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It was the capital of Timur, or Tamerlane, whose fourteenth-century empire stretched from Turkey to India, and he and his descendants filled it with some of the finest Islamic architecture anywhere. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.\r\n\r\nThe great monuments sit along a single line through the centre: the Registan, Timur's tomb, the Bibi-Khanym Mosque and the Shah-i-Zinda necropolis, all within a 30-minute walk of each other.\r\n\r\nTwo or three days is right, with a day trip to Timur's birthplace, Shahrisabz, if you have a third.","hw_hub_city_facts":"Getting there | Afrosiyob high-speed train from Tashkent, about 2 hours\r\nGetting around | On foot in the centre; taxis are cheap\r\nLanguages | Uzbek, Tajik and Russian\r\nSights | No combined ticket; pay at each one\r\nTap water | Drink bottled\r\nHow long to stay | Two or three days","hw_hub_city_areas_title":"Where to stay","hw_hub_city_areas_intro":"Stay near the Registan or in the old town.","hw_hub_city_areas_map":"1","hw_hub_city_areas_zoom":"13","hw_hub_city_hostels_pins":"1","hw_hub_city_areas_live":"1","hw_hub_city_areas":"Old town | First-timers | Guesthouses in the streets around the Registan and Gur-e-Amir put you within walking distance of everything. | 39.6547 | 66.9758 |  | ","hw_hub_city_itin_title":"How long have you got?","hw_hub_city_itin_intro":"The routes we would take, in the order we would take them.","hw_hub_city_itin":"","hw_hub_city_do_title":"Things to do in Samarkand","hw_hub_city_do_body":"Start at the Registan, a square framed by three tiled madrasas. Entry is 100,000 som (about \u20ac7) and lets you into the courtyards, now full of craft shops. Go once by day and once after dark, when it is floodlit.\r\n\r\nWalk to Gur-e-Amir, Timur's mausoleum, with its ribbed turquoise dome and a gold interior (75,000 som). It stays open late, so it is a good evening visit.\r\n\r\nShah-i-Zinda (80,000 som) is an avenue of mausoleums covered in some of the most beautiful blue tilework in the world. Go early in the morning, before the groups. On the way, see the vast Bibi-Khanym Mosque (65,000 som) and shop for bread, dried fruit and nuts at the Siab Bazaar beside it.\r\n\r\nFurther out, see the Ulugh Beg Observatory (75,000 som), built by Timur's astronomer grandson, and the paper workshop at Konigil, just outside the city, where paper is still made from mulberry bark (15,000 som). With a spare day, Shahrisabz is about 90 km south, roughly an hour and a half by car, for the ruins of Timur's Ak-Saray palace.","hw_hub_city_do_points":"Registan | 100,000 som; go by day and at night\r\nGur-e-Amir | Timur's tomb, 75,000 som, open late\r\nShah-i-Zinda | Blue-tiled necropolis, 80,000 som\r\nBibi-Khanym | Vast mosque, 65,000 som","hw_hub_city_do_tag":"things-to-do","hw_hub_city_do_more":"All things to do in Samarkand","hw_hub_city_free_title":"Free things to do in Samarkand","hw_hub_city_free_body":"The Registan is spectacular from the square outside, and you can see all three facades without a ticket. It is at its best at sunset and once it is lit up.\r\n\r\nThe Siab Bazaar, next to the Bibi-Khanym Mosque, is free to wander, and the stalls usually let you taste dried fruit, nuts and halva. The outside of Bibi-Khanym and the domes of Gur-e-Amir, glowing at night, are free too.\r\n\r\nThe pedestrian streets linking the Registan with Bibi-Khanym and Shah-i-Zinda make a good evening walk.","hw_hub_city_free_points":"Registan | Free from the square\r\nSiab Bazaar | Free; taste before you buy\r\nGur-e-Amir | Lit up at night, from outside\r\nOld town streets | Registan to Shah-i-Zinda","hw_hub_city_free_tag":"free-things-to-do","hw_hub_city_free_more":"All free things to do in Samarkand","hw_hub_city_food_title":"Eating and drinking in Samarkand","hw_hub_city_food_body":"Samarkand plov is cooked in layers, with the rice and carrots on top and the meat beneath, and it is best at lunchtime. Samarkand non, a dense, glazed round bread stamped with patterns, is famous across Uzbekistan; buy it warm at the Siab Bazaar.\r\n\r\nShashlik, samsa and lagman are everywhere, and teahouses near the Registan and the bazaar do cheap set lunches.\r\n\r\nSamarkand has a long winemaking history, and some restaurants pour local wine. A meal is \u20ac3 to \u20ac8 (about 40,000 to 110,000 som).","hw_hub_city_food_points":"Plov | Lunchtime, Samarkand style\r\nNon bread | Warm at the Siab Bazaar\r\nLocal wine | In some restaurants\r\nA meal | \u20ac3 to \u20ac8","hw_hub_city_food_tag":"food","hw_hub_city_food_more":"All food guides for Samarkand","hw_hub_city_nightlife_title":"Going out in Samarkand","hw_hub_city_nightlife_body":"Samarkand's evenings centre on the Registan, which is floodlit after dark and busy with families. Gur-e-Amir is open late and makes a good night visit.\r\n\r\nThere are a few bars and plenty of restaurants serving beer and local wine, at \u20ac2 to \u20ac4 for a beer. It is lively for an hour or two and quiet by midnight.","hw_hub_city_nightlife_points":"Registan | Floodlit after dark\r\nGur-e-Amir | Open late\r\nA beer | \u20ac2 to \u20ac4\r\nLocal wine | Worth trying","hw_hub_city_nightlife_tag":"nightlife","hw_hub_city_nightlife_more":"All nightlife guides for Samarkand","hw_hub_city_transport_title":"Getting around Samarkand","hw_hub_city_transport_body":"Samarkand station is about 15 minutes from the Registan by taxi. Afrosiyob high-speed trains reach Tashkent in about two hours and Bukhara in about an hour and a half. Since May 2026 the Jaloliddin Manguberdi high-speed train also runs on to Khiva on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.\r\n\r\nTickets go on sale 30 to 45 days ahead on the Uzbekistan Railways website or app, and popular trains sell out, so book as soon as you can.\r\n\r\nIn town, the main sights are walkable and taxis are cheap. Use Yandex Go to avoid haggling.","hw_hub_city_transport_points":"To Tashkent | About 2 hours by Afrosiyob\r\nTo Bukhara | About 1.5 hours by Afrosiyob\r\nTo Khiva | High-speed train Tue, Thu, Sat\r\nTaxis | Cheap; use Yandex Go","hw_hub_city_transport_tag":"transport","hw_hub_city_transport_more":"All transport guides for Samarkand","hw_hub_city_money_title":"What Samarkand costs","hw_hub_city_money_body":"Samarkand is cheap for food and beds. Dorms start around \u20ac8 and a careful day costs \u20ac20 to \u20ac30.\r\n\r\nEntry fees are the extra. There is no combined ticket, and the big four (Registan, Shah-i-Zinda, Gur-e-Amir and Bibi-Khanym) come to about 320,000 som, or roughly \u20ac23. Pick the ones you care about most.\r\n\r\nThe currency is the som (UZS): about 13,700 to the euro, paid in thick bundles of notes. Cards work in bigger hotels and some restaurants; carry cash for tickets, taxis and the bazaar.","hw_hub_city_money_points":"Dorm bed | From about \u20ac8\r\nA day | \u20ac20 to \u20ac30\r\nBig four sights | About 320,000 som (around \u20ac23)\r\nCash | For tickets and the bazaar","hw_hub_city_money_tag":"budget","hw_hub_city_money_more":"All budget guides for Samarkand","hw_hub_city_safety_title":"Staying safe in Samarkand","hw_hub_city_safety_body":"Samarkand is very safe. Your accommodation registers you with the authorities; keep the registration slips, as they can be checked when you leave the country.\r\n\r\nCover your shoulders and knees at mosques and mausoleums, and women should carry a scarf. Shah-i-Zinda is a pilgrimage site, so be quiet and respectful.\r\n\r\nEmergency: 102 police, 103 ambulance, 101 fire.","hw_hub_city_safety_points":"Crime | Very low\r\nMausoleums | Cover shoulders and knees\r\nRegistration | Keep your slips\r\nEmergency | 102 police, 103 ambulance","hw_hub_city_safety_tag":"safety","hw_hub_city_safety_more":"All safety guides for Samarkand","hw_hub_city_trips_title":"Day trips from Samarkand","hw_hub_city_trips_intro":"Silk Road sites and mountains.","hw_hub_city_trips":"","hw_hub_city_trips_tag":"day-trips","hw_hub_city_trips_more":"All day trips from Samarkand","hw_hub_city_season_title":"When to go","hw_hub_city_season_intro":"Go in April and May or September and October. July and August are hot, and winter days are short and chilly.","hw_hub_city_season_note":"Average highs.","hw_hub_city_season_rows":"January | 7 | 1 | Cold\r\nFebruary | 9 | 1 | Cold\r\nMarch | 15 | 3 | Navruz\r\nApril | 21 | 5 | Spring\r\nMay | 26 | 5 | Excellent\r\nJune | 32 | 3 | Hot\r\nJuly | 34 | 2 | Very hot\r\nAugust | 33 | 2 | Very hot\r\nSeptember | 28 | 5 | Excellent\r\nOctober | 21 | 5 | Excellent\r\nNovember | 14 | 2 | Cool\r\nDecember | 9 | 1 | Cold","hw_hub_city_events_title":"What is on while you are there","hw_hub_city_events_intro":"Sharq Taronalari, the music festival, fills the Registan in odd years.","hw_hub_city_events_source":"api","hw_hub_city_events_count":"8","hw_hub_city_events_cache":"24","hw_hub_city_events_cta_label":"All events in Samarkand","hw_hub_city_events_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/events\/asia\/uzbekistan\/samarkand\/","hw_hub_city_events":"Navruz | 21 March | Samarkand | The spring new year. |  | \nSharq Taronalari | August, odd years | Registan | An international music festival. |  | ","hw_hub_city_budget_title":"What your trip will cost","hw_hub_city_budget_intro":"Pick how you travel. Per person per night, in euros.","hw_hub_city_budget_note":"Prices are in som locally; these are euro equivalents. Excludes entry fees.","hw_hub_city_budget_rows":"Shoestring | 8 | 6 | 2 | 8\r\nMiddle of the road | 18 | 12 | 4 | 15\r\nComfortable | 35 | 25 | 8 | 25","hw_hub_city_budget_currency":"\u20ac","hw_hub_city_hostels_title":"Where to stay in Samarkand","hw_hub_city_hostels_intro":"The top-rated places to stay in Samarkand right now, live from Hostelworld.","hw_hub_city_hostels_cta_label":"All hostels in Samarkand","hw_hub_city_hostels_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/hostels\/asia\/uzbekistan\/samarkand\/","hw_hub_city_hostels_source":"api","hw_hub_city_hostels_count":"12","hw_hub_city_hostels_cache":"12","hw_hub_city_picks":"Best for solo travellers |  |  | \nBest for a party |  |  | \nQuietest |  |  | ","hw_hub_city_hostels":"","hw_hub_city_faq_title":"Samarkand travel questions","hw_hub_city_faq_note":"The ones we get asked most.","hw_hub_city_faqs":"How much does the Registan cost? | 100,000 som (about \u20ac7) to go into the madrasa courtyards. You can see the facades from the square for free.\r\nIs there a combined ticket? | No. You pay at each sight, and the four main ones come to about 320,000 som.\r\nIs the Registan lit at night? | Yes, it is floodlit after dark, and it is worth going back to see it.\r\nWhere is Timur buried? | At Gur-e-Amir, which stays open late.\r\nHow far is Tashkent? | About two hours on the Afrosiyob high-speed train.\r\nCan I do a day trip to Shahrisabz? | Yes. It is about 90 km south, roughly an hour and a half by car, for Timur's Ak-Saray palace.\r\nHow many days do you need? | Two or three.","hw_hub_city_cta_title":"Say yes to hostels, meet the world","hw_hub_city_cta_body":"Compare Samarkand hostels \u2014 live prices, real reviews and free cancellation on most bookings. 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