Trip for · Tight budgets
Tashkent for budget travellers
Meals under US$4, tea and bread almost free, metro rides pennies.
Key facts
- Days
- 3
- Matching items
- 9
- Verdict
- good fit
A 3-day outline
Grouped by walking cluster where the guide gives one. Order inside a day is loose: the timed day plans check opening hours and walking.
Day 1 · Chorsu Bazaar & Old City
Why it fits: Free. The domed hall, bread, spices and dried fruit; the city at its most direct.
From: Top 10 · cost
Why it fits: Free. A 16th-century madrasa beside the bazaar; a short stop for the exterior.
From: Top 10 · cost
Plov and samsa near Chorsu bazaar
Why it fits: Plov and samsa at the bazaar · UZS 35,000–70,000. Go before 13:00.Plov and samsa at the bazaar · UZS 35,000–70,000. Go before 1:00 PM.
From: Eat guide · Budget tier
Tandoor bread and sweets row at Chorsu
Why it fits: Hot tandoor bread and sweets · UZS 5,000–20,000. Best fresh in the morning.
From: Eat guide · Budget tier
Day 2
Why it fits: Free to small fee. Working mosque, madrasa courtyards and an old library of manuscripts.
From: Top 10 · cost
Why it fits: Free. Timur's statue, the fountains and the gardens at dusk.
From: Top 10 · cost
Samsa stalls
Why it fits: Baked pastry with beef or pumpkin · UZS 8,000–15,000
From: Eat guide · Budget tier
Day 3 · Independence Square
Why it fits: Free. A Soviet-scale square with an arch and gardens; best after 17:00.Free. A Soviet-scale square with an arch and gardens; best after 5:00 PM.
From: Top 10 · cost
Where to stay
Sleep areas the guide points budget travellers to.
Guesthouses in the Old City
the cheapest beds.
From: Good for · budget travellers
Walk to Chorsu at opening; confirm the night desk before you fly.
From: Where to sleep · "Bazaar mornings and a cheaper bed"
Before you go
What the guide flags for budget travellers.
- Keep UZS 200,000 in small notes; use ATMs inside banks, hotels or malls, not on dark streets. (Money · ATM rule)