There are 6 ways to get from Karakol to Samarkand by car, plane, bus, train, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive to Almaty International Airport, fly to Samarkand International Airport
best- Drive from Karakol to Almaty International Airport (ALA)car
- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD)plane ALA - SKD
7h 11m$227–689Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Karakol to Bishkek Avtovokzalbus 501
- Take the bus from Bishkek Avtovokzal to Jizzakhbus 711
- Take the train from Djizak to Samarkandtrain 056
24h 10m$40–45Bus, train via Shymkent
- Take the bus from Karakol to Bishkek Avtovokzalbus 501
- Take the train from Bischkek 2 to Shymkenttrain 317
- Take the train from Shymkent to Tashkent Centraltrain
- Take the train from Tashkent Central to Samarkandtrain
30h 37mDrive 1,257.6 km
- Drive from Karakol to Samarkandcar 1,257.6 km
18h 18m$111–161Taxi to Issyk-Kul International Airport, fly to Samarkand International Airport
- Take the taxi from Karakol to Issyk-Kul International Airport (IKU)taxi
- Fly from Issyk-Kul International Airport (IKU) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD)plane IKU - SKD
10h 48m$226–893Drive to Almaty International Airport, fly to Bukhara International Airport, train
- Drive from Karakol to Almaty International Airport (ALA)car
- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Bukhara International Airport (BHK)plane ALA - BHK
- Take the train from Bukhara 1 to Samarkandtrain
13h 42m$237–425
Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Karakol to Samarkand is to bus and train which costs $35 - $45 and takes 24h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Karakol to Samarkand is to drive and fly which takes 7h 11m and costs $220 - $700.
The distance between Karakol and Samarkand is 1285 km. The road distance is 1257.6 km.
The best way to get from Karakol to Samarkand without a car is to bus and train which takes 24h 10m and costs $35 - $45.
It takes approximately 7h 11m to get from Karakol to Samarkand, including transfers.
Samarkand is 1h behind Karakol. It is currently 11:51 AM in Karakol and 10:51 AM in Samarkand.
Yes, the driving distance between Karakol to Samarkand is 1258 km. It takes approximately 18h 18m to drive from Karakol to Samarkand.
There are 661+ hotels available in Samarkand.
What companies run services between Karakol, Kyrgyzstan and Samarkand, Uzbekistan?
There is no direct connection from Karakol to Samarkand. However, you can drive to Almaty International Airport (ALA) airport, fly to Samarkand International Airport (SKD), then take the taxi to Samarkand. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Karakol to Samarkand via Bishkek Avtovokzal, Jizzakh, and Djizak in around 24h 10m.
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $200–420
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Bukhara International Airport via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–360
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Bukhara International Airport via Tashkent, Urgench
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–360
- Website
- flyhelicopters.uz
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Bukhara International Airport via