We have prepared a detailed instruction manual for you, where you can find information on how to get to Samarkand and the race location, as well as answers to questions you may have when visiting the city of Samarkand!
If you have arrived in Samarkand:
- Exchange Currency: Currency exchange and cash withdrawal points are available at the airport.
- Purchase a SIM Card: The cost starts from $4. Sales points are located in the airport. Alternatively, you can use an E-SIM.
- Download the “Yandex.Go” App: The app supports the English language. Choose larger vehicles for transporting bicycles. Typically, they arrive under the “Comfort +” fare. Payment in “Yandex.Go” is possible with cash and international cards.
- Head to the Race Location: Your destination is the Silk Road Samarkand Tourist Complex. If you are staying at a hotel within the complex, enter the hotel name.
Currency Exchange is Available at the Hilton Samarkand Regency hotel in the Silk Road Samarkand complex.
ATMs are available in all hotels within the Silk Road Samarkand complex.
If you have arrived in Tashkent:
- Exchange Currency: Currency exchange and cash withdrawal points are available at the airport.
- Purchase a SIM Card: The cost starts from $4. Sales points are located in the airport. Alternatively, you can use an E-SIM.
You have several options to get to Samarkand:
• By plane • By train • By car or bus
We will provide more details on each of these options below.
From Tashkent to Samarkand by plane.
Ticket price: from $60
Website to purchase tickets: uzairways.com
Flight duration: about 1 hour
On the train from Tashkent to Samarkand.
High-speed train Afrosiyob
Ticket price: from $20
Website to purchase tickets: railway.uz
Travel time: about 2-2.5 hours
❗️IMPORTANT❗️
Bicycle transportation can be arranged on the train. To do this, submit an application via email to uztriathlon@gmail.com and provide the following details:
– Full name
– Contact number
– Departure date and time from Tashkent
– Departure date and time from Samarkand
Submission deadline: July 19
By car (bus) from Tashkent to Samarkand.
• You can rent a car.
Rental cost: from $30 and higher per day.
Travel time: about 4-5 hours.
Here are some service providers:
inrent.uz
Rentcar.uz
car24.uz
• You can hire private drivers.
Travel cost: from $30 per person (please confirm).
Main departure location for drivers to Samarkand – Near Almazar Metro Station (Sobir-Rakhimov district).
• Buses Tashkent – Samarkand.
Ticket price: from $8
Website to purchase tickets: avtoticket.uz
Travel time: about 5 hours.
Bicycle transportation is handled by our partner Dakam:
Bicycles are accepted until September 4th.
Return bicycle transfer – September 8th.
Service cost: $60.
Limited availability.
Contact number: +998 97 011 88 21
Email for inquiries: dakam.uzb@gmail.com
Instagram: @dakam.uz
