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How to get fromCholpon-Ata to Samarkandby plane, taxi, bus, train or car

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There are 6 ways to get from Cholpon-Ata to Samarkand by plane, taxi, bus, train, or car

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  1. Fly from Issyk-Kul International Airport

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    1. Fly from Issyk-Kul International Airport (IKU) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD)plane plane IKU - SKD
    5h
    $139–340

  2. Taxi, bus, train

    cheapest
    1. Take the taxi from Cholpon-Ata to Balykchy bus stationtaxi taxi
    2. Take the bus from Balykchy bus station to Bishkek Avtovokzalbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Bishkek Avtovokzal to Jizzakhbus bus 711
    4. Take the train from Djizak to Samarkandtrain train 056
    22h 24m
    $55–63

  3. Drive, train

    1. Drive from Cholpon-Ata to Almaty 2car car
    2. Take the train from Almaty 2 to Tashkent Centraltrain train
    3. Take the train from Tashkent Central to Samarkandtrain train
    26h 50m
    $58–103

  4. Drive 1,116.6 km

    1. Drive from Cholpon-Ata to Samarkandcar car 1,116.6 km
    16h 22m
    $99–143

  5. Drive to Almaty International Airport, fly

    1. Drive from Cholpon-Ata to Almaty International Airport (ALA)car car
    2. Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD)plane plane ALA - SKD
    8h 5m
    $236–702

  6. Drive, bus

    1. Drive from Cholpon-Ata to Almaty Sayran Bus Stationcar car
    2. Take the bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Tashkent bus stationbus bus 407
    3. Take the bus from Tashkent bus station to Samarkand Central Bus Stationbus bus
    24h 23m
    $55–79

Issyk-Kul International Airport (IKU) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD) flights

Calendar3Weekly Planes
Duration6h 10mAverage Duration
Ticket$132Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Cholpon-Ata, Ysyk-Köl, Kyrgyzstan and Samarkand, Uzbekistan?

S7 Airlines, Unilode, and Uzbekistan Helicopters fly from Issyk-Kul International Airport (IKU) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD) 3 times a week.

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