There are 8 ways to get from Amsterdam to Samarkand by plane, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
best- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD)plane AMS - SKD
11h 48m$423–760Train, bus via Osnabrück
cheapest- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Osnabrueck Hbftrain
- Take the bus from Osnabrück to Minsk Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Minsk Central Bus Station to Salaryevo Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Salaryevo Bus Station to Volzhskybus
- Take the train from Volzhsky to Samarkandtrain
4d 14h$294–711Train, bus
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Hannover Hbftrain
- Take the bus from Hanover to Minsk Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Minsk Central Bus Station to Salaryevo Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Salaryevo Bus Station to Volzhskybus
- Take the train from Volzhsky to Samarkandtrain
4d 8h$334–701Train to Brussels Airport, fly
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Anvers-Centraltrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD)plane BRU - SKD
12h 59m$427–830Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD)plane DUS - SKD
13h 51m$402–1,064Train, train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbftrain
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafentrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD)plane CGN - SKD
14h 48m$393–1,119Train, bus via Kalininskiy
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Duisburg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Duisburg Hbf to Braunschweig, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the bus from Braunschweig to Minsk Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Minsk Central Bus Station to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminalbus
- Take the train from St Petersburg Glavny to Aksaraiskaiatrain
- Take the train from Aksarayskaya-1 to Samarkandtrain
5d$396–1,131Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Osnabrueck Hbftrain
- Take the bus from Osnabrück to Gomel Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Gomel Bus Station to Rostov-on-Don bus stationbus
- Take the train from Rostov Gl to Volgograd 1train
- Take the train from Volgograd-1 to Samarkandtrain
5d 5h$345–1,076
Amsterdam to Samarkand by train, bus, and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Amsterdam to Samarkand is to train and bus via Osnabrück which costs $290 - $750 and takes 4 days 14h.
The fastest way to get from Amsterdam to Samarkand is to fly which takes 11h 48m and costs $420 - $800.
The distance between Amsterdam and Samarkand is 4866 km.
The best way to get from Amsterdam to Samarkand without a car is to train and bus which takes 4 days 8h and costs $330 - $700.
It takes approximately 11h 48m to get from Amsterdam to Samarkand, including transfers.
Samarkand is 3h ahead of Amsterdam. It is currently 6:26 AM in Amsterdam and 9:26 AM in Samarkand.
There are 812+ hotels available in Samarkand.
What companies run services between Amsterdam, Netherlands and Samarkand, Uzbekistan?
Turkish Airlines, Uzbekistan, and three other airlines fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD) twice daily.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Samarkand International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Brussels Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 18m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,300
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,300
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 47m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,300
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $350–950
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 22m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,000
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Samarkand International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Samarkand International Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $650–3,600
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Hannover Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Osnabrueck Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20–45
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $28–60
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $28–60
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–55
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Osnabrueck Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +992 (37) 227 21 77
- info@railway.tj
- Website
- railway.tj
Train from Volzhsky to Samarkand
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 1h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Schedules at
- railway.tj
- Book at
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Aksarayskaya-1 to Samarkand
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 24m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $60–100
- Schedules at
- railway.tj
- Book at
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Volgograd-1 to Samarkand
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 2h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Schedules at
- railway.tj
- Book at
- eng.rzd.ru
- service@govolta.nl
- Website
- GoVolta
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Osnabrueck Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- GoVolta
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Osnabrueck Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- GoVolta
- Phone
- 1005
- compliance@railway.uz
- Website
- Uzbekistan Railways
Train from Volzhsky to Samarkand
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 1h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $34–55
- Website
- Uzbekistan Railways
- Book at
- Uzbekistan Railways
- Schedules at
- Uzbekistan Railways
- Sleeper
- $34–37
- Coupe
- $51–55
- SV
- $95–110
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–95
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +31302035833
- info@europeansleeper.eu
- Website
- European Sleeper
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $22–45
- Website
- European Sleeper
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Braunschweig, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $65–300
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- Russian Railways
Train from St Petersburg Glavny to Aksaraiskaia
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $250–350
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $60–85
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $80–120
Train from Rostov Gl to Volgograd 1
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 41m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $21–50
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $110–160
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $21–28
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $35–50
- Phone
- 8 800 775 54 53
- Website
- Grand Service Express
Train from Rostov Gl to Volgograd 1
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $17–23
- Website
- Grand Service Express
- Schedules at
- Grand Service Express
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $17–18
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $19–23
- Phone
- +375 (29) 148-41-31
- info@vt.by
- Website
- vt.by
Bus from Hanover to Minsk Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $160–380
- Schedules at
- vt.by
Bus from Osnabrück to Minsk Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $170–470
- Schedules at
- vt.by
Bus from Braunschweig to Minsk Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $160–370
- Schedules at
- vt.by
Bus from Minsk Central Bus Station to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26–190
- Schedules at
- vt.by
Bus from Osnabrück to Gomel Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $170–550
- Schedules at
- vt.by
Bus from Gomel Bus Station to Rostov-on-Don bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $80–300
- Schedules at
- vt.by
- Phone
- 8-800-775-45-73
- Website
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Salaryevo Bus Station to Volzhsky
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $29–45
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Salaryevo Bus Station to Volzhsky
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $29–45
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
- Phone
- +375 (29) 643 70 22
- intercars@intercars.ru
- Website
- Intercars Europe
Bus from Minsk Central Bus Station to Salaryevo Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $27–75
- Website
- Intercars Europe
Bus from Minsk Central Bus Station to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $26–85
- Website
- Intercars Europe
Bus from Gomel Bus Station to Rostov-on-Don bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $130–150
- Website
- Intercars Europe
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