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Dushanbe-Khojand-Dushanbe

If you have driven the Dushanbe-Khojand route by car or bus once, I am nearly certain you will contemplate taking the plane back.
The planes of Tajikistan Airlines fly frequently between Khojand and Dushanbe, so that's not a big deal, and the fare is only about USD 50, so it's doable. Easy transit, about 35-45 minutes. Compare that to 20 by car.
In Khojand the planes fly from an airport in Chkalovsk, some ways out of Khojand, maybe 25-30 minutes.

Mode: AROUND

Type: Airplane

Most reliable international route

I found the Istanbul-Dushanbe flight by Turkish Airlines to be the best in terms of certainty of departing and arriving on time in Dushanbe. The flight was "only" 45 minutes late into Dushanbe. Unfortunately it is a weekly flight only. It connects very well to several flights from elsewhere in the world.
The most frequent one is the daily route Moscow-Dushanbe-Moscow by Tajikistan Airlines, Aeroflot and partners (Demodovodo Airlines), and a flight from St. Petersburg direct to Dushanbe.

Mode: TO

Type: Airplane

Travel warning - getting to and from Tajikistan

I found that information about flights to and from Tajikistan is haphazard and schedules might be changed decades ago. Do not trust schedules and home pages... The flights that seem to survive the wear and tear of history are the daily link to Moscow, flights to St. Petersburg, Frankfurt, Istanbul, Dubai and to some but not all neighboring states. No flights to India, Pakistan, China, Uzbekistan or Iran found after considerable research.
Flying Bangkok/Delhi-Istanbul-Dushanbe - or similar - appears to be the best link from South/SouthEast Asia. Kabul is not an option via Delhi due to 3-day layovers in Kabul. But you may also consider flying all the way to Moscow from other places in Asia first. From Africa and even other parts of Asia and Europe, travelling via the Gulf might be an option, too. From Europe, however, flights via Moscow and St. Petersburg will be the clue to success.
The travel agency www.travelpartner.no did a good job in organising tickets.

Mode: TO

Type: Airplane

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