There are 6 ways to get from Chicago to Samarkand by plane or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Samarkand International Airport
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD)plane ORD - SKD
23h 17m$504–1,806Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tashkent International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Tashkent International Airport (TAS)plane ORD - TAS
- Take the train from Tashkent Central to Samarkandtrain
22h 28m$386–1,341Train to General Mitchell International Airport, fly to Samarkand International Airport
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukeetrain
- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD)plane MKE - SKD
27h 47m$900–2,987Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bukhara International Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Bukhara International Airport (BHK)plane ORD - BHK
- Take the train from Bukhara 1 to Samarkandtrain
28h 49m$664–2,232Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Samarkand International Airport
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD)plane MDW - SKD
27h 21m$804–2,706Train to South Bend, fly to Samarkand International Airport
- Take the train from Van Buren St. to South Bend Airporttrain
- Fly from South Bend (SBN) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD)plane SBN - SKD
27h 26m$666–2,117
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Samarkand is to fly and train which costs $380 - $1,400 and takes 22h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Samarkand is to fly and train which takes 22h 28m and costs $380 - $1,400.
The distance between Chicago and Samarkand is 10622 km.
It takes approximately 23h 17m to get from Chicago to Samarkand, including transfers.
Samarkand is 10h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 12:16 PM in Chicago and 10:16 PM in Samarkand.
There are 853+ hotels available in Samarkand.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Samarkand, Uzbekistan?
Emirates, Flydubai, and two other airlines fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD) twice daily.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Boston, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Newark, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via New York JFK, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Detroit, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bukhara International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bukhara International Airport via Munich, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Detroit, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Boston, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
Flights from South Bend to Samarkand International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 36m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from South Bend to Samarkand International Airport via Washington Dulles, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from South Bend to Samarkand International Airport via Newark, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from South Bend to Samarkand International Airport via Detroit, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via New York JFK, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from South Bend to Samarkand International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 36m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
- Website
- scat.kz
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Philadelphia, Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 41m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Philadelphia, Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,100
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
- Website
- taban.aero
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
- Website
- azal.az
Flights from South Bend to Samarkand International Airport via Washington Dulles, Vienna, Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 52m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,200
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- 1005
- [email protected]
- Website
- Uzbekistan Railways
Train from Bukhara 1 to Samarkand
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- Uzbekistan Railways
- Book at
- Uzbekistan Railways
- Schedules at
- Uzbekistan Railways
- Sleeper
- $10–12
- Coupe
- $14–15
- SV
- $23–25
- Phone
- 1005
- [email protected]
- Website
- Uzbekistan Railways
Train from Bukhara 1 to Samarkand
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–25
- Website
- Uzbekistan Railways
- Book at
- Uzbekistan Railways
- Schedules at
- Uzbekistan Railways
- Business class
- $23–25
- Econom class
- $17
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
- Phone
- +1 219-926-5744
- Website
- mysouthshoreline.com
Train from Van Buren St. to South Bend Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–17
- Schedules at
- mysouthshoreline.com
- Adults 14-64
- $14–17
Train from Van Buren St. to South Bend Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–16
- Schedules at
- Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District
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