There are 8 ways to get from Ankara to Samarkand by plane, bus, taxi, train, or car
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Fly Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Samarkand International Airport
best- Fly from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD)plane ESB - SKD
9h 40m$192–652Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Ankara bus station to Rostov-on-Don bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Rostov-on-Don bus station to Volgograd Bus stationbus
- Take the train from Volgograd 1 to Samarkandtrain
4d 13h$147–187Bus, taxi, train
- Take the bus from Ankara bus station to Nazran'bus
- Take the bus from Nazran' to Groznyy Zapadny bus stationbus
- Take the taxi from Groznyy Zapadny bus station to Shelkovskaiataxi
- Take the train from Shelkovskaia to Aksaraiskaiatrain
- Take the train from Aksarayskaya-1 to Samarkandtrain 360
3d 10h$173–267Drive 3,893 km
- Drive from Ankara to Samarkandcar 3,893 km
2d 1h$456–658Fly Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Tashkent International Airport, train
- Fly from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) to Tashkent International Airport (TAS)plane ESB - TAS
- Take the train from Tashkent North to Samarkandtrain
10h 30m$153–407Bus to Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport, fly to Samarkand International Airport
- Take the bus from Ankara bus station to Acıgöl bus stationbus
- Fly from Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport (NAV) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD)plane NAV - SKD
13h 56m$334–918Bus, train via Tbilisi
- Take the bus from Ankara to Ortachala Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Ortachala Bus Station to Pyatigorsk Bus stationbus
- Take the train from Piatigorsk to Volgograd 1train
- Take the train from Volgograd-1 to Samarkandtrain 360
3d 21hBus, train via Güvenpark
- Take the bus from Ankara 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
4d 16h$188–271
Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ankara to Samarkand is to bus and train which costs $140 - $190 and takes 4 days 13h.
The fastest way to get from Ankara to Samarkand is to fly which takes 9h 40m and costs $190 - $650.
The distance between Ankara and Samarkand is 2919 km. The road distance is 3893 km.
The best way to get from Ankara to Samarkand without a car is to bus and taxi and train which takes 3 days 10h and costs $170 - $270.
It takes approximately 9h 40m to get from Ankara to Samarkand, including transfers.
Samarkand is 2h ahead of Ankara. It is currently 11:51 AM in Ankara and 1:51 PM in Samarkand.
Yes, the driving distance between Ankara to Samarkand is 3893 km. It takes approximately 2 days 1h to drive from Ankara to Samarkand.
There are 591+ hotels available in Samarkand.
What companies run services between Ankara, Turkey and Samarkand, Uzbekistan?
Turkish Airlines, Uzbekistan, and three other airlines fly from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD) twice daily.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
- Website
- unilode.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–700
Flights from Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–900
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–650
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–320
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $170–600
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Shelkovskaia to Aksaraiskaia
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $22–45
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $95–140
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $22–35
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $30–45
Train from Piatigorsk to Volgograd 1
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $150–210
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $35–50
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $45–65
Train from Rostov Gl to Volgograd 1
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 41m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $25–50
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $110–150
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $25–35
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $35–50
- Phone
- +992 (37) 227 21 77
- info@railway.tj
- Website
- railway.tj
Train from Aksarayskaya-1 to Samarkand
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 24m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $60–110
- 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
- $70–120
- Schedules at
- railway.tj
- Book at
- eng.rzd.ru
- Phone
- 1005
- compliance@railway.uz
- Website
- railway.uz
Train from Volgograd 1 to Samarkand
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 5h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $35–57
- Website
- https://railway.uz/en/
- Book at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/home
- Sleeper
- $35–38
- Coupe
- $53–57
- SV
- $100–110
Train from Tashkent North to Samarkand
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–17
- Website
- https://railway.uz/en/
- Book at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/home
- Sleeper
- $11–13
- Coupe
- $15–17
- SV
- $26–29
- Phone
- 1005
- compliance@railway.uz
- Website
- railway.uz
Train from Tashkent North to Samarkand
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $23–34
- Website
- https://railway.uz/en/
- Book at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/home
- Schedules at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/pages/schedule
- Business class
- $31–34
- Econom class
- $23
- Phone
- 8 800 775 54 53
- Website
- grandtrain.ru
Train from Rostov Gl to Volgograd 1
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $17–24
- Website
- https://grandtrain.ru/
- Schedules at
- https://grandtrain.ru/raspisanie/
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $17–19
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $20–24
- Website
- luksyilmazturizm.com
Bus from Ankara bus station to Nazran'
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $57
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- luksyilmazturizm.com
Bus from Ankara bus station to Rostov-on-Don bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 56m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $102
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- luksyilmazturizm.com
- Phone
- +7 (8652) 23 47 41
- avtovokzal26@mail.ru
- Website
- avtovokzal26.ru
Bus from Nazran' to Groznyy Zapadny bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Schedules at
- https://avtovokzal26.ru/raspisanie
- Book at
- https://regionbilet.ru/
- Website
- https://avtovokzal26.ru/
- Phone
- 8-800-775-45-73
- Website
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Nazran' to Groznyy Zapadny bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–15
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Rostov-on-Don bus station to Volgograd Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–26
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
- Website
- volgaline34.ru
Bus from Rostov-on-Don bus station to Volgograd Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Website
- https://volgaline34.ru/
- Schedules at
- https://volgaline34.ru/
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Ankara bus station to Acıgöl bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Ankara bus station to Acıgöl bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–15
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- $12–15
Bus from Ankara to Ortachala Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–50
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- $28–35
- Phone
- +995 555 68 50 05
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Ortachala Bus Station to Pyatigorsk Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Estimated price
- $30–40
Groznenskoe Taxi
- Phone
- +7 (938) 000-00-66
- Website
- groznenskoe.tvoe.taxi
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