There is essentially no difference between "car rental" and "car hire," but people search differently. Some type "rent a car," others type "car hire." We work with both, and the questions are pretty much the same.
Here are the answers to the most frequently asked ones.
Is renting a car expensive?
Depends on what you compare it to.
A taxi ride in Tashkent costs 50,000–80,000 soum. Three or four rides a day add up to 200,000–300,000 soum. Over a week, that's 1.5–2 million.
Renting a Cobalt starts at 400,000 soum. Add fuel — another 30,000–50,000 per day for regular city driving. Total: about 450,000 soum per day, but with no limit on trips.
If you move around the city more than twice a day, renting becomes cheaper than taxis from day two. And if you're heading out of the city, there's no comparison at all.
Which car to choose
Depends on your route.
Tashkent only. Spark or Cobalt. Small, nimble, minimal fuel consumption. They park where a Malibu won't fit. Best value for the city.
Tashkent + highway (Samarkand, Bukhara). Lacetti or Malibu. Comfort matters on the highway: the A/C needs to hold up (past Jizzakh in July, 42°C is not unusual), and the seats need to be comfortable for a 5-hour drive. The $20–30 per day difference is well worth it.
Mountains or dirt roads. Something with higher ground clearance. The road to Chimgan can be icy in winter, and stretches past Nurata are unpaved. Ask us which car suits your specific route — we know these roads.
Automatic or manual
A question people forget to ask when booking, then are surprised at pickup.
90% of budget cars in Uzbekistan are manual, even at rental companies. That's fine if you drive stick. But it's a problem if the last time you shifted gears was ten years ago and you'd rather not relearn in Tashkent traffic.
Good news — all our cars have automatic transmission. Book in advance, especially during peak season (April–June, September–October).
How car rental works at InRent
You book on the website or by phone. Choose a car, dates, and pickup location.
We deliver the car wherever is convenient — to the airport, your hotel, or your home. On time. Paperwork takes 15 minutes: we inspect the car together, document its condition, sign the contract, and hand over the keys.
Return is the same process in reverse. Tell us where and when is convenient, we come, accept the car, and refund the deposit.
If something happens on the road, call us. Support is available.
Insurance
Every car in the InRent fleet is insured. Insurance is already included in the rental price.
Fuel: a little tip
All our cars run on gasoline. If you're driving from Tashkent to Khiva, Bukhara, or Samarkand, we'll provide the car with a full tank. But if you run low on fuel along the way, finding a gas station with quality gasoline can be tricky, so fill up in advance in a major city — Samarkand or Bukhara, for example — because between cities, most stations are gas-only (CNG).
InRent — car rental in Tashkent and across Uzbekistan. inrent.uz