Uzbekistan trip from India: 7-day Samarkand & Bukhara plan
A 7-day Uzbekistan itinerary from India: the $20 e-visa, a rupee budget, the Tashkent–Samarkand–Bukhara train route and vegetarian eating.
Uzbekistan
The Silk Road cities of Samarkand and Bukhara, blue-tiled madrasas and a fast train from Tashkent, on a $20 online e-visa for Indians.
Entry rules for Indian passports
| Entry | Electronic tourist visa (e-visa) applied for on the official portal; India is on the e-visa list and not on the visa-free list. A 30-day visa-free regime for Indians was announced in August 2026, but we found no decree or start date |
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| Stay | The Uzbek embassy page we checked does not state the e-visa's validity or stay length; it is reported elsewhere as up to 30 days, so confirm it on the portal |
| Government fee | $20 USD, paid online by Visa or Mastercard |
| Processing | Apply at least 3 working days before travel |
| Official site | e-visa.gov.uz |
When to go
The best months are April, May, September, October. Flights from India: About 3 h non-stop from Delhi to Tashkent; Uzbekistan Airways and IndiGo are listed on the route, so confirm current schedules. Currency: Uzbek som (UZS), roughly ₹0.007 per som; check the day's rate. Clocks: IST − 0:30.
Trip guides
Uzbekistan guides