There are 3 ways to get from Cairns to Samarkand by plane or train
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Fly to Samarkand International Airport
best- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD)CNS - SKD
32h 52m$618–1,844Fly to Tashkent International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Tashkent International Airport (TAS)CNS - TAS
- Take the train from Tashkent North to Samarkand
27h 27m$419–1,256Fly to Bukhara International Airport, train
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Bukhara International Airport (BHK)CNS - BHK
- Take the train from Buchara 1 to Samarkand
32h 36m$678–2,024
Cairns (CNS) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cairns to Samarkand is to fly and train which costs $410 - $1,300 and takes 27h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Cairns to Samarkand is to fly and train which takes 27h 27m and costs $410 - $1,300.
The distance between Cairns and Samarkand is 10287 km.
It takes approximately 32h 52m to get from Cairns to Samarkand, including transfers.
Samarkand is 5h behind Cairns. It is currently 6:10 PM in Cairns and 1:10 PM in Samarkand.
There are 650+ hotels available in Samarkand.
What companies run services between Cairns, QLD, Australia and Samarkand, Uzbekistan?
Jetstar, Emirates, and six other airlines fly from Cairns (CNS) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD) once daily.
Transport is disrupted due to the Russia-Ukraine war. Read more
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Cairns to Samarkand International Airport via Ngurah Rai, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 55m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,000
Flights from Cairns to Samarkand International Airport via Singapore Changi, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 35m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $650–3,900
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from Cairns to Tashkent International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,900
Flights from Cairns to Tashkent International Airport via Singapore Changi, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $390–2,300
Flights from Cairns to Bukhara International Airport via Tokyo Narita, Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 2h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,100
Flights from Cairns to Bukhara International Airport via Singapore Changi, Delhi, Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $650–3,700
- Website
- flyhelicopters.uz
Flights from Cairns to Bukhara International Airport via Tokyo Narita, Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,100
Flights from Cairns to Bukhara International Airport via Singapore Changi, Delhi, Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $650–3,700
Flights from Cairns to Bukhara International Airport via Hong Kong, Guangzhou Baiyun, Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
Flights from Cairns to Bukhara International Airport via Hong Kong, Tianfu International, Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Cairns to Samarkand International Airport via Ngurah Rai, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 55m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,000
Flights from Cairns to Samarkand International Airport via Singapore Changi, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 35m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $650–3,900
- Website
- loongair.cn
Flights from Cairns to Samarkand International Airport via Hong Kong, Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
Flights from Cairns to Tashkent International Airport via Hong Kong, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,300
- Website
- unilode.com
Flights from Cairns to Tashkent International Airport via Hong Kong, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,300
Flights from Cairns to Bukhara International Airport via Hong Kong, Guangzhou Baiyun, Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 39h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Cairns to Samarkand International Airport via Hong Kong, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
- 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
- $23–35
- 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
Train from Buchara 1 to Samarkand
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–26
- Website
- https://railway.uz/en/
- Book at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/home
- Schedules at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/pages/schedule
- Business class
- $23–26
- Econom class
- $17
- Phone
- 1005
- compliance@railway.uz
- Website
- railway.uz
Train from Tashkent North to Samarkand
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–17
- Website
- https://railway.uz/en/
- Book at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/home
- Sleeper
- $12–13
- Coupe
- $15–17
- SV
- $26–29
Train from Buchara 1 to Samarkand
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- https://railway.uz/en/
- Book at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/home
- Sleeper
- $10–12
- Coupe
- $14–15
- SV
- $23–26
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