The national airline is Tajikistan Airlines (website: www.tajikistan-airlines.com).

From London to Dushanbe is approximately 8 hours.

Dushanbe Airport (DYU) is 1 mile (2km) south of the city. To/from the airport: Buses and trains run to the city centre throughout the day (journey time - 20 minutes). Taxis are also available (journey time - 5 minutes). Facilities: First aid, left luggage, chemist, post office, restaurants, snack bars, tourist information and nursery.

Trains are the most reliable way of reaching Dushanbe for those not arriving by air. Passenger railways are, however, restricted at present. Dushanbe is connected to a spur of the Trans-Caspian Railway which winds down to the Afghan border in Uzbekistan before heading north towards Dushanbe. Travellers are advised to sit with their back to the engine, as throwing rocks at the windows of passing trains seems to be a popular pastime among local children. The journey from Tashkent to Dushanbe takes approximately 22 hours; from Moscow it takes approximately four days. Khojand in the north of the country can be reached directly from Samarkand in Uzbekistan. There is also a train service between Dushanbe and Volgograd in the Russian Federation.

Tajikistan can be approached by road from Uzbekistan, subject to occasional unannounced border closures and snow. Cars with a Tajik registration, however, are not allowed to enter Uzbekistan, unless the vehicle belongs to a government body. It is not advisable to attempt to cross the border from Kyrgyzstan at present. A road runs into China (PR). The border between Tajikistan and Afghanistan is officially closed.
 
Bus: Services have been severely disrupted by border closures and should not be relied upon. A service normally operates connecting Dushanbe with Tashkent and Samarkand.