There are 8 ways to get from Saint Petersburg to Turkmenistan by plane, car, train, or bus
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Fly to Urgench International Airport, drive
best- Fly from Pulkovo Airport (LED) to Urgench International Airport (UGC)plane LED - UGC
- Drive from Urgench International Airport (UGC) to Daşoguzcar
8h 38m$228–611Train, drive via Aksarayskiy
cheapest- Take the train from St Petersburg Glavny to Aksaraiskaiatrain
- Take the train from Aksarayskaya-1 to Shavattrain
- Drive from Shavat to Göroglycar
- Take the train from Görogly to Ashgabattrain 94 / ...
3d 10h$94–169Drive 3,893.4 km
- Drive from Saint Petersburg to Ashgabatcar 3,893.4 km
2d 3h$319–461Fly to Turkmenbashi Airport
- Fly from Pulkovo Airport (LED) to Turkmenbashi Airport (KRW)plane LED - KRW
10h 23m$158–660Fly to Ashgabat International Airport
- Fly from Pulkovo Airport (LED) to Ashgabat International Airport (ASB)plane LED - ASB
9h 55m$274–1,106Fly to Bukhara International Airport, train, drive
- Fly from Pulkovo Airport (LED) to Bukhara International Airport (BHK)plane LED - BHK
- Take the train from Bukhara 1 to Alattrain
- Drive from Alat to Türkmenabatcar
11h 37m$407–1,125Bus, train, drive
- Take the bus from Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal to Cheboksary Bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Cheboksary Bus station to Balakovobus 630
- Take the train from Balakovo to Aksaraiskaiatrain
- Take the train from Aksarayskaya-1 to Nukustrain
- Drive from Nukus to Andalypcar
- Take the train from Andalyp to Ashgabattrain 94 / ...
3d 16h$112–208Train, drive
- Take the train from Moskovsky Railway Terminal to Volgograd 1train
- Take the train from Volgograd-1 to Kungradtrain 330 / ...
- Take the train from Kungrad to Shavattrain
- Drive from Shavat to Göroglycar
- Take the train from Görogly to Ashgabattrain 94 / ...
3d 16h
Pulkovo Airport (LED) to Urgench International Airport (UGC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Saint Petersburg to Turkmenistan is to train and drive via Aksarayskiy which costs $90 - $170 and takes 3 days 10h.
The fastest way to get from Saint Petersburg to Turkmenistan is to fly and drive which takes 8h 38m and costs $220 - $650.
The distance between Saint Petersburg and Turkmenistan is 2987 km. The road distance is 3893.4 km.
It takes approximately 8h 38m to get from Saint Petersburg to Turkmenistan, including transfers.
Turkmenistan is 2h ahead of Saint Petersburg. It is currently 8:43 PM in Saint Petersburg and 10:43 PM in Turkmenistan.
Yes, the driving distance between Saint Petersburg to Turkmenistan is 3893 km. It takes approximately 2 days 3h to drive from Saint Petersburg to Turkmenistan.
There are two+ hotels available in Turkmenistan.
What companies run services between Saint Petersburg, Russia and Turkmenistan?
Belavia Belarusian Airlines flies from Pulkovo Airport (LED) to Turkmenbashi Airport (KRW) 4 times a week.
Airlines
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from Pulkovo Airport to Urgench International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–750
Flights from Pulkovo Airport to Bukhara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,100
Flights from Pulkovo Airport to Bukhara International Airport via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,200
- Website
- belavia.by
Flights from Pulkovo Airport to Turkmenbashi Airport via Minsk
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- unilode.com
Flights from Pulkovo Airport to Urgench International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–600
- Website
- flyturkmenistanairlines.eu
Flights from Pulkovo Airport to Ashgabat International Airport via Kazan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Train operators
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from St Petersburg Glavny to Aksaraiskaia
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–110
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $240–340
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $60–80
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $80–110
Train from Balakovo to Aksaraiskaia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–60
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $130–180
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $27–35
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $40–60
Train from Moskovsky Railway Terminal to Volgograd 1
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 26m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–100
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $210–310
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $50–70
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $70–100
- Phone
- 1005
- [email protected]
- Website
- railway.uz
Train from Aksarayskaya-1 to Shavat
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $23–36
- Website
- https://railway.uz/en/
- Book at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/home
- Schedules at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/pages/schedule
- Sleeper
- $23–25
- Coupe
- $33–36
- SV
- $61–67
Train from Bukhara 1 to Alat
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Website
- https://railway.uz/en/
- Book at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/home
- Schedules at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/pages/schedule
- Sleeper
- $9–10
- Coupe
- $11–13
- SV
- $18–20
Train from Aksarayskaya-1 to Nukus
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $22–34
- Website
- https://railway.uz/en/
- Book at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/home
- Schedules at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/pages/schedule
- Sleeper
- $22–24
- Coupe
- $31–34
- SV
- $58–63
Train from Kungrad to Shavat
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- https://railway.uz/en/
- Book at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/home
- Schedules at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/pages/schedule
- Sleeper
- $10–12
- Coupe
- $13–15
- SV
- $22–25
- Phone
- +993 (12) 383275
- [email protected]
- Website
- railway.gov.tm
Train from Görogly to Ashgabat
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–13
- Schedules at
- railway.gov.tm
- Platzcart (3rd class)
- $6–8
- Coupe (2nd class)
- $11–13
- 3rd class (platzkart)
- $7
- 2nd class (coupe)
- $13
Train from Andalyp to Ashgabat
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–13
- Schedules at
- railway.gov.tm
- Platzcart (3rd class)
- $6–7
- Coupe (2nd class)
- $11–13
- 3rd class (platzkart)
- $7
- 2nd class (coupe)
- $13
Train from Görogly to Ashgabat
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–13
- Schedules at
- railway.gov.tm
- Platzcart (3rd class)
- $6–8
- Coupe (2nd class)
- $11–13
- 3rd class (platzkart)
- $7
- 2nd class (coupe)
- $13
- Phone
- +992 (37) 227 21 77
- [email protected]
- Website
- railway.tj
Train from Volgograd-1 to Kungrad
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- railway.tj
- Book at
- eng.rzd.ru
Bus operators
- Phone
- +7 812 386 79 79
- [email protected]
- Website
- ecolines.ru
Bus from Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal to Cheboksary Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $23–55
- Schedules at
- ecolines.ru
- Phone
- 8-800-775-45-73
- Website
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Cheboksary Bus station to Balakovo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–30
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
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