There are 7 ways to get from Beijing to Samarkand by train, plane, or car
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Train to Beijing Daxing International Airport, fly to Samarkand International Airport
best- Take the train from Beijing West to Beijing Daxing Airporttrain
- Fly from Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD)plane PKX - SKD
11h 59m$264–806Train, drive
cheapest- Take the train from Beijing West Station to Ürümqitrain
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Jinghe Southtrain
- Drive from Jinghe South to Dostykcar
- Take the train from Dostyk to Almaty 2train
- Take the train from Almaty 2 to Tashkent Centraltrain
- Take the train from Tashkent Central to Samarkandtrain
2d 12h$117–227Drive 4,817.3 km
- Drive from Beijing to Samarkandcar 4,817.3 km
2d 3h$607–877Fly Beijing Capital International Airport to Samarkand International Airport
- Fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD)plane PEK - SKD
13h 48m$505–1,205Train to Beijing Daxing International Airport, fly to Tashkent International Airport, train
- Take the train from Beijing West to Beijing Daxing Airporttrain
- Fly from Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX) to Tashkent International Airport (TAS)plane PKX - TAS
- Take the train from Tashkent Central to Samarkandtrain
12h 40m$256–741Fly Beijing Capital International Airport to Tashkent International Airport, train
- Fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Tashkent International Airport (TAS)plane PEK - TAS
- Take the train from Tashkent Central to Samarkandtrain
13h 4m$287–530Train
- Take the train from Beijing to Pyongyangtrain
- Take the train from Pyongyang to Taishettrain
- Take the train from Taishet to Volgograd 1train
- Take the train from Volgograd-1 to Samarkandtrain
12d 2h
Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Beijing to Samarkand is to train and drive which costs $110 - $230 and takes 2 days 12h.
The fastest way to get from Beijing to Samarkand is to train and fly which takes 11h 59m and costs $260 - $850.
No, there is no direct train from Beijing to Samarkand. However, there are services departing from Beijing and arriving at Samarkand via Pyongyang, Taishet and Volgograd-1. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12 days 2h.
The distance between Beijing and Samarkand is 4232 km. The road distance is 4817.3 km.
The best way to get from Beijing to Samarkand without a car is to train which takes 12 days 2h and costs .
It takes approximately 11h 59m to get from Beijing to Samarkand, including transfers.
Beijing to Samarkand train services, operated by China Railways, depart from Beijing station.
The best way to get from Beijing to Samarkand is to fly which takes 13h 48m and costs $500 - $1,300. Alternatively, you can train, which costs and takes 12 days 2h.
Samarkand is 3h behind Beijing. It is currently 4:10 PM in Beijing and 1:10 PM in Samarkand.
Beijing to Samarkand train services, operated by China Railways, arrive at Pyongyang station.
What companies run services between Beijing, China and Samarkand, Uzbekistan?
Air China, China Southern Airlines, and six other airlines fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Beijing to Samarkand via Pyongyang, Taishet, Volgograd 1, and Volgograd-1 in around 12d 2h.
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 47m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–750
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–650
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–650
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $280–950
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–550
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Nur-Sultan
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $300–550
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–380
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–380
- Website
- s7.ru
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Novosibirsk
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Novosibirsk
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–700
- Website
- unilode.com
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–950
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–750
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $260–700
- Website
- flyqazaq.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Nur-Sultan
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,300
- Website
- loongair.cn
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $260–750
- Website
- taban.aero
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–500
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–600
Train from Beijing West to Beijing Daxing Airport
- Adult - second class
- $3–5
Train from Ürümqi to Jinghe South
- Adult - second class
- $19–27
Train from Beijing West Station to Ürümqi
- Hard Seat
- $35–55
- Hard Sleeper
- $85–110
- Soft Sleeper
- $120–170
- Phone
- 1433
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Dostyk to Almaty 2
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $13–24
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $18–24
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $13–19
- Phone
- 1433
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Almaty 2 to Tashkent Central
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–20
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 1st Class (Lux)
- $40–55
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $28–40
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- $13–20
- Phone
- 1005
- compliance@railway.uz
- Website
- railway.uz
Train from Tashkent Central to Samarkand
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Website
- https://railway.uz/en/
- Book at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/home
- Schedules at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/pages/schedule
- Business class
- $32–35
- Econom class
- $23
- Phone
- 86-010-12306
- Website
- china-railway.com.cn
Train from Beijing to Pyongyang
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 48m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $120–220
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
Train from Pyongyang to Taishet
- Ave. Duration
- 5d 8h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- eng.rzd.ru
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Taishet to Volgograd 1
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 12h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $120–210
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $460–650
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $120–160
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $150–210
- Phone
- +992 (37) 227 21 77
- info@railway.tj
- Website
- railway.tj
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
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