There are 6 ways to get from Bucharest to Samarkand by plane, train, bus, shuttle, 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 from Bucharest Otopeni
best- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD)plane OTP - SKD
10h 3m$343–949Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Bucharest Filaret Bus Station to Chișinău Autogara Nordbus
- Take the bus from Chişinău Northern Bus Station to Salaryevo Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Salaryevo Bus Station to Volzhskybus
- Take the train from Volzhsky to Samarkandtrain
4d 20h$125–354Train, bus
- Take the train from Bucharest to Brașovtrain
- Take the bus from Braşov to Orheibus
- Take the bus from Orhei, Moldova to Moscow, International Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Salaryevo Bus Station to Volzhskybus
- Take the train from Volzhsky to Samarkandtrain
4d 4h$227–427Shuttle to Varna Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest to Varna
- Fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD)plane VAR - SKD
13h 23m$681–1,596Train, bus via Kalininskiy
- Take the train from Bucharest to Suceavatrain
- Take the bus from Suceava to Baltibus
- Take the bus from Balti to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminalbus
- Take the train from St Petersburg Glavny to Aksaraiskaiatrain
- Take the train from Aksarayskaya-1 to Samarkandtrain
4d 18h$311–509Night train, bus, train
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Çerkezköynighttrain
- Take the bus from Çerkezköy to Bursabus
- Take the bus from Bursa 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 11h$222–314
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 $220 - $320 and takes 5 days 11h.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Samarkand is to fly which takes 10h 3m and costs $340 - $950.
The distance between Bucharest and Samarkand is 3406 km.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Samarkand without a car is to train and bus which takes 4 days 4h and costs $220 - $430.
It takes approximately 10h 3m to get from Bucharest to Samarkand, including transfers.
Samarkand is 2h ahead of Bucharest. It is currently 11:49 AM in Bucharest and 1:49 PM in Samarkand.
There are 677+ hotels available in Samarkand.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Samarkand, Uzbekistan?
Turkish Airlines, Flydubai, and three other airlines fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD) twice daily.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Samarkand International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Varna Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Samarkand International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 27m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Samarkand International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,000
Flights from Varna Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
Train from Bucharest to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–22
- Schedules at
- transferoviarcalatori.ro
- 2nd Class
- $8–13
- 1st Class
- $15–22
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Bucharest to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–19
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Bucharest to Suceava
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $41–44
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- 0310 800 900
- contact@regiocalatori.ro
- Website
- regiocalatori.ro
Train from Bucharest to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Website
- https://regiocalatori.ro/#/cautare/
- Phone
- 0751.525.520
- office@astratranscarpatic.ro
- Website
- astratranscarpatic.ro
Train from Bucharest to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Book at
- astratranscarpatic.ro
- Phone
- 0351/40.91.53
- info@softrans.ro
- Website
- softrans.ro
Train from Bucharest to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–10
- Schedules at
- softrans.ro
- 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
- Phone
- 1005
- compliance@railway.uz
- Website
- railway.uz
Train from Volzhsky to Samarkand
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 1h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $34–54
- Website
- https://railway.uz/en/
- Book at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/home
- Sleeper
- $34–36
- Coupe
- $50–54
- SV
- $95–105
- 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
- $60–120
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $250–360
- 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
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $110–160
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $21–29
- 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
- $17–23
- Website
- https://grandtrain.ru/
- Schedules at
- https://grandtrain.ru/raspisanie/
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $17–19
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $19–23
- Phone
- +373 78 348 888
- contact@galtrans.md
- Website
- galtrans.md
Bus from Braşov to Orhei
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- galtrans.md
Bus from Bucharest Filaret Bus Station to Chișinău Autogara Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $29–50
- Schedules at
- galtrans.md
Bus from Suceava to Balti
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Schedules at
- galtrans.md
- Phone
- +373 (689) 78-455
- bon_voyage_tour@list.ru
- Website
- bonvoyage.md
Bus from Orhei, Moldova to Moscow, International Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $98–197
- Schedules at
- bonvoyage.md
- Book at
- bonvoyage.md
- Adult
- $197
- Children
- $98
- 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
- $30–45
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Chişinău Northern Bus Station to Salaryevo Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–220
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
- Phone
- +37378810008
- rezervari.mirtrans@gmail.com
- Website
- mirtrans-express.com
Bus from Bucharest Filaret Bus Station to Chișinău Autogara Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Schedules at
- mirtrans-express.com
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- atlastaxi.eu
Shuttle from Bucharest to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $220–310
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- 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
- $120–200
- Schedules at
- autogara.md
- Phone
- 0850 811 5959
- website@kaleseyahat.com.tr
- Website
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Çerkezköy to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $23
- Schedules at
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
- Website
- luksyilmazturizm.com
Bus from Bursa bus station to Rostov-on-Don bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $98
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- luksyilmazturizm.com
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