How much does 10 days in Uzbekistan cost? Three budgets for two

The totals

These totals cover everything on the ground for ten days: rooms with taxes, three meals and drinks a day, three train journeys, the flight from Urgench to Tashkent, transfers, tickets, a private day to Shahrisabz, two visitor SIM cards and a 10% buffer for snacks, tips and small extras. Only the flight from London is separate, and it is priced at the end. Rates are the central-bank reference rate of 23 October 2026 as shown on Ipoteka Bank's page: USD 1 = UZS 11,903.15, EUR 1 = UZS 13,329.15 and GBP 1 = UZS 15,916.89. Hotels and tours often price in dollars or euros, and we convert them at those rates. Totals are rounded to UZS 100,000 and pounds to GBP 10.

The trip this budget covers

Two adults share one private double or twin room for 10 days and 9 nights, following our Uzbekistan in 10 days route: two nights in Tashkent, the train to Samarkand for three nights with a private car to Shahrisabz on the middle day, the train to Bukhara for two nights, the train to Khiva for two nights, and on day 10 the road to Urgench airport and the flight back to Tashkent. Room rates are the ones the hotels publish on their own pages, read on 25 October 2026, for ordinary spring or autumn travel outside public holidays and festivals.

We add 12% VAT where a hotel does not say it is included, and the tourist tax, which depends on the size of the hotel, from UZS 22,000 to 66,000 per guest per night: we use each hotel's own band, L'Argamak's own EUR 3 per person, and the top rate where a hotel publishes no room count. Train fares start from the Afrosiyob fares in force since 1 February 2026, when Uzbekistan Railways raised its fares by 15%; the legs without a published fare are estimates built on them.

No visa fee is included: UK and German passport holders, among others, can enter without a visa for up to 30 days, and the entry guide lists the rest. Take enough cash for the whole trip, because foreign cards are not widely accepted outside Tashkent and the main cities and the som is not sold at exchanges abroad.

Budget: about UZS 19.8 million for two

This level uses family-run hotels, simple meals, economy seats on the trains and the flight, taxis only where a transfer needs one and a private car to Shahrisabz, its cost split between the two of you.

• Rooms, about UZS 7.5 million. Orzu Hotel in Tashkent (a non-resident double at UZS 770,000, VAT included), Registon Saroy in Samarkand (a standard double at UZS 640,000), Hotel Kamelot in Bukhara (a non-resident double at USD 60, breakfast included) and Meros B&B in Khiva (a double at USD 50, breakfast included). With taxes each night comes to UZS 0.7-0.9 million for two.
• Food, about UZS 2.8 million. About UZS 150,000 a day each: UZS 28,000 for breakfast, two main meals at about UZS 52,000 (the price Beshqozon lists online for a 450 g portion of plov) and UZS 18,000 for tea and water. The eight Kamelot and Meros breakfasts (two people, four mornings), UZS 224,000 in all, are already in the room rates.
• Getting around, about UZS 3.6 million. Economy seats on the three trains, about UZS 1,020,000 each in all: UZS 311,000 for the Afrosiyob from Tashkent to Samarkand, its fare since 1 February 2026, and about UZS 200,000 from Samarkand to Bukhara and about UZS 510,000 from Bukhara to Khiva, estimates from the Afrosiyob fares because these legs have no published fare (the booking site shows the fare for your date). The flight from Urgench to Tashkent is about UZS 500,000 each, a little above the UZS 442,336 that Uzbekistan Airways lists as its lowest fare in the other direction. Taxis between stations, airports and hotels add about UZS 600,000 for the two of you, since this level takes a taxi only where a transfer needs one.
• Sights and tours, about UZS 4.0 million. Tashkent about UZS 300,000 each, three museum visits at the UZS 100,000 the State Museum of History charges foreign guests. Samarkand UZS 485,000 each: the Registan at UZS 100,000, the price its director gave for foreign visitors in October 2025, and UZS 385,000 for Gur-e-Amir, Bibi-Khanym, Shah-i-Zinda, the observatory and the Afrasiab museum, the foreign-adult prices that Silk Road Tour, a tour operator in Uzbekistan, listed in July 2026, since none of the five publishes a price. Bukhara UZS 240,000 each: the Ark at UZS 60,000, five museums at UZS 20,000 and about UZS 40,000 each for the Kalon Mosque and the Samani Mausoleum, which the museum reserve does not list. Khiva about UZS 350,000 each: about UZS 250,000 for the combined Itchan Kala ticket, an estimate from tour operators' listings, since the museum reserve publishes no tariff, and UZS 100,000 for extras such as tower climbs. The Shahrisabz day is a private car at EUR 75 for the whole car, split between the two of you, plus about EUR 8 each in entries, EUR 91 in all.
• SIM and extras, about UZS 0.1 million. Two Beeline Hello 1 plans at UZS 60,000 each, with no activation fee for an eSIM, bought at Beeline's office at 1 Bukhara Street in Tashkent. If a phone needs paid IMEI registration, the fee is UZS 88,000 per phone and comes out of the buffer.
• Buffer, about UZS 1.8 million.

