So, Amirsoy on our own 🚞🚠
From Tashkent you can get from the South/North railway station to Khojikent or Chinorkent (express). If you go to Khojikent, like we did — the fare is 9,500 soum. From there it’s about a 15-minute walk to the Chinorkent cable car, then further along the road. By the Chirchik River near the railway it’s very picturesque, two guys crossed a scary bridge 🫣
In places where there are gaps in the fences, you can catch маршрутки to Amirsoy — 324/325, they run in a loop. You can also get off at the Charvak reservoir. The fare is 10,000, but they don’t run often, there aren’t many of them, they go almost empty, it’s actually kind of sad... Of course, everywhere people immediately start offering “need a taxi?”
We were at the Chinorkent cable car last year — the one you can walk to from the railway — it’s not very high, but there are beautiful views there too, plus a glass observation deck and a mini zoo, and it’s cheaper than Amirsoy.
On the way back from Amirsoy we didn’t manage to catch a маршрутка (you have to flag them down by the road), an old man stopped and for 50,000 drove us to Gazalkent, from there we got on a passing electric train to Tashkent.
You can also get to Chinorkent from Tashkent and back by bus 1226 from Mashinosozlar metro, if that’s more convenient for you.
Prices at Amirsoy — you should take a ticket all the way to the top so you get the beautiful views, you can pay with UnionPay.
