There are 5 ways to get from Chicago to Samarkand by plane or train
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Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Samarkand International Airport
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD)plane ORD - SKD
22h 5m$494–1,806Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bukhara International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Bukhara International Airport (BHK)plane ORD - BHK
- Take the train from Buchara 1 to Samarkandtrain
30h 40m$434–1,532Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Samarkand International Airport
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD)plane MDW - SKD
30h 18m$654–2,406Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tashkent International Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Tashkent International Airport (TAS)plane ORD - TAS
- Take the train from Tashkent North to Samarkandtrain
21h 40m$714–991Train to General Mitchell International Airport, fly to Samarkand International Airport
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukeetrain
- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD)plane MKE - SKD
24h 50m$875–3,219
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Samarkand is to fly and train which costs $700 - $1,000 and takes 21h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Samarkand is to fly and train which takes 21h 40m and costs $700 - $1,000.
The distance between Chicago and Samarkand is 10622 km.
It takes approximately 22h 5m to get from Chicago to Samarkand, including transfers.
Samarkand is 11h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 8:40 PM in Chicago and 7:40 AM in Samarkand.
There are 605+ hotels available in Samarkand.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Samarkand, Uzbekistan?
Emirates, Flydubai, and four other airlines fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD) twice daily.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,800
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Boston, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Detroit, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bukhara International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Newark, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via New York JFK, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Detroit, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 12m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bukhara International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via New York JFK, Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,700
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via New York JFK, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,400
- Website
- azal.az
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
- Website
- unilode.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
- 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
- $23–34
- 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
Train from Buchara 1 to Samarkand
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–25
- Website
- https://railway.uz/en/
- Book at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/home
- Schedules at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/pages/schedule
- Business class
- $23–25
- 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
- $11–17
- Website
- https://railway.uz/en/
- Book at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/home
- Sleeper
- $11–13
- 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
- $13–15
- SV
- $22–25
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $22–40
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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