There are 6 ways to get from Istanbul to Samarqand Region by plane, bus, train, or car
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Fly to Samarkand International Airport
best- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD)plane IST - SKD
9h 3m$212–552Fly to Tashkent International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Tashkent International Airport (TAS)plane IST - TAS
- Take the train from Tashkent Central to Kattakurgantrain
11h 47m$195–398Bus, train
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Chisnau Southbus
- Take the bus from Chişinău Southern Bus to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminalbus
- Take the train from St Petersburg Glavny to Aksaraiskaiatrain
- Take the train from Aksarayskaya-1 to Samarkandtrain
5d 6h$262–458Drive 4,270.4 km
- Drive from Istanbul to Samarkandcar 4,270.4 km
2d 3h$500–722Fly to Bukhara International Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Bukhara International Airport (BHK)plane IST - BHK
- Take the train from Bukhara 1 to Kattakurgantrain
10h 11m$313–623Bus, train via Верхний Баскунчак
- 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
5d 13h$282–523
Istanbul (IST) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Samarqand Region is to fly and train which costs $190 - $400 and takes 11h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Samarqand Region is to fly which takes 9h 3m and costs $210 - $550.
The distance between Istanbul and Samarqand Region is 3291 km. The road distance is 4270.4 km.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Samarqand Region without a car is to bus and train which takes 5 days 6h and costs $260 - $460.
It takes approximately 9h 3m to get from Istanbul to Samarqand Region, including transfers.
Samarqand Region is 2h ahead of Istanbul. It is currently 9:07 PM in Istanbul and 11:07 PM in Samarqand Region.
Yes, the driving distance between Istanbul to Samarqand Region is 4270 km. It takes approximately 2 days 3h to drive from Istanbul to Samarqand Region.
There are 834+ hotels available in Samarqand Region.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Samarqand Region, Uzbekistan?
Turkish Airlines, Uzbekistan, and two other airlines fly from Istanbul (IST) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD) 3 times a day.
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from Istanbul to Samarkand International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–500
Flights from Istanbul to Samarkand International Airport via Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- When
- Saturday, Wednesday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- $190–500
Flights from Istanbul to Bukhara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
Flights from Istanbul to Bukhara International Airport via Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $300–600
Flights from Istanbul to Bukhara International Airport via Urgench
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
Flights from Istanbul to Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–600
Flights from Istanbul to Tashkent International Airport via Urgench
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–300
Flights from Istanbul to Tashkent International Airport via Samarkand International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $200–300
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Samarkand International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–500
Flights from Istanbul to Bukhara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
Flights from Istanbul to Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–600
- Website
- unilode.com
Flights from Istanbul to Samarkand International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $230–550
Flights from Istanbul to Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- When
- Wednesday, Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–350
- Website
- azal.az
Flights from Istanbul to Samarkand International Airport via Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–450
- Website
- taban.aero
Flights from Istanbul to Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–330
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- Russian Railways
Train from St Petersburg Glavny to Aksaraiskaia
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–110
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $240–340
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $60–80
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $80–110
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)
- $220–320
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $55–75
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $70–110
- Phone
- 1005
- [email protected]
- Website
- Uzbekistan Railways
Train from Aksarayskaya-1 to Samarkand
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $30–49
- Website
- Uzbekistan Railways
- Book at
- Uzbekistan Railways
- Schedules at
- Uzbekistan Railways
- Sleeper
- $30–33
- Coupe
- $45–49
- SV
- $85–95
Train from Bukhara 1 to Kattakurgan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- Uzbekistan Railways
- Book at
- Uzbekistan Railways
- Schedules at
- Uzbekistan Railways
- Sleeper
- $10–11
- Coupe
- $12–14
- SV
- $20–23
Train from Tashkent Central to Kattakurgan
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–19
- Website
- Uzbekistan Railways
- Book at
- Uzbekistan Railways
- Schedules at
- Uzbekistan Railways
- Sleeper
- $12–14
- Coupe
- $17–19
- SV
- $29–32
- Phone
- 1005
- [email protected]
- Website
- Uzbekistan Railways
Train from Bukhara 1 to Kattakurgan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–19
- Website
- Uzbekistan Railways
- Book at
- Uzbekistan Railways
- Schedules at
- Uzbekistan Railways
- Business class
- $17–19
- Econom class
- $12
Train from Tashkent Central to Kattakurgan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–41
- Website
- Uzbekistan Railways
- Book at
- Uzbekistan Railways
- Schedules at
- Uzbekistan Railways
- Business class
- $37–41
- Econom class
- $27
- 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
- $60–110
- Schedules at
- railway.tj
- Book at
- eng.rzd.ru
- Phone
- +373 22 542-185
- [email protected]
- Website
- autogara.md
Bus from Istanbul to Chisnau South
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $50–90
- Schedules at
- autogara.md
Bus from Chişinău Southern Bus to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–210
- Schedules at
- autogara.md
Bus from Chişinău Southern Bus to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–210
- Schedules at
- autogara.md
- [email protected]
- Website
- SVS
Bus from İstanbul - Mustafa Kemal to Chișinău South
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–90
- Website
- SVS
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