There are 6 ways to get from Dushanbe to Merv by train, car, plane, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, drive
best- Take the train from Dushanbe to Buchara 1train 319
- Take the train from Buchara 1 to Olottrain
- Drive from Olot to Turkmenabatcar
- Take the train from Turkmenabat to Bayramalytrain 96 / ...
22h 45mDrive 800.1 km
cheapest- Drive from Dushanbe to Mervcar 800.1 km
14h 36m$31–45Fly to Bukhara International Airport, train, drive
- Fly from Dushanbe International Airport (DYU) to Bukhara International Airport (BHK)plane DYU - BHK
- Take the train from Buchara 1 to Olottrain
- Drive from Olot to Turkmenabatcar
- Take the train from Turkmenabat to Bayramalytrain
17h 21m$235–502Train, bus
- Take the train from Dushanbe to Samarkandtrain 301
- Take the train from Samarkand to Olottrain
- Take the bus from Olot to Turkmenabat Bus Terminalbus
- Take the train from Turkmenabat to Bayramalytrain 96 / ...
29h 1mFly to Mary
- Fly from Dushanbe International Airport (DYU) to Mary (MYP)plane DYU - MYP
14h 27m$182–765Fly to Urgench International Airport, train
- Fly from Dushanbe International Airport (DYU) to Urgench International Airport (UGC)plane DYU - UGC
- Take the train from Urgentsch to Hazorasptrain
- Take the train from Gazodjak to Turkmenabattrain
- Take the train from Turkmenabat to Bayramalytrain
19h 52m$271–425
Dushanbe International Airport (DYU) to Bukhara International Airport (BHK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dushanbe to Merv is to drive which costs $30 - $45 and takes 14h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Dushanbe to Merv is to fly which takes 14h 27m and costs $180 - $800.
The distance between Dushanbe and Merv is 831 km. The road distance is 800.1 km.
The best way to get from Dushanbe to Merv without a car is to train and bus which takes 29h 1m and costs .
It takes approximately 22h 45m to get from Dushanbe to Merv, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Dushanbe to Merv is 800 km. It takes approximately 14h 36m to drive from Dushanbe to Merv.
What companies run services between Dushanbe, Tajikistan and Merv, Turkmenistan?
Flydubai, Turkmenistan Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Dushanbe International Airport (DYU) to Mary (MYP) twice daily.
- Website
- flyturkmenistanairlines.eu
Flights from Dushanbe International Airport to Mary via Dubai, Ashgabat
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $290–900
Flights from Dushanbe International Airport to Mary via Novosibirsk, Ashgabat
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Dushanbe International Airport to Mary via Istanbul, Ashgabat
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 47m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,500
Flights from Dushanbe International Airport to Mary via Delhi, Ashgabat
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Dushanbe International Airport to Mary via Kazan, Ashgabat
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Dushanbe International Airport to Mary via Moscow Domodedovo, Ashgabat
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
- Website
- unilode.com
Flights from Dushanbe International Airport to Bukhara International Airport via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $120–400
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from Dushanbe International Airport to Urgench International Airport via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–390
- Website
- flyredwings.com
Flights from Dushanbe International Airport to Bukhara International Airport via Koltsovo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
- Phone
- +992 (37) 227 21 77
- info@railway.tj
- Website
- railway.tj
Train from Dushanbe to Buchara 1
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 36m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- railway.tj
- Book at
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Dushanbe to Samarkand
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Schedules at
- railway.tj
- Phone
- 1005
- compliance@railway.uz
- Website
- railway.uz
Train from Buchara 1 to Olot
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $9–12
- Website
- https://railway.uz/en/
- Book at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/home
- Sleeper
- $9–10
- Coupe
- $11–12
- SV
- $17–20
Train from Samarkand to Olot
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 59m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $11–17
- Website
- https://railway.uz/en/
- Book at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/home
- Sleeper
- $11–13
- Coupe
- $15–17
- SV
- $25–28
Train from Urgentsch to Hazorasp
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://railway.uz/en/
- Book at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/home
- Sleeper
- $8–9
- Coupe
- $10–12
- SV
- $16–18
- Phone
- +993 (12) 383275
- tde@railway.gov.tm
- Website
- railway.gov.tm
Train from Turkmenabat to Bayramaly
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $3–7
- Schedules at
- railway.gov.tm
- Platzcart (3rd class)
- $3–4
- Coupe (2nd class)
- $6–7
Train from Gazodjak to Turkmenabat
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–9
- Schedules at
- railway.gov.tm
- Platzcart (3rd class)
- $4–5
- Coupe (2nd class)
- $8–9
- Phone
- +993 (12) 390356
- info@awtoulag.gov.tm
Bus from Olot to Turkmenabat Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Schedules at
- https://awtoulag.gov.tm/schedule-journeys/1
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