There are 5 ways to get from San Francisco Airport (SFO) 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 San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD)plane SFO - SKD
18h 57m$655–1,852Fly to Shymkent International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Shymkent International Airport (CIT)plane SFO - CIT
- Take the train from Shymkent to Tashkent Centraltrain
- Take the train from Tashkent Central to Samarkandtrain
34h 39m$587–1,625Fly to Tashkent International Airport, train
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Tashkent International Airport (TAS)plane SFO - TAS
- Take the train from Tashkent Central to Samarkandtrain
21h 58m$742–1,246Fly to Bukhara International Airport, train
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Bukhara International Airport (BHK)plane SFO - BHK
- Take the train from Bukhara 1 to Samarkandtrain
28h 9m$802–2,270Fly to Dushanbe Airport, fly to Khudzhand Airport, drive, train
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Dushanbe International Airport (DYU)plane SFO - 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
26h 14m
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Francisco Airport (SFO) to Samarkand is to fly and train which costs $550 - $1,700 and takes 34h 39m.
The fastest way to get from San Francisco Airport (SFO) to Samarkand is to fly which takes 18h 57m and costs $650 - $1,900.
The distance between San Francisco Airport (SFO) and Samarkand is 11371 km.
It takes approximately 18h 57m to get from San Francisco Airport (SFO) to Samarkand, including transfers.
Samarkand is 12h ahead of San Francisco Airport (SFO). It is currently 7:39 AM in San Francisco Airport (SFO) and 7:39 PM in Samarkand.
There are 821+ hotels available in Samarkand.
What companies run services between San Francisco Airport (SFO), USA and Samarkand, Uzbekistan?
Turkish Airlines, Uzbekistan, and two other airlines fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD) twice daily.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,300
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Bukhara International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,300
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Dushanbe International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,200
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Dushanbe International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
- Website
- somonair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Dushanbe International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 52m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Dushanbe International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Thursday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,400
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
- Phone
- 1005
- [email protected]
- Website
- Uzbekistan Railways
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 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
- Phone
- 1005
- [email protected]
- Website
- Uzbekistan Railways
Train from Bukhara 1 to Samarkand
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–16
- Website
- Uzbekistan Railways
- Book at
- Uzbekistan Railways
- Schedules at
- Uzbekistan Railways
- Sleeper
- $10–12
- Coupe
- $14–16
- 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
- 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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