Turkmenistan Transportation

Nighttrain to Dashoguz

by sachara

For travelling from the deep south (Ashgabat) to the upper north (Dashoguz) going by train is a very comfortable way. The traintrip is about 16-18 hours. I think the trip by road will take about the same time. In the train we could eat, drink tea, sleep and travel by night in an easy way. The scenery was desert and more desert of the same type. Only in the north the landscape changed, Here I saw cultivated land and more people in the early morning before arriving in Dashoguz. In the train you can get hot water evry moment you like. So you can make tea or coffee yourself anytime. We also made instant soup and noodles with the hot water. We brought our own cups, just in case. But in our compartment we found a teapot, two glasses and two small bowls. We shared the compartment with four people. There was enough space to store our luggage, under the benches and there was a open storage places...

Railwaystation in the desert

by sachara

After our stay in the desert village 120 km north of Ashgabat we had to take the train to Dashoguz in the upper north. Not far from the villages Bokurdok and Kekirdek was a local railway station where we could jump into the train. The bus from Ashgabat which has brought us to Kerdirdek, could bring us to the station. I saw that ost of the local people used motobikes as taxi. It was extremily hot, I suppose about 50C or more. Luckily we could find some shelter in a stripe of shade close to the building. When we arrived we put our regular luggage already at the edge of the platform in the burning sun. Our foodsupplies and water for 2 days we left in the shade of the building just untill short before the moment the train would arrive. We knew that after the train arrives we had to cross one pair of rails and move forward to wagon nr. 18. Usually the train stops here only 3 minutes, but...

Rent A Taxi

by Nag_Rom

In every town is an place where you can get cars with drivers (marketplace or next to the stations). You can call them "taxi", everyone will understand you. For an simple car, without aircondition (take care that you can fasten your seat belts! - It is better.) you pay for a 3hours-ride about 15US$. For this price the car is only for you (and the driver). For a realy good car you must calculate up to 50 US$.Once I asked a taxidriver for the next day to bring me to an place 200km away - no problem (15US$)!If you dont want to take the bus or train and you can share the costs with a friend, so it is a good and individual possibility to travel.Because of the bad conditions of the roads, the cattle and camels on the streets, cars or trucks without light and other handicaps DONT DRIVE BY NIGHT and don´t be shy to tell (no - force!) the driver to drive slower.

Desert

by Hawkmoon2007