There are 6 ways to get from Elista to Samarkand by plane, bus, train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Elista Airport
best- Fly from Elista Airport (ESL) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD)plane ESL - SKD
12h 29m$243–954Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Elista to Astrakhan Bus stationbus
- Take the train from Astrahan 1 to Aksaraiskaiatrain
- Take the train from Aksarayskaya-1 to Samarkandtrain 360
2d 1h$92–165Drive 2,414.2 km
- Drive from Elista to Samarkandcar 2,414.2 km
33h 54m$213–308Bus to Grozny Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Elista to Groznyy Central bus stationbus
- Fly from Grozny Airport (GRV) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD)plane GRV - SKD
20h 8m$276–839Bus, bus to Mineralnye Vody Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Elista to Blagodarnyybus
- Take the bus from Blagodarnyy to Mineralnye Vodybus
- Fly from Mineralnye Vody Airport (MRV) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD)plane MRV - SKD
13h 12m$154–679Bus, train via Aqköl
- Take the bus from Elista to Astrakhan Bus stationbus
- Take the train from Astrakhan to Ganjuschkinotrain
- Take the train from Ganjuschkino to Samarkandtrain
2d 1h$97–175
Elista Airport (ESL) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Elista to Samarkand is to bus and train via Aqköl which costs $95 - $180 and takes 2 days 1h.
The fastest way to get from Elista to Samarkand is to fly which takes 12h 29m and costs $240 - $1,000.
The distance between Elista and Samarkand is 1995 km. The road distance is 2414.2 km.
The best way to get from Elista to Samarkand without a car is to bus and train which takes 2 days 1h and costs $90 - $170.
It takes approximately 12h 29m to get from Elista to Samarkand, including transfers.
Samarkand is 2h ahead of Elista. It is currently 7:33 PM in Elista and 9:33 PM in Samarkand.
Yes, the driving distance between Elista to Samarkand is 2414 km. It takes approximately 33h 54m to drive from Elista to Samarkand.
There are 797+ hotels available in Samarkand.
What companies run services between Elista, Russia and Samarkand, Uzbekistan?
Aeroflot Russian Airlines flies from Elista Airport (ESL) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD) twice a week.
- Website
- aeroflot.ru
Flights from Elista Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Moscow Sheremetyevo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Grozny Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Moscow Sheremetyevo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
- Website
- uralairlines.ru
Flights from Grozny Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Moscow Domodedovo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Grozny Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Koltsovo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from Grozny Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–800
- Website
- utair.ru
Flights from Grozny Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Moscow Vnukovo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
- Website
- taban.aero
Flights from Grozny Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Moscow Domodedovo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–800
- Website
- azimuth.aero
Flights from Mineralnye Vody Airport to Samarkand International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Astrahan 1 to Aksaraiskaia
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $9–30
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $75–110
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $9–12
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $21–30
- 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
- $65–110
- Schedules at
- railway.tj
- Book at
- eng.rzd.ru
- Phone
- +7 (717) 260-66-60
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Astrakhan to Ganjuschkino
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–100
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $50–70
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $70–100
- Phone
- 1005
- compliance@railway.uz
- Website
- railway.uz
Train from Ganjuschkino to Samarkand
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $29–46
- Website
- https://railway.uz/en/
- Book at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/home
- Schedules at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/pages/schedule
- Sleeper
- $29–31
- Coupe
- $43–46
- SV
- $80–90
- Phone
- 8-800-775-45-73
- Website
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Elista to Astrakhan Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–25
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Elista to Groznyy Central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Elista to Blagodarnyy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $14–20
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
- Website
- kmvavto.ru
Bus from Blagodarnyy to Mineralnye Vody
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8
- Website
- http://www.kmvavto.ru
- Book at
- https://regionbilet.ru/
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