There are 5 ways to get from Los Angeles Airport (LAX) to Samarkand by plane, 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 to Samarkand International Airport
best- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD)plane LAX - SKD
18h 27m$741–2,088Fly to Shymkent International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Shymkent International Airport (CIT)plane LAX - CIT
- Take the train from Shymkent to Tashkent Centraltrain
- Take the train from Tashkent Central to Samarkandtrain
33h 49m$564–1,525Fly to Bukhara International Airport, train
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Bukhara International Airport (BHK)plane LAX - BHK
- Take the train from Bukhara 1 to Samarkandtrain
26h 44m$925–2,612Fly to Tashkent International Airport, train
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Tashkent International Airport (TAS)plane LAX - TAS
- Take the train from Tashkent Central to Samarkandtrain
21h 58m$631–1,111Fly to Dushanbe Airport, fly to Khudzhand Airport, drive, train
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Dushanbe International Airport (DYU)plane LAX - DYU
- Fly from Dushanbe Airport to Khudzhand Airportplane
- Drive from Khudzhand Airport to Bekobodcar
- Take the train from Bekobod to Gulistantrain
- Take the train from Gulistan to Samarkandtrain
29h 44m
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Los Angeles Airport (LAX) to Samarkand is to fly and train which costs $600 - $1,200 and takes 21h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Los Angeles Airport (LAX) to Samarkand is to fly which takes 18h 27m and costs $700 - $2,100.
The distance between Los Angeles Airport (LAX) and Samarkand is 11814 km.
It takes approximately 18h 27m to get from Los Angeles Airport (LAX) to Samarkand, including transfers.
Samarkand is 12h ahead of Los Angeles Airport (LAX). It is currently 10:00 PM in Los Angeles Airport (LAX) and 10:00 AM in Samarkand.
There are 813+ hotels available in Samarkand.
What companies run services between Los Angeles Airport (LAX), USA and Samarkand, Uzbekistan?
Turkish Airlines, Uzbekistan, and four other airlines fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD) twice daily.
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,100
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Bukhara International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 37m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,600
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Bukhara International Airport via Istanbul, Urgench
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,600
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $420–2,100
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,100
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Bukhara International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 37m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,600
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Dushanbe International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,300
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,800
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Dushanbe International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,200
- Website
- taban.aero
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–6,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,200
- Website
- azal.az
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Vienna, Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Dushanbe International Airport via Vienna, Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
- Website
- somonair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Dushanbe International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Dushanbe International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,200
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
- 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
- $23–26
Train from Gulistan to Samarkand
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- Uzbekistan Railways
- Book at
- Uzbekistan Railways
- Schedules at
- Uzbekistan Railways
- Sleeper
- $10–12
- Coupe
- $13–15
- SV
- $22–25
- Phone
- 1005
- [email protected]
- Website
- Uzbekistan Railways
Train from Bukhara 1 to Samarkand
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–26
- Website
- Uzbekistan Railways
- Book at
- Uzbekistan Railways
- Schedules at
- Uzbekistan Railways
- Business class
- $23–26
- Econom class
- $17
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 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
- Phone
- 1433
- [email protected]
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
Train from Shymkent to Tashkent Central
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Schedules at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Book at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- 1st Class (Lux)
- $24–35
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $13–19
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- $4–7
- Phone
- 1005
- Website
- Uzbekistan Railways
Train from Bekobod to Gulistan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Uzbekistan Railways
- Schedules at
- Uzbekistan Electro Trains
- Book at
- Uzbekistan Electro Trains
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