There are 6 ways to get from Mongolia to Samarkand by taxi, plane, train, or car
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Taxi to New Ulaanbaatar International Airport, fly to Samarkand International Airport
best- Take the taxi from Ulaanbaatar to New Ulaanbaatar International Airport (UBN)taxi
- Fly from New Ulaanbaatar International Airport (UBN) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD)plane UBN - SKD
13h 30m$255–1,018Train
cheapest- Take the train from Ulaanbaatar to Sliudianka 1train
- Take the train from Sliudianka 1 to Novosibirsk Gltrain
- Take the train from Novosibirsk-Glavny to Semeytrain
- Take the train from Semey to Shymkenttrain
- Take the train from Shymkent to Tashkent Centraltrain
- Take the train from Tashkent Central to Samarkandtrain
5d 2h$177–368Drive 4,013.3 km
- Drive from Ulaanbaatar to Samarkandcar 4,013.3 km
2d 6h$517–747Drive to Kyzyl, fly to Samarkand International Airport
- Drive from Ulaangom to Kyzyl (KYZ)car
- Fly from Kyzyl (KYZ) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD)plane KYZ - SKD
12h 8m$236–831Taxi to New Ulaanbaatar International Airport, fly to Tashkent International Airport, train
- Take the taxi from Ulaanbaatar to New Ulaanbaatar International Airport (UBN)taxi
- Fly from New Ulaanbaatar International Airport (UBN) to Tashkent International Airport (TAS)plane UBN - TAS
- Take the train from Tashkent Central to Samarkandtrain
12h 21m$407–753Drive to Altay Airport, fly to Samarkand International Airport
- Drive from Ölgii to Altay Airport (AAT)car
- Fly from Altay Airport (AAT) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD)plane AAT - SKD
19h 57m$248–719
Mongolia to Samarkand by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Mongolia to Samarkand is to train which costs $170 - $370 and takes 5 days 2h.
The fastest way to get from Mongolia to Samarkand is to drive and fly which takes 12h 8m and costs $230 - $850.
No, there is no direct train from Mongolia to Samarkand. However, there are services departing from Ulaanbaatar and arriving at Samarkand via Sliudianka 1, Novosibirsk-Glavny, Semey, Shymkent and Tashkent Central. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5 days 2h.
The distance between Mongolia and Samarkand is 3336 km. The road distance is 4013.3 km.
The best way to get from Mongolia to Samarkand without a car is to train which takes 5 days 2h and costs $170 - $370.
It takes approximately 13h 30m to get from Mongolia to Samarkand, including transfers.
Mongolia to Samarkand train services, operated by Ulaanbaatar Railway, depart from Ulaanbaatar station.
Mongolia to Samarkand train services, operated by Ulaanbaatar Railway, arrive at Sliudianka 1 station.
Yes, the driving distance between Mongolia to Samarkand is 4013 km. It takes approximately 2 days 6h to drive from Mongolia to Samarkand.
There are 776+ hotels available in Samarkand.
What companies run services between Mongolia and Samarkand, Uzbekistan?
You can take a train from Ulaanbaatar to Samarkand via Sliudianka 1, Novosibirsk-Glavny, Semey, Shymkent, and Tashkent Central in around 5d 2h.
- Website
- s7.ru
Flights from New Ulaanbaatar International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Kyzyl, Novosibirsk
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Kyzyl to Samarkand International Airport via Novosibirsk
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Friday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Kyzyl to Samarkand International Airport via Novosibirsk, Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Altay Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 1m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–650
Flights from Altay Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Bole, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–750
- Website
- flyqazaq.com
Flights from New Ulaanbaatar International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Nur-Sultan
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $340–900
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from New Ulaanbaatar International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–650
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from New Ulaanbaatar International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–750
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from New Ulaanbaatar International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Nur-Sultan
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $230–650
- Phone
- +976-1900-1949
- [email protected]
- Website
- ubtz.mn
Train from Ulaanbaatar to Sliudianka 1
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $10–22
- Website
- https://www.ubtz.mn/
- Schedules at
- https://eticket.ubtz.mn/schedule
- Book at
- https://eticket.ubtz.mn/
- Compartment coach
- $30–36
- Sitting coach
- $10–12
- Soft sleeper coach
- $19–22
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Sliudianka 1 to Novosibirsk Gl
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 4m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–100
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $220–310
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $50–70
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $70–100
- Phone
- +7 (717) 260-66-60
- [email protected]
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Novosibirsk-Glavny to Semey
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 57m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80–160
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $80–120
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $110–160
- Phone
- 1433
- [email protected]
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Semey to Shymkent
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–45
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $30–45
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $22–35
- Phone
- 1433
- [email protected]
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Shymkent to Tashkent Central
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 1st Class (Lux)
- $24–35
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $13–19
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- $4–6
- Phone
- 1005
- [email protected]
- Website
- railway.uz
Train from Tashkent Central to Samarkand
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Website
- https://railway.uz/en/
- Book at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/home
- Schedules at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/pages/schedule
- 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
- https://railway.uz/en/
- Book at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/home
- Schedules at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/pages/schedule
- Business class
- $32–35
- Econom class
- $23
- Phone
- 1005
- [email protected]
- Website
- railway.uz
Train from Tashkent Central to Samarkand
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–17
- Website
- https://railway.uz/en/
- Book at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/home
- Schedules at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/pages/schedule
- Sleeper
- $11–13
- Coupe
- $15–17
- SV
- $26–29
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Estimated price
- $14–17
Ulaanbaatar Taxi
- Phone
- 1900-1991
- Website
- facebook.com
Ulaanbaatar Taxi
- Phone
- 1900-1991
- Website
- facebook.com
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