There are 3 ways to get from Cairo to Samarkand by plane or train
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Fly Cairo International Airport to Samarkand International Airport
best- Fly from Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD)plane CAI - SKD
10h 52m$282–1,102Fly Cairo International Airport to Tashkent International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Tashkent International Airport (TAS)plane CAI - TAS
- Take the train from Tashkent Central to Samarkandtrain
14h 18m$194–587Train to Alexandria, fly to Samarkand International Airport
- Take the train from Cairo to Alexandriatrain
- Fly from Alexandria (ALY) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD)plane ALY - SKD
19h 7m$463–1,533
Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cairo to Samarkand is to fly and train which costs $190 - $600 and takes 14h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Cairo to Samarkand is to fly which takes 10h 52m and costs $280 - $1,100.
The distance between Cairo and Samarkand is 3432 km.
It takes approximately 10h 52m to get from Cairo to Samarkand, including transfers.
Samarkand is 2h ahead of Cairo. It is currently 10:12 AM in Cairo and 12:12 PM in Samarkand.
There are 853+ hotels available in Samarkand.
What companies run services between Cairo, Egypt and Samarkand, Uzbekistan?
Emirates, Flydubai, and four other airlines fly from Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD) twice daily.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 1m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
Flights from Alexandria to Samarkand International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,500
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–800
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,200
Flights from Alexandria to Samarkand International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,600
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Sharjah
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–550
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,100
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–750
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–550
- Website
- rj.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–600
- Phone
- 1661
- [email protected]
- Website
- enr.gov.eg
Train from Cairo to Alexandria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–35
- Schedules at
- enr.gov.eg
- Tourist
- $17–35
- Phone
- 1005
- [email protected]
- Website
- Uzbekistan Railways
Train from Tashkent Central to Samarkand
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Website
- Uzbekistan Railways
- Book at
- Uzbekistan Railways
- Schedules at
- Uzbekistan Railways
- Business class
- $32–35
- Econom class
- $23
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