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
23h$654–2,306Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tashkent International Airport, train
cheapest- 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 11m$514–1,141Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bukhara International Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Bukhara International Airport (BHK)plane ORD - BHK
- Take the train from Bukhara 1 to Samarkandtrain
31h 36m$814–2,932Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Samarkand International Airport
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD)plane MDW - SKD
29h 23m$1,004–3,706Train 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 14m$1,114–4,215
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 $500 - $1,200 and takes 22h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Samarkand is to fly and train which takes 22h 11m and costs $500 - $1,200.
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 1:02 AM in Chicago and 11:02 AM in Samarkand.
There are 766+ 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.
Airlines
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bukhara International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 37m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Boston, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Detroit, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from South Bend to Samarkand International Airport via Atlanta, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 33m
- When
- Tuesday, Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,500
Flights from South Bend to Samarkand International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,200
Flights from South Bend to Samarkand International Airport via Washington Dulles, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 38m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,300
Flights from South Bend to Samarkand International Airport via Detroit, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,200
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bukhara International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 37m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bukhara International Airport via Istanbul, Urgench
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
Flights from South Bend to Samarkand International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,200
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,200
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Boston, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,200
- Website
- azal.az
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Philadelphia, Prague, Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,500
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
- Website
- unilode.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
- Website
- taban.aero
Flights from South Bend to Samarkand International Airport via Atlanta, Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 23m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,700
Train operators
- 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
- Schedules at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/pages/schedule
- Sleeper
- $10–12
- Coupe
- $13–15
- SV
- $23–25
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
- Schedules at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/pages/schedule
- 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
- $23–35
- 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
- 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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