There are 5 ways to get from Isfahan to Samarkand by plane, car, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Isfahan Shahid Beheshti International Airport to Samarkand International Airport
best- Fly from Isfahan Shahid Beheshti International Airport (IFN) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD)plane IFN - SKD
16h 31m$491–1,201Drive 1,997.6 km
cheapest- Drive from Isfahan to Samarkandcar 1,997.6 km
27h 52m$177–255Fly Isfahan Shahid Beheshti International Airport to Tashkent International Airport, train
- Fly from Isfahan Shahid Beheshti International Airport (IFN) to Tashkent International Airport (TAS)plane IFN - TAS
- Take the train from Tashkent Central to Samarkandtrain
15h 22m$293–936Train, bus to Tehran International Airport, fly to Samarkand International Airport
- Take the train from Isfahan to Tehrantrain
- Take the bus from Azadi Square to Tehran Imam Khomeinibus
- Fly from Tehran International Airport (IKA) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD)plane IKA - SKD
18h 50mFly Isfahan Shahid Beheshti International Airport to Bukhara International Airport, train
- Fly from Isfahan Shahid Beheshti International Airport (IFN) to Bukhara International Airport (BHK)plane IFN - BHK
- Take the train from Bukhara 1 to Samarkandtrain
20h 8m$501–1,727
Isfahan Shahid Beheshti International Airport (IFN) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Isfahan to Samarkand is to drive which costs $170 - $260 and takes 27h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Isfahan to Samarkand is to fly and train which takes 15h 22m and costs $290 - $950.
The distance between Isfahan and Samarkand is 1597 km. The road distance is 1997.6 km.
It takes approximately 16h 31m to get from Isfahan to Samarkand, including transfers.
Samarkand is 1h 30m ahead of Isfahan. It is currently 10:19 PM in Isfahan and 11:49 PM in Samarkand.
Yes, the driving distance between Isfahan to Samarkand is 1998 km. It takes approximately 27h 52m to drive from Isfahan to Samarkand.
There are 853+ hotels available in Samarkand.
What companies run services between Isfahan, Iran and Samarkand, Uzbekistan?
Turkish Airlines and Uzbekistan fly from Isfahan Shahid Beheshti International Airport (IFN) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD) once a week.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Isfahan Shahid Beheshti International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,200
Flights from Isfahan Shahid Beheshti International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $270–900
Flights from Tehran International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 18m
- When
- Friday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
- Website
- flyhelicopters.uz
Flights from Isfahan Shahid Beheshti International Airport to Bukhara International Airport via Istanbul, Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 56m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,700
- 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
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
- Phone
- 021- 55122417
- [email protected]
- Website
- raja.ir
Train from Isfahan to Tehran
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Book at
- IRANRAIL
- 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
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