There are 6 ways to get from Greece to Samarkand by plane, bus, train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Athens International Airport
best- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD)plane ATH - SKD
10h$381–711Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
cheapest- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD)plane HER - SKD
12h 57m$272–802Bus, train
- Take the bus from Athens Chiou to Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Plovdiv to Chişinău Southern Busbus
- Take the bus from Chişinău Southern Bus to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminalbus
- Take the train from St Petersburg Glavny to Verhnii Baskunchaktrain
- Take the train from Verkhniy Baskunchak to Samarkandtrain
6d$305–523Drive 5,317.9 km
- Drive from Athens to Samarkandcar 5,317.9 km
2d 15h$1,116–1,611Fly from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Fly from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD)plane SKG - SKD
9h 59m$283–953Bus, train via Istanbul
- Take the bus from Athens to Istanbulbus
- Take the bus from İstanbul - Mustafa Kemal to Chișinău Southbus
- Take the bus from Chişinău Southern Bus to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminalbus
- Take the train from St Petersburg Glavny to Verhnii Baskunchaktrain
- Take the train from Verkhniy Baskunchak to Samarkandtrain
6d 4h$370–636
Athens International Airport (ATH) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Greece to Samarkand is to bus and train which costs $300 - $550 and takes 6 days 0h.
The fastest way to get from Greece to Samarkand is to fly which takes 9h 59m and costs $280 - $1,000.
The distance between Greece and Samarkand is 3738 km. The road distance is 5317.9 km.
The best way to get from Greece to Samarkand without a car is to bus and train which takes 6 days 0h and costs $300 - $550.
It takes approximately 10h to get from Greece to Samarkand, including transfers.
Samarkand is 3h ahead of Greece. It is currently 2:45 PM in Greece and 5:45 PM in Samarkand.
Yes, the driving distance between Greece to Samarkand is 5318 km. It takes approximately 2 days 15h to drive from Greece to Samarkand.
There are 740+ hotels available in Samarkand.
What companies run services between Greece and Samarkand, Uzbekistan?
Aegean Airlines, Uzbekistan, and six other airlines fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD) 3 times a day.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–850
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Samarkand International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $280–950
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Samarkand International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Samarkand International Airport via Athens International Airport, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $330–900
Flights from Athens International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–800
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Samarkand International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–950
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Samarkand International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Samarkand International Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,000
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Samarkand International Airport via Athens International Airport, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–650
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Samarkand International Airport via Athens International Airport, Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 52m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–800
- Website
- taban.aero
Flights from Athens International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $330–750
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- Russian Railways
Train from St Petersburg Glavny to Verhnii Baskunchak
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $240–340
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $55–80
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $75–110
Train from St Petersburg Glavny to Verhnii Baskunchak
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $240–340
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $55–80
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $75–110
- Phone
- 1005
- [email protected]
- Website
- Uzbekistan Railways
Train from Verkhniy Baskunchak to Samarkand
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $32–52
- Website
- Uzbekistan Railways
- Book at
- Uzbekistan Railways
- Schedules at
- Uzbekistan Railways
- Sleeper
- $32–35
- Coupe
- $48–52
- SV
- $90–100
- Phone
- +992 (37) 227 21 77
- [email protected]
- Website
- railway.tj
Train from Verkhniy Baskunchak to Samarkand
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 44m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Book at
- Tajikistan Railways
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Athens Chiou to Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Website
- Citylines
- [email protected]
- Website
- SVS
Bus from Plovdiv to Chişinău Southern Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- SVS
Bus from İstanbul - Mustafa Kemal to Chișinău South
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Website
- SVS
- Phone
- +373 22 542-185
- [email protected]
- Website
- autogara.md
Bus from Chişinău Southern Bus to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–200
- Schedules at
- autogara.md
Bus from Chişinău Southern Bus to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–200
- Schedules at
- autogara.md
- Phone
- +30 2310241545
- [email protected]
- Website
- Crazy Holidays
Bus from Athens to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $85–130
- Website
- Crazy Holidays
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