London to Tashkent Flights

What's new in London

• May 2025: V&A East Storehouse opened in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, allowing visitors to explore museum collections in a working storage setting.
• April 2026: V&A East Museum opened nearby, adding another art and design destination to an east London visit.

Tips for travellers from India

Paddington is convenient for Heathrow Express arrivals, but the Elizabeth line can be more useful for a hotel near Tottenham Court Road or farther east. Bloomsbury suits the British Museum and central walks; South Kensington suits the museum quarter. Compare the final station rather than only the advertised airport-train duration. Heathrow’s Piccadilly line takes another route through west London and can avoid a change for some addresses.

Air India uses Terminal 2, while British Airways operates from Terminals 3 and 5. An airline name alone therefore does not always identify the correct building. Within London, use the same contactless card or Oyster card when entering and leaving a rail service. Greenwich is a separate outing along the Thames, not a quick extension of a Westminster museum day. The V&A East sites are in the Olympic Park and should not be confused with the original V&A in South Kensington. Pair the east London museums with one another instead of crossing the city between their entrances.

Tips for travellers from India

A hotel near Amir Timur Square is useful for the formal central avenues and Museum of Timurid History, whereas the Chorsu area places the bazaar and older streets closer. The metro connects these different parts of Tashkent, so a station near the hotel can matter more than proximity to one landmark. Chorsu and Kukeldash Madrasah make a natural pair; the wider Hazrati Imam complex belongs to another part of an old-city outing.

For an onward train to Samarkand or Bukhara, use the specific Tashkent station printed on the ticket. North and South station references are not interchangeable, and an airport pickup should not simply be directed to the railway station without that detail. The airport is on the southern side of the urban area, while the old bazaar lies farther northwest. A first afternoon around Amir Timur Square can therefore be simpler than immediately crossing to every heritage site. At Chorsu, the covered market and surrounding trading streets form a working commercial area, so a food-and-market visit needs different pacing from the museum galleries. Several Tashkent metro stations, including Kosmonavtlar with its space-themed panels and Alisher Navoi with its domed ceilings, have richly decorated halls, so a short ride can be part of the sightseeing.