Mid-range: about UZS 25.3 million for two

This level uses boutique hotels, sit-down meals, the same economy seats, a taxi for most transfers and the same Shahrisabz day.

• Rooms, about UZS 10.9 million. MIRZO Boutique Hotel in Tashkent (a twin at USD 95), Bibikhanum Hotel in Samarkand (a double at USD 95), Komil Boutique Hotel in Bukhara (a standard double from USD 80, with breakfast and registration) and the balcony twin at Meros B&B in Khiva (USD 60, with breakfast). With taxes each night comes to UZS 0.8-1.4 million for two.
• Food, about UZS 3.9 million. About UZS 225,000 a day each: three sit-down meals at about UZS 69,000 (Beshqozon lists a plov set at that price) and UZS 18,000 for drinks. The eight Komil and Meros breakfasts (two people, four mornings), UZS 552,000 in all, are already in the room rates.
• Getting around, about UZS 4.0 million. The same trains and flight as the budget level, and about UZS 1.0 million for taxis and transfers for the two of you (UZS 500,000 each).
• Sights and tours, about UZS 4.0 million. The same sights and the same Shahrisabz car as the budget level.
• SIM and extras, about UZS 0.1 million.
• Buffer, about UZS 2.3 million.

Comfort: about UZS 36.1 million for two

This level uses upscale hotels, restaurant meals, business-class seats on the Afrosiyob, private cars for most transfers and a guide for one city day and for Shahrisabz.

• Rooms, about UZS 15.3 million. T-City Presidential Hotel in Tashkent (an Executive Twin from UZS 2,300,000), L'Argamak in Samarkand (a double from EUR 99, with breakfast and VAT) and Minorai Kalon Boutique Hotel in Bukhara (a Luxe twin from USD 100). For the Khiva nights we use about UZS 1.4 million with taxes, our estimate for Mercure Khiva, whose own page shows no rate, level with L'Argamak. Each night comes to UZS 1.4-2.7 million for two.
• Food, about UZS 6.4 million. About UZS 350,000 a day each: three restaurant meals at about UZS 100,000, our estimate for a good sit-down restaurant, and UZS 50,000 for drinks. The six L'Argamak breakfasts (two people, three mornings), UZS 600,000 in all, are already in the room rate.
• Getting around, about UZS 5.5 million. Business-class seats on the two Afrosiyob legs and an economy seat on the Khiva train, which has no business class: about UZS 1.3 million each for the three legs: UZS 455,000 in business from Tashkent to Samarkand, the published fare, about UZS 300,000 in business from Samarkand to Bukhara, the difference between the Tashkent–Bukhara and Tashkent–Samarkand business fares, and about UZS 510,000 on the Khiva train. The flight to Tashkent is about UZS 500,000 each, and private cars and transfers add about UZS 2.0 million for the two of you.
• Sights and tours, about UZS 5.5 million. The same sights, a private city guide for the Bukhara day at about UZS 700,000 (the museum reserve lists city tours in a foreign language from that price) and a guide for the Shahrisabz day at EUR 60, which brings the Shahrisabz day to EUR 151.
• SIM and extras, about UZS 0.1 million.
• Buffer, about UZS 3.3 million.

One day at each level

Day 4 in Samarkand is the city day: the Registan, Gur-e-Amir and Shah-i-Zinda, UZS 255,000 a person in tickets. Costs are per person and include half of the room and a share of the trip's taxi money, which comes to about UZS 30,000, 50,000 or 100,000 a day each.

• Budget, about UZS 950,000. Half of the Registon Saroy room (UZS 420,000), food (UZS 150,000), tickets and taxis make UZS 860,000; with the 10% buffer, about UZS 950,000.
• Mid-range, about UZS 1.33 million. Half of the Bibikhanum room (UZS 680,000), food (UZS 225,000), tickets and taxis make UZS 1.21 million; with the buffer, about UZS 1.33 million.
• Comfort, about UZS 1.44 million. Half of the L'Argamak room (UZS 700,000), food (UZS 250,000 after the included breakfast), tickets and taxis make UZS 1.30 million; with the buffer, about UZS 1.44 million.

Flights and the total with the flight

Turkish Airlines' London to Tashkent page shows economy returns from GBP 549 to GBP 1,166 on sample dates in October and November 2026, and says the fares were collected within the previous 48 hours. Allow about GBP 550-1,200 per person for a London return (about UZS 8.8-19.1 million). Added to the ground totals, the whole trip comes to the figures below.

The trip ends with the flight from Urgench on day 10, so choose a London departure for the late evening or the next day. A night in Tashkent on the way home adds about UZS 0.9 million, 1.4 million or 2.7 million for two at the three levels, and makes the trip 11 days. See our transport guide for the trains and the Urgench link.