There are 5 ways to get from Bucharest to Samarkand by plane, bus, train, or night 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
best- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD)OTP - SKD
8h 58m$504–750Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Bucharest Gară Filaret to Chişinău Northern Bus Station
- Take the bus from Chişinău Northern Bus Station to Salaryevo Bus Station
- Take the bus from Salaryevo Bus Station to Volzhsky
- Take the train from Volzhsky to Samarkand
4d 23h$130–370Bus, train via Chișinău
- Take the bus from Bucharest Gară Filaret to Chişinău Northern Bus Station
- Take the bus from Chișinău, North Bus Station to Moscow International Bus Station
- Take the bus from Salaryevo Bus Station to Volzhsky
- Take the train from Volzhsky to Samarkand
4d 3h$205–380Train, bus
- Take the train from Bucharest to Iași
- Take the bus from Iasi Airport to Bălți
- Take the bus from Balti to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal
- Take the train from St Petersburg Glavny to Aksaraiskaia
- Take the train from Aksarayskaya-1 to Samarkand
4d 19hNight train, bus, train
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Çerkezköy
- Take the bus from Çerkezköy to Bursa
- Take the bus from Bursa bus station to Rostov-on-Don bus station
- Take the train from Rostov Gl to Volgograd 1
- Take the train from Volgograd-1 to Samarkand
5d 13h$235–331
Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Samarkand is to night train and bus and train which costs $230 - $340 and takes 5 days 13h.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Samarkand is to fly which takes 8h 58m and costs $500 - $750.
The distance between Bucharest and Samarkand is 3406 km.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Samarkand without a car is to bus and train via Chișinău which takes 4 days 3h and costs $200 - $380.
It takes approximately 8h 58m to get from Bucharest to Samarkand, including transfers.
Samarkand is 3h ahead of Bucharest. It is currently 6:21 AM in Bucharest and 9:21 AM in Samarkand.
There are 622+ hotels available in Samarkand.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Samarkand, Uzbekistan?
Tarom, Uzbekistan, and five other airlines fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD) 4 times a day.
Transport is disrupted due to the Russia-Ukraine war. Read more
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Samarkand International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Samarkand International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 2m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,400
- Website
- unilode.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Samarkand International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 47m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,000
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Samarkand International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
- 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
- $70–120
- 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
- $60–110
- 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 Volzhsky to Samarkand
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $36–57
- Website
- https://railway.uz/en/
- Book at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/home
- Sleeper
- $36–38
- Coupe
- $53–57
- SV
- $100–110
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Bucharest to Iași
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $37–41
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from St Petersburg Glavny to Aksaraiskaia
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–120
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $300–420
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $70–100
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $85–120
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)
- $110–160
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $25–35
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $35–50
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Bucharest to Çerkezköy
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $19–35
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $19–27
- 1st Class
- $25–35
- 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
- $18–24
- Website
- https://grandtrain.ru/
- Schedules at
- https://grandtrain.ru/raspisanie/
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $18–19
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $20–24
- Phone
- +37378810008
- rezervari.mirtrans@gmail.com
- Website
- mirtrans-express.com
Bus from Bucharest Gară Filaret to Chişinău Northern Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Schedules at
- mirtrans-express.com
- Phone
- +373 (689) 78-455
- bon_voyage_tour@list.ru
- Website
- bonvoyage.md
Bus from Chișinău, North Bus Station to Moscow International Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $87–174
- Schedules at
- bonvoyage.md
- Book at
- bonvoyage.md
- Adult
- $174
- Children
- $87
- 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 Chişinău Northern Bus Station to Salaryevo Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–230
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
- Phone
- +40735123000
- office@trendbus.ro
- Website
- trendbus.ro
Bus from Iasi Airport to Bălți
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- romtransexpress.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +373 22 542-185
- autogara@mtc.md
- Website
- autogara.md
Bus from Balti to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $120–210
- Schedules at
- autogara.md
- Phone
- 0850 811 5959
- website@kaleseyahat.com.tr
- Website
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Çerkezköy to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $26
- Schedules at
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
- Website
- luksyilmazturizm.com
Bus from Bursa bus station to Rostov-on-Don bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 6h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $102
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- luksyilmazturizm.com
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