There are 7 ways to get from Cardiff to Samarkand by train or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Samarkand International Airport
best- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD)plane LHR - SKD
13h 19m$490–1,103Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Tashkent International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Tashkent International Airport (TAS)plane LGW - TAS
- Take the train from Tashkent Central to Samarkandtrain
15h 57m$407–765Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Samarkand International Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD)plane BHX - SKD
14h 24m$420–1,066Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Samarkand International Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD)plane LGW - SKD
15h 22m$416–1,080Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Samarkand International Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslowtrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD)plane MAN - SKD
15h 53m$423–1,090Fly Cardiff Airport to Samarkand International Airport
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD)plane CWL - SKD
16h 53m$479–1,912Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Tashkent International Airport, train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Tashkent International Airport (TAS)plane LHR - TAS
- Take the train from Tashkent Central to Samarkandtrain
14h 50m$471–1,138
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Samarkand is to train and fly which costs $400 - $800 and takes 15h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Samarkand is to train and fly which takes 13h 19m and costs $490 - $1,100.
The distance between Cardiff and Samarkand is 5475 km.
It takes approximately 13h 19m to get from Cardiff to Samarkand, including transfers.
Samarkand is 4h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 11:43 AM in Cardiff and 3:43 PM in Samarkand.
There are 190+ hotels available in Samarkand.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Samarkand, Uzbekistan?
TUI Airways, Turkish Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD) once daily.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–900
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Manchester Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Dubrovnik, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,900
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,900
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 7m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,400
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–2,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–900
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Manchester Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $340–950
Flights from Manchester Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 12m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–950
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 33m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–460
- Website
- taban.aero
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $320–900
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $260–700
- Website
- unilode.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–2,300
- Website
- azal.az
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–900
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–500
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $470–2,000
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–950
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $85–160
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $75–110
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslow
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $80–140
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- 1005
- compliance@railway.uz
- Website
- railway.uz
Train from Tashkent Central to Samarkand
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $23–34
- Website
- https://railway.uz/en/
- Book at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/home
- Schedules at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/pages/schedule
- Business class
- $31–34
- Econom class
- $23
- Phone
- 1005
- compliance@railway.uz
- Website
- railway.uz
Train from Tashkent Central to Samarkand
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–17
- Website
- https://railway.uz/en/
- Book at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/home
- Sleeper
- $11–13
- Coupe
- $15–17
- SV
- $26–29
Want to know more about travelling around Uzbekistan
Rome2Rio's Travel Guide series provide vital information for the global traveller. Filled with useful and timely travel information, the guides answer all the hard questions - such as 'How do I buy a ticket?', 'Should I book online before I travel? ', 'How much should I expect to pay?', 'Do the trains and buses have Wifi?' - to help you get the most out of your next trip.
Related travel guides
Travelling to the UK: What do I need to know?
Read the travel guide
Which London airport should I choose?
Read the travel guide
How to get from Heathrow Airport into central London
Read the travel guide






















