There are 4 ways to get from Merke to Tashkent by bus, car, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, drive
best- Take the bus from Merke to Taraz bus stationbus 235
- Take the bus from Taraz bus station to Shymkent Samal Bus Stationbus
- Drive from Shymkent Samal Bus Station to Chirchiqcar
10h 47mTrain
cheapest- Take the train from Turksib to Saryagashtrain 087Т / ...
15h 45m$19–29Train via Taraz
- Take the train from Merke to Taraztrain 317
- Take the train from Taraz to Tashkent Northtrain 001Х
14h 22mDrive 454.8 km
- Drive from Merke to Tashkentcar 454.8 km
6h 43m$41–58
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Merke to Tashkent is to train which costs $19 - $30 and takes 15h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Merke to Tashkent is to drive which takes 6h 43m and costs $40 - $60.
The distance between Merke and Tashkent is 491 km. The road distance is 454.8 km.
The best way to get from Merke to Tashkent without a car is to train via Taraz which takes 14h 22m and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 47m to get from Merke to Tashkent, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Merke to Tashkent is 455 km. It takes approximately 6h 43m to drive from Merke to Tashkent.
There are 1301+ hotels available in Tashkent.
What companies run services between Merke, Jambyl Region, Kazakhstan and Tashkent, Uzbekistan?
You can take a vehicle from Merke to Tashkent North via Merke and Taraz in around 14h 22m.
- Phone
- +996 (312) 30 02 09
- Website
- railway.kg
Train from Merke to Taraz
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- https://railway.kg/?lang=en
- Book at
- https://ticket.railway.kg/
- Phone
- 1433
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Taraz to Tashkent North
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 1st Class (Lux)
- $26–40
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $16–23
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- $6–9
- Phone
- 1433
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Turksib to Saryagash
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–15
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $11–15
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $9–13
- Phone
- +7 727 396-70-63
- Website
- ma-sairan.kz
Bus from Merke to Taraz bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- https://ma-sairan.kz/
- Schedules at
- https://ma-sairan.kz/расписание-автобусов
- Website
- saparzhai.kz
Bus from Taraz bus station to Shymkent Samal Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://saparzhai.kz/
- Schedules at
- https://saparzhai.kz/расписание-автобусов
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