
Uzbekistan receives 11.6 million foreign visitors in ten months of 2026
Uzbekistan received 11,622,103 foreign visitors between January and October 2026, the National Statistics Committee reports. That is 19.4% more than in the same ten months of 2025, or almost 1.9 million extra guests.
In short
- 11.62 million foreign visitors in January–October 2026, up 19.4%.
- Almost 1.9 million more than in the same period of 2025.
- Neighbours come most often; China sent 430,326 visitors, Türkiye 169,553, Germany 50,846.
- Spring 2027 dates are already being booked, so plan early.
Who is coming
Most visitors arrive from next door: 3.18 million from Kyrgyzstan, 2.7 million from Kazakhstan and 2.55 million from Tajikistan. Russia follows with 1.1 million. From further away, China sent 430,326 visitors, Türkiye 169,553, India 64,344 and Germany 50,846.
What it means for your trip
The country is busier than a year ago, and you feel it most in April, May, September and October. Seats on the fast trains between Tashkent, Samarkand and Bukhara and rooms in small hotels inside the old towns go first. If your dates are fixed, tell us early and we will hold the trains, the rooms and the guide for you.
Pick a route in the tour finder or the tour catalogue, and see where to stay on our hotels page.



