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Country Guide > Asia > Tajikistan | |
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Travel - International Note Travellers are advised to avoid all but essential travel to districts adjoining the Afghan border due to the continuing threat from terrorism and unrest in Afghanistan and to the partly-mined areas bordering Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. Particular care should be taken in the Gorm Valley. The overall security situation in Tajikistan has improved since the end of the civil war in 1997. Visitors should be aware of the continuing threat from terrorism which Tajikistan shares with other countries in Central Asia. Air The national airline is Tajikistan Airlines (website: www.tajikistan-airlines.com). Other airlines serving Tajikistan include Air Kazakstan, Eurasia Airlines and Samara Airlines. The UN operates flights for staff and visitors of humanitarian organisations working in Tajikistan. Approximate flight times From Dushanbe to Moscow is four hours, to Karachi is two hours and to Delhi is one hour 30 minutes. International airports Dushanbe Airport (DYU) is 1 mile (2km) south of the city. Bus nos. 3 and 12, and trains 3 and 4, run to the city centre 0600-1800 (travel time - 20 minutes). Taxis are also available 0800-2000 (travel time - five minutes). Airport facilities include first aid, left luggage, chemist, post office, restaurants, snack bars, tourist information and nursery. Rail Trains are the most reliable way of reaching Dushanbe for those not arriving by air. Passenger railways are, however, restricted at present. Dushanbe is connected to a spur of the Trans-Caspian Railway which winds down to the Afghan border in Uzbekistan before heading north towards Dushanbe. Travellers are advised to sit with their back to the engine, as throwing rocks at the windows of passing trains seems to be a popular pastime among local children. The journey from Tashkent to Dushanbe takes approximately 22 hours; from Moscow it takes approximately four days. Khojand in the north of the country can be reached directly from Samarkand in Uzbekistan. There is also a train service between Dushanbe and Volgograd in the Russian Federation. Road Tajikistan can be approached by road from Uzbekistan, subject to occasional unannounced border closures and snow. Cars with a Tajik registration, however, are not allowed to enter Uzbekistan, unless the vehicle belongs to a government body. It is not advisable to attempt to cross the border from Kyrgyzstan at present. A new road has recently been built into China (PR). The border between Tajikistan and Afghanistan is officially closed. Bus: Services have been severely disrupted by border closures and should not be relied upon. A service normally operates connecting Dushanbe with Tashkent and Samarkand. |