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

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There are 8 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 to Samarkand International Airport

    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 2m
    $165–628

  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 43m
    $71–104

  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
    26h 57m
    $91–132

  5. Drive  1,112.6 km

    1. Drive from Cholpon-Ata to Samarkandcar car 1,112.6 km
    16h 17m
    $128–184

  6. Fly Issyk-Kul International Airport to Samarkand International Airport

    1. Fly from Issyk-Kul International Airport (IKU) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD)plane plane IKU - SKD
    12h 10m
    $169–390

  7. Drive to Almaty International Airport, fly to Tashkent International Airport, train

    1. Drive from Cholpon-Ata to Almaty International Airport (ALA)car car
    2. Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Tashkent International Airport (TAS)plane plane ALA - TAS
    3. Take the train from Tashkent Central to Samarkandtrain train
    11h 13m
    $162–313

  8. 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
    26h 57m
    $80–132

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

Calendar2Weekly Planes
Duration1h 55mAverage Duration
Ticket$80Cheapest Price
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Map of how to get from Cholpon-Ata to Samarkand.ExpandLaunch map view
  • Distance: 1,401.1 km
  • Duration: 8h 2m

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

Unilode and Uzbekistan fly from Issyk-Kul International Airport (IKU) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD) once a week.

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