Hitchhiking in Uzbekistan
Hitchhiking to Uzbekistan
Recent reviews in Uzbekistan
40.08456, 64.68555
Ride to Samarkand, at the end the driver asked for money, always talk money beforehandrating: 4/5, wait: 15 min 👍
―Adam, September 2025
41.6731, 60.77053
Truckdriver took me and my brother to Bukhara. Make sure it is free beforehand.rating: 5/5, wait: 15 min 👍, ride: 426 km ↘
―Adam, September 2025
40.55037, 69.2071
A lot of cars, almost all go to Tashkent. Just gotta find the one that agrees to take you for free. Didn't take me too long though. A lot of taxi drivers at the border trying to take you but just ignore them and walk here.rating: 5/5, wait: 15 min 👍, ride: 109 km ↑
―VeikkaK, October 2024
39.59609, 67.10638
Perfect spot for the Tajik border. Just say "Granitsa" and make sure it's for free like always in this region.rating: 5/5, wait: 10 min 👍, ride: 33 km →
―VeikkaK, October 2024
40.00831, 64.52595
Great spot in the shade. Used a Samarqand sign and found a free ride (although they thought I had lost all my money or something)rating: 4/5, wait: 15 min 🪧, ride: 269 km →
―VeikkaK, October 2024
39.81042, 64.43148
Used a Samarqand sign, got a ride 30km along the road.rating: 4/5, wait: 20 min 🪧, ride: 29 km ↑
―VeikkaK, October 2024
41.34707, 61.3757
Literally got out of my previous car and the car behind us told me to hop in. Other than that, the spot itself seemed great too, plenty of cars and room.rating: 5/5, wait: 1 min, ride: 385 km ↘
―VeikkaK, September 2024
41.37952, 60.40146
Seemed like a good spot to head to Bukhara but it's just small village after village and nobody driving far distances. Take the route through Urgench!rating: 2/5
―VeikkaK, September 2024
43.02886, 58.8653
It seems like a bad spot but it's surprisingly not. Has a lot of cars and they all seem to go to the highway. I found one to Nukus after 15 mins.rating: 4/5, wait: 15 min 👍, ride: 115 km ↘
―VeikkaK, September 2024
43.75127, 59.02149
Just stand anywhere after the town and you'll find a ride out in no time. There's some shared taxis going up and down Moynaq so you can reach here with those or with a normal taxi.rating: 4/5, wait: 5 min 👍, ride: 102 km ↓
―VeikkaK, September 2024
43.08263, 58.92575
Took a taxi to here from the town center for like 2€ and got a free ride to Moynaq very quickly.rating: 5/5, wait: 10 min 👍, ride: 96 km ↑
―VeikkaK, September 2024
44.88957, 56.00907
Don't take any of the taxis after the border but just walk until there's no people and start hh. Not too many cars but some trucks. Road is horrible but they're building a new one currently. Took me 9 hours to reach Kungrad by truck. Should be a bit faster in a car. Bring some snacks and water.Border was easy on foot. They usually let you skip the lines if they see you're a foreigner. Took me an hour all in all.
rating: 4/5, wait: 20 min 👍, ride: 379 km ↘
―VeikkaK, September 2024
38.80096, 65.79871
Nice spot to get to south uzbekistan, towards G'uzor and Termiz, lots of cars passing byrating: 4/5, wait: 10 min
―Anonymous, February 2024
43.03651, 58.79594
Here is a cafe where truck drivers stop to take a rest. We got a direct ride to Kazakhstan border from here. The road is in a bad condition, so it took as 6+ hours to get there.rating: 5/5, wait: 15 min, ride: 379 km ↖
―otv3n, August 2023
39.67589, 67.00969
Sign for Tashkent had me picked up in minutes. Make sure you tell them you're not paying.―Looking for Stu, December 2015
39.67589, 67.00969
Walk passed the taxis and there's a decent place for drivers to pull in. Almost everyone will want money, but stick to your guns and you'll get a free ride eventually.―Anonymous, December 2015
39.81042, 64.43148
Sign for Samarkand (in Russian) got me picked up in minutes.―Looking for Stu, December 2015
39.81042, 64.43148
Anywhere along this road will do. Lots of space to pull in. Ensure the ride is for free.―Anonymous, December 2015
39.78337, 64.41821
Got picked up by a taxi for a free ride to the edge of the city. Winning.―Looking for Stu, December 2015
39.78337, 64.41821
Just walking along this road and you'll get a ride without even trying. As ever just make sure it's for free.―Anonymous, December 2015
Recent reviews mentioning Uzbekistan
38.80096, 65.79871
Nice spot to get to south uzbekistan, towards G'uzor and Termiz, lots of cars passing byrating: 4/5, wait: 10 min
―Anonymous, February 2024
39.23184, 63.71788
Just over the border on the Uzbekistan side. Walk along this road with a sign and/or your thumb out and you'll get picked up sooner or later. Plenty of trucks going in both directions.―Anonymous, December 2015
38.49964, 68.09288
After crossing into Uzbekistan ignore the armada of taxi drivers and walk a bit further on out of their sight. There's basically no through traffic here except some few trucks coming from Tajikistan (around two trucks/hour).―Anonymous, August 2014