besides it it is possible to use this time for brief exploring of Khodja Akhmet Yassawi Mausoleum and the ruins of the old town in the historical center of Turkestan through hiring a taxi at the railway station. There is a storehouse at the railway station where it is possible to leave the luggage for temporary storage. Since Turkestan on its own is one of the most interesting cultural places of Kazakhstan, it wouldn't be boring at all even to spend in this city one full day and to take train to Tashkent on the next day.
It looks like that so far the most fast non direct access by railway from Almaty to Tashkent would be taking in Almaty-2 at 6:32 PM train #033 "Almaty-2 - Aktobe" till Arys-2 on Wednesday or Friday and then taking train #006 "Moscow Kazanskaya - Tashkent" on the next day at 12:58 in Arys-1. In this case you are leaving Almaty at 6:32 PM and you will be in Tashkent at 6:25 PM on the next day.
There are two suitable daily trains connecting Almaty with Arys and Turkestan:
1) Train #023 "Almaty-1 - Actobe"
DEPARTURE
Daily
At 15:58 ( 3:58 PM)
From located on the outskirts Almaty-1
ARRIVAL IN ARYS-2
Daily
At 06:40 AM
Duration: 14 hours 42 minutes
The train stops there for 23 minutes in Arys-1.
ARRIVAL IN TIMUR
Daily
At 07:54 AM
Duration: 15 hours 56 minutes
The train stops there for 5 minutes in Timur.
ARRIVAL IN TURKESTAN
Daily
At 08:58 AM
Duration: 17 hours
The train stops there for 20 minutes in Turkestan.
This train with departures on any day except Saturday is suitable for changing
trains in Turkestan on any day of the week except Sunday.
2) Train #033 "Almaty-2 - Actobe"
DEPARTURE
Daily
At 18:32 ( 6:32 PM)
From centrally located Almaty-2
ARRIVAL IN ARYS-2
Daily
At 09:58 AM
Duration: 15 hours 26 minutes
The train stops there for 20 minutes in Arys-1.
ARRIVAL IN TIMUR
The train doesn't stop in Timur.
ARRIVAL IN TURKESTAN
Daily
At 12:05 AM
Duration: 17 hours 33 minutes
The train stops there for 15 minutes in Turkestan.
This train with departures on any day except Saturday is suitable for changing
trains in Arys and Turkestan on any day of the week except Sunday.
CHANGING TRAINS IN ARYS-2, TIMUR OR TURKESTAN
There are two suitable trains connecting Arys-2, Timur and Turkestan with Tashkent:
1) Train #381 "Ufa-Tashkent"
DEPARTURE FROM TURKESTAN
Each Monday, Thursday and Saturday
At 11:45 AM
ARRIVAL IN TASHKENT CENTRALNY
At 20:05 ( 8:05 PM)
Duration: 9 hours 20 minutes
DEPARTURE FROM TIMUR
Each Monday, Thursday and Saturday
At 12:50 (00:50 PM)
ARRIVAL IN TASHKENT CENTRALNY
At 20:05 (8:05 PM)
Duration: 8 hours 15 minutes
DEPARTURE FROM ARYS-1
Each Monday, Thursday and Saturday
At 14:23 (2:23 PM)
ARRIVAL IN TASHKENT CENTRALNY
At 20:05 (8:05 PM)
Duration: 6 hours 42 minutes
2) Train #006 "Moscow Kazanskaya-Tashkent"
DEPARTURE FROM TURKESTAN
Each Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday
At 10:48 AM
ARRIVAL IN TASHKENT CENTRALNY
At 18:25 (06:25 PM)
Duration: 8 hours 37 minutes
DEPARTURE FROM TIMUR
Each Monday, Thursday and Saturday
At 11:39 AM
ARRIVAL IN TASHKENT CENTRALNY
18:25 (6:25 PM)
Duration: 7 hours 46 minutes
DEPARTURE FROM ARYS-1
Each Monday, Thursday and Saturday
At 12:58 (00:58 PM)
ARRIVAL IN TASHKENT CENTRALNY
18:25 (6:25 PM)
Duration: 6 hours 27 minutes
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