Uzbekistan international travel guide in 2023

Uzbekistan 🇺🇿

Last updated: February 26, 2023

Uzbekistan is part of Asia with main city at Tashkent. It's usually 🌤️ 4.80 °C in Uzbekistan with a rainfall of 🌧 32.78 mm. Internet speed in Uzbekistan is on average 2.5 Mbps. In Uzbekistan you drive on the right side. Its Developing country with a population of 32M people. The main currency is Uzbekistan Sum. The languages spoken are Uzbek and Russian. Automatic teller machines are rare in Uzbekistan. Current travel safety advice is Exercise a high degree of caution. Get other useful information like socket plugs, SIM cards and emergency numbers.

👍 Developing 🌤️ ~4.80 °C 🌧 ~32.78 mm 👨‍👩‍👦‍👦 32M people

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Advice

🛡️ Travel safety

Exercise a high degree of caution

Uzbekistan has removed all COVID-19 entry requirements. You're no longer required to present COVID-19 vaccination or PCR test certificates to enter the country. Entry requirements can change at short notice. Contact your airline or your nearest embassy or consulate of Uzbekistan to confirm entry requirements. We advise: Exercise a high degree of caution in Uzbekistan overall due to the threat of terrorist attacks, violent demonstrations and crime. Higher levels apply in some areas.

Issue date: July 22, 2022

Weather

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General

🔌 Sockets

Uzbekistan uses 220V, 50Hz with sockets and plugs Type C and Type F.

🌐 Languages

The languages that are typically spoken are Uzbek and Russian

Money

💱 Currencies Used

Uzbekistan uses the Uzbekistani som (symbol: ??), code UZS.Banknotes come in denominations of 5000, 1000, 500, 200, 100, 50, 25, 10, 5, 3 and 1 som. Som is subdivided into 100 tiyins. Coins come in denominations of 100, 50, 25, 10, 5 and 1 som.

🏧 ATMs

Automatic teller machines are rare in Uzbekistan. Your best bet is to look for them in large cities and community places.You do not need a chip & PIN card to use an ATM — your standard magnetic card will work fine.

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📡 Internet

Internet speed in Uzbekistan is on average 2.5 Mbps. WiFi coverage in Uzbekistan is very low. It's quite hard to find one.

📱 Phones

You can buy a SIM card for about 353,025.00 UZS, which includes 8 GB of data plan. You can choose from 4 telecoms: Beeline, UMS, Ucell or Uzmobile. Uzbekistan uses GSM mobile networks GSM 900 and GSM 1800. If you don't want to buy SIM card in Uzbekistan upon arrival, make sure to check the roaming charges with your telecom provider before your departure so there are no surprises when you return home.

📞 Calling

To call Uzbekistan, dial +, then 998 (the country code for Uzbekistan), then the area code (without the initial 8) and the local number. For local calls within Uzbekistan, start with the area code (with the initial 8). In the case above area code is 66 .

Driving

🛣️ Road rules

In Uzbekistan you drive on the right side. Most cars have manual transmission (stick). Unless otherwise posted, the speed limits for cars and motorcycles are as follows: 100 km/h (62 mph) on undivided highways, 100 km/h (62 mph) on motorways, 100 km/h (62 mph) on expressways and 70 km/h (43 mph) in all built-up areas.

🆘 Emergency

Universal

911

Police

911

Ambulance

911

Fire department

911

Uzbekistan travel details

It's important to consider getting travel medical insurance to ensure you're covered in case of unexpected medical emergencies. For just $42, you can get coverage for 4 weeks, providing peace of mind and financial protection while you're away from home.

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