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How to get fromCholpon-Ata to Samarkandby car, plane, taxi, bus, or train

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There are 7 ways to get from Cholpon-Ata to Samarkand by car, plane, taxi, bus, or train

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  1. Drive to Almaty International Airport, fly

    best
    1. Drive from Cholpon-Ata to Almaty International Airport (ALA)car car
    2. Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD)plane plane ALA - SKD
    8h
    $206–702

  2. Drive, bus

    cheapest
    1. Drive from Cholpon-Ata to Almaty Sayran Bus Stationcar car
    2. Take the bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Tashkent bus stationbus bus 407
    3. Take the bus from Tashkent bus station to Samarkand Central Bus Stationbus bus
    24h 46m
    $53–78

  3. Taxi, bus, train

    1. Take the taxi from Cholpon-Ata to Balykchy bus stationtaxi taxi
    2. Take the bus from Balykchy bus station to Bishkek Avtovokzalbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Bishkek Avtovokzal to Jizzakhbus bus 711
    4. Take the train from Djizak to Samarkandtrain train 359
    22h 59m

  4. Drive, train

    1. Drive from Cholpon-Ata to Almaty 2car car
    2. Take the train from Almaty 2 to Tashkent Centraltrain train
    3. Take the train from Tashkent Central to Samarkandtrain train
    27h
    $72–104

  5. Drive 1,112.7 km

    1. Drive from Cholpon-Ata to Samarkandcar car 1,112.7 km
    16h 17m
    $99–142

  6. Fly from Issyk-Kul International Airport

    1. Fly from Issyk-Kul International Airport (IKU) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD)plane plane IKU - SKD
    15h 40m
    $319–910

  7. Drive, train #2

    1. Drive from Cholpon-Ata to Almaty 2car car
    2. Take the train from Almaty 2 to Tashkent Centraltrain train
    3. Take the train from Tashkent Central to Samarkandtrain train
    27h
    $62–104

Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD) flights

Calendar4Weekly Planes
Duration1h 50mAverage Duration
Ticket$96Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

Map of how to get from Cholpon-Ata to Samarkand.ExpandLaunch map view
  • Distance: 1,401.1 km
  • Duration: 8h

What companies run services between Cholpon-Ata, Ysyk-Köl, Kyrgyzstan and Samarkand, Uzbekistan?

S7 Airlines flies from Issyk-Kul International Airport (IKU) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD) once a week.

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