There are 6 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
23h$484–1,806Fly 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 Bukhara 1 to Samarkandtrain
30h 46m$384–1,832Train 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
25h 55m$973–3,661Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Samarkand International Airport
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD)plane MDW - SKD
30h 43m$754–2,906Fly 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 Central to Samarkandtrain
22h 10m$664–991Train to South Bend, fly to Samarkand International Airport
- Take the train from Van Buren St. to South Bend Airporttrain
- Fly from South Bend (SBN) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD)plane SBN - SKD
27h 36m$764–2,915
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 $650 - $1,000 and takes 22h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Samarkand is to fly and train which takes 22h 10m and costs $650 - $1,000.
The distance between Chicago and Samarkand is 10622 km.
It takes approximately 23h to get from Chicago to Samarkand, including transfers.
Samarkand is 10h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 2:36 AM in Chicago and 12:36 PM in Samarkand.
There are 631+ 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
- $480–1,800
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Boston, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,600
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 39m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,600
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Newark, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 49m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,600
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Detroit, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,600
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via New York JFK, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bukhara International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Boston, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,900
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Detroit, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,900
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Newark, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–3,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from South Bend to Samarkand International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,900
Flights from South Bend to Samarkand International Airport via Washington Dulles, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 53m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
Flights from South Bend to Samarkand International Airport via Atlanta, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,100
Flights from South Bend to Samarkand International Airport via Detroit, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,900
- 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
- $480–1,800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via New York JFK, Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,200
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 39m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,600
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via New York JFK, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bukhara International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bukhara International Airport via Istanbul, Urgench
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bukhara International Airport via London Heathrow, Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from South Bend to Samarkand International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,900
- Website
- taban.aero
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from South Bend to Samarkand International Airport via Atlanta, Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 46m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,300
- 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
- $600–2,100
- 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
- $480–1,800
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
- Website
- unilode.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
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
- $20–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- 1005
- compliance@railway.uz
- Website
- railway.uz
Train from Bukhara 1 to Samarkand
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- 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
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
- Phone
- 1005
- compliance@railway.uz
- Website
- railway.uz
Train from Bukhara 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
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
- +1 219-926-5744
- Website
- mysouthshoreline.com
Train from Van Buren St. to South Bend Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–15
- Schedules at
- mysouthshoreline.com
- Adults 14-64
- $13–15
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