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How to get fromBasel to Samarkandby plane, train or bus

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There are 8 ways to get from Basel to Samarkand by plane, train, or bus

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  1. Fly from Basel

    best
    1. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD)plane plane BSL - SKD
    12h 17m
    $325–1,006

  2. Train, bus via Верхний Баскунчак

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the bus from Karlsruhe to Rīgabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminalbus bus
    4. Take the train from St Petersburg Glavny to Verhnii Baskunchaktrain train
    5. Take the train from Verkhniy Baskunchak to Samarkandtrain train
    5d 17h
    $206–453

  3. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Take the bus from Frankfurt to Rīgabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminalbus bus
    4. Take the train from St Petersburg Glavny to Aksaraiskaiatrain train
    5. Take the train from Aksarayskaya-1 to Samarkandtrain train
    5d 4h
    $328–565

  4. Train to Zurich Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD)plane plane ZRH - SKD
    12h 27m
    $309–609

  5. Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain train
    2. Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train train
    3. Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD)plane plane MXP - SKD
    16h 4m
    $351–884

  6. Train, train to Stuttgart Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain train
    3. Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD)plane plane STR - SKD
    14h 31m
    $373–1,217

  7. Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Berntrain train
    2. Take the train from Bern to Genève-Aéroporttrain train
    3. Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD)plane plane GVA - SKD
    15h 58m
    $312–627

  8. Fly from Mulhouse

    1. Fly from Mulhouse (MLH) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD)plane plane MLH - SKD
    16h 12m
    $605–1,606

Basel (BSL) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD) flights

Calendar10Weekly Planes
Duration11h 26mAverage Duration
Ticket$326Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Samarkand, Uzbekistan?

SunExpress, Turkish Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Basel (BSL) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD) once daily.

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