There are 6 ways to get from Samarkand to Saint Petersburg by plane, bus, 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
best- Fly from Samarkand International Airport (SKD) to Pulkovo Airport (LED)plane SKD - LED
6h 10m₽21,199–90,262Train via Верхний Баскунчак
cheapest- Take the train from Samarkand to Verkhniy Baskunchaktrain 124F
- Take the train from Verhnii Baskunchak to St Petersburg Glavnytrain 109Ж
3d 12h₽7,373–13,199Bus
- Take the bus from Samarkand Central Bus Station to Tashkent bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Tashkent bus station to Kazan Stolichnyy Bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Kazan' North bus station to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminalbus
2d 16h₽7,433–9,746Train
- Take the train from Samarkand to Aksarayskaya-1train 359
- Take the train from Aksaraiskaia to St Petersburg Glavnytrain 109Ж
3d 8h₽9,988–17,516Drive 4,132.4 km
- Drive from Samarkand to Saint Petersburgcar 4,132.4 km
2d 7h₽30,117–43,503Train, bus
- Take the train from Samarkand to Dushanbetrain 302
- Take the bus from Asian Express Terminal to Moscow Kotelniki Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Leningradsky Railway Terminal to Moskovsky Railway Terminaltrain
3d 17h
Samarkand to Saint Petersburg by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Samarkand to Saint Petersburg is to bus which costs RUB 7000 - RUB 10000 and takes 2 days 16h.
The fastest way to get from Samarkand to Saint Petersburg is to fly which takes 6h 10m and costs RUB 21000 - RUB 95000.
No, there is no direct bus from Samarkand station to Saint Petersburg. However, there are services departing from Samarkand Central Bus Station and arriving at Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal via Tashkent bus station and Kazan' North bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 16h.
No, there is no direct train from Samarkand to Saint Petersburg. However, there are services departing from Samarkand and arriving at St Petersburg Glavny via Aksaraiskaia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 8h.
The distance between Samarkand and Saint Petersburg is 3410 km. The road distance is 4132.4 km.
The best way to get from Samarkand to Saint Petersburg without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 16h and costs RUB 7000 - RUB 10000.
It takes approximately 6h 10m to get from Samarkand to Saint Petersburg, including transfers.
Samarkand to Saint Petersburg bus services, operated by Tashkent Bus Terminal, depart from Samarkand Central Bus Station.
Samarkand to Saint Petersburg train services, operated by Tajikistan Railways, depart from Samarkand station.
The best way to get from Samarkand to Saint Petersburg is to fly which takes 6h 10m and costs RUB 21000 - RUB 95000. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs RUB 7000 - RUB 10000 and takes 2 days 16h, you could also train, which costs RUB 10000 - RUB 18000 and takes 3 days 8h.
What companies run services between Samarkand, Uzbekistan and Saint Petersburg, Russia?
Aeroflot Russian Airlines, UTair Aviation, and two other airlines fly from Samarkand International Airport (SKD) to Pulkovo Airport (LED) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Samarkand to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal via Samarkand Central Bus Station, Tashkent bus station, Kazan Stolichnyy Bus station, Ploshchad Tukaya, Severny Vokzal, and Kazan' North bus station in around 2d 16h.
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from Samarkand International Airport to Pulkovo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽36,000–95,000
Flights from Samarkand International Airport to Pulkovo Airport via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₽38,000–100,000
- Website
- aeroflot.ru
Flights from Samarkand International Airport to Pulkovo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽21,000–90,000
- Website
- utair.ru
Flights from Samarkand International Airport to Pulkovo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₽21,000–90,000
- Website
- taban.aero
Flights from Samarkand International Airport to Pulkovo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽35,000–80,000
- Phone
- +992 (37) 227 21 77
- [email protected]
- Website
- railway.tj
Train from Samarkand to Aksarayskaya-1
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 46m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₽4,900–8,000
- Book at
- Tajikistan Railways
Train from Samarkand to Dushanbe
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 59m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₽3,200–4,100
- Book at
- Tajikistan Railways
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- Russian Railways
Train from Aksaraiskaia to St Petersburg Glavny
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽5,000–9,500
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽20,000–29,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽5,000–7,000
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽6,500–9,500
Train from Verhnii Baskunchak to St Petersburg Glavny
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽4,700–9,000
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽19,000–27,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽4,700–6,500
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽6,000–9,000
- Phone
- 1005
- [email protected]
- Website
- Uzbekistan Railways
Train from Samarkand to Verkhniy Baskunchak
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 1h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₽2,600–4,200
- Website
- Uzbekistan Railways
- Book at
- Uzbekistan Railways
- Schedules at
- Uzbekistan Railways
- Sleeper
- ₽2,600–2,900
- Coupe
- ₽3,900–4,200
- SV
- ₽7,000–8,500
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- Russian Railways
Train from Leningradsky Railway Terminal to Moskovsky Railway Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- Russian Railways
- Phone
- +7 (800) 777 20 19
- Website
- poezdmegapolis.ru
Train from Leningradsky Railway Terminal to Moskovsky Railway Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- poezdmegapolis.ru
- Phone
- +99871 207-87-00
- [email protected]
- Website
- UZ Trans
Bus from Samarkand Central Bus Station to Tashkent bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₽329
- Website
- UZ Trans
- Schedules at
- Tashkent Bus Terminal
- Book at
- AvtoTicket
Bus from Tashkent bus station to Kazan Stolichnyy Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 35h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₽4,894
- Website
- UZ Trans
- Schedules at
- Tashkent Bus Terminal
- Book at
- AvtoTicket
- Phone
- +7 812 386 79 79
- [email protected]
- Website
- ecolines.ru
Bus from Kazan' North bus station to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽2,100–4,400
- Schedules at
- ecolines.ru
- Phone
- 1616
Bus from Asian Express Terminal to Moscow Kotelniki Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 19h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₽10,745
- Book at
- Asian Express/ZUD
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Booking & Getting There
Samarkand to Saint Petersburg bus services, operated by Tashkent Bus Terminal, arrive at Tashkent bus station.
Saint Petersburg is 2h behind Samarkand. It is currently 10:53 AM in Samarkand and 8:53 AM in Saint Petersburg.
Samarkand to Saint Petersburg train services, operated by Tajikistan Railways, arrive at Aksarayskaya-1 station.
Yes, the driving distance between Samarkand to Saint Petersburg is 4132 km. It takes approximately 2 days 7h to drive from Samarkand to Saint Petersburg.
















