There are 4 ways to get from Cluj-Napoca to Samarkand by plane, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly
best- Fly from Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD)CLJ - SKD
9h 40m$371–1,312Train, bus via Chișinău
cheapest- Take the train from Cluj Napoca to Iași
- Take the train from Iasi to Chisinau
- Take the bus from Chişinău Northern Bus Station to Salaryevo Bus Station
- Take the bus from Salaryevo Bus Station to Volzhsky
- Take the train from Volzhsky to Samarkand
5d 4h$186–434Train, bus
- Take the train from Cluj Napoca to Iași
- Take the train from Iasi to Chisinau
- Take the bus from Chișinău, North Bus Station to Moscow International Bus Station
- Take the bus from Salaryevo Bus Station to Volzhsky
- Take the train from Volzhsky to Samarkand
4d 15h$196–334Train, bus via Kalininskiy
- Take the train from Cluj Napoca to Iași
- Take the bus from Iasi Airport to Bălți
- Take the bus from Balti to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal
- Take the train from St Petersburg Glavny to Aksaraiskaia
- Take the train from Aksarayskaya-1 to Samarkand
4d 21h
Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cluj-Napoca to Samarkand is to train and bus which costs $190 - $340 and takes 4 days 15h.
The fastest way to get from Cluj-Napoca to Samarkand is to fly which takes 9h 40m and costs $370 - $1,400.
The distance between Cluj-Napoca and Samarkand is 3563 km.
The best way to get from Cluj-Napoca to Samarkand without a car is to train and bus which takes 4 days 15h and costs $190 - $340.
It takes approximately 9h 40m to get from Cluj-Napoca to Samarkand, including transfers.
Samarkand is 3h ahead of Cluj-Napoca. It is currently 5:11 AM in Cluj-Napoca and 8:11 AM in Samarkand.
There are 705+ hotels available in Samarkand.
What companies run services between Cluj-Napoca, Romania and Samarkand, Uzbekistan?
Turkish Airlines, Uzbekistan, and four other airlines fly from Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD) 3 times a day.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Samarkand International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,700
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Samarkand International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,700
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Samarkand International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Samarkand International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
- Website
- unilode.com
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Samarkand International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Cluj Napoca to Iași
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $41–45
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- (+373) 22 83 33 33
- cfm@railway.md
- Website
- railway.md
Train from Iasi to Chisinau
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Schedules at
- railway.md
- Phone
- 1005
- compliance@railway.uz
- Website
- railway.uz
Train from Volzhsky to Samarkand
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $35–57
- Website
- https://railway.uz/en/
- Book at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/home
- Sleeper
- $35–38
- Coupe
- $52–57
- SV
- $100–110
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from St Petersburg Glavny to Aksaraiskaia
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–120
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $290–410
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $70–100
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $80–120
- Phone
- +992 (37) 227 21 77
- info@railway.tj
- Website
- railway.tj
Train from Aksarayskaya-1 to Samarkand
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 24m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $60–100
- Schedules at
- railway.tj
- Book at
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Volzhsky to Samarkand
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 1h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $65–120
- Schedules at
- railway.tj
- Book at
- eng.rzd.ru
- Phone
- +373 (689) 78-455
- bon_voyage_tour@list.ru
- Website
- bonvoyage.md
Bus from Chișinău, North Bus Station to Moscow International Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $87–174
- Schedules at
- bonvoyage.md
- Book at
- bonvoyage.md
- Adult
- $174
- Children
- $87
- Phone
- 8-800-775-45-73
- Website
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Salaryevo Bus Station to Volzhsky
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Chişinău Northern Bus Station to Salaryevo Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–220
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
- Phone
- +40735123000
- office@trendbus.ro
- Website
- trendbus.ro
Bus from Iasi Airport to Bălți
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- romtransexpress.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +373 22 542-185
- autogara@mtc.md
- Website
- autogara.md
Bus from Balti to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $207
- Schedules at
- autogara.md
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