There are 5 ways to get from San Francisco to Samarkand by plane or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly San Francisco International Airport to Samarkand International Airport
best- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD)plane SFO - SKD
21h 29m$511–1,813Fly San Francisco International Airport to Tashkent International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Tashkent International Airport (TAS)plane SFO - TAS
- Take the train from Tashkent Central to Samarkandtrain
24h 25m$403–1,148Fly Oakland International Airport to Samarkand International Airport
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD)plane OAK - SKD
23h 53m$657–2,109Fly San Francisco International Airport 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
30h 36m$671–2,139Caltrain to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Samarkand International Airport
- Take the train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Santa Clara Caltrain Southboundtrain
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD)plane SJC - SKD
25h 7m$613–2,115
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from San Francisco to Samarkand is to fly and train which costs $400 - $1,200 and takes 24h 25m.
The fastest way to get from San Francisco to Samarkand is to fly which takes 21h 29m and costs $500 - $1,900.
The distance between San Francisco and Samarkand is 11393 km.
It takes approximately 21h 29m to get from San Francisco to Samarkand, including transfers.
Samarkand is 12h ahead of San Francisco. It is currently 11:52 AM in San Francisco and 11:52 PM in Samarkand.
There are 844+ hotels available in Samarkand.
What companies run services between San Francisco, CA, USA and Samarkand, Uzbekistan?
Turkish Airlines, Uzbekistan, and four other airlines fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD) twice daily.
Airlines
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Los Angeles, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 12m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Seattle, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Denver, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Bukhara International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Los Angeles, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Seattle, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Denver, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Los Angeles, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 12m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,400
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Los Angeles, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 37m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,500
- Website
- taban.aero
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Train operators
- Phone
- 1005
- [email protected]
- Website
- Uzbekistan Railways
Train from Tashkent Central to Samarkand
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $23–34
- Website
- Uzbekistan Railways
- Book at
- Uzbekistan Railways
- Schedules at
- Uzbekistan Railways
- Business class
- $31–34
- Econom class
- $23
Train from Bukhara 1 to Samarkand
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–25
- Website
- Uzbekistan Railways
- Book at
- Uzbekistan Railways
- Schedules at
- Uzbekistan Railways
- Business class
- $23–25
- Econom class
- $17
- 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
- $13–15
- SV
- $22–25
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- Cal Train
Train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Santa Clara Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–12
- Website
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- One-way Adult
- $9–12
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