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I'm currently in Aqtau/Aktau, Kazakhstan. The trains look really tricky to get to Bukhara, and I'm wondering if there's a better way, as currently it looks like going back up the line to Beynou (no choice) at night, waiting until the early morning train from there to Nukus or Kungrad, and then down to Navoi, and then hoping there's a train, bus or taxi from there to Bukhara? The train line doesn't seem to go direct to Bukhara unless you go all the way to Samarkand/Tashkent and route back in?

Any better suggestions appreciated.

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Turns out there's no direct easy way. Best way is to get a ticket to Beynou, and change an hour later for the train to Kungrad. From there local Uzbekistan transport will get one closer.

I ended up getting a shared taxi from Kungrad to Nukus (10,000 soms), then decided to go via Khiva. Nukus to Khiva was 25000 soms in a shared taxi, and from there bus and taxi options are available to Bukhara.

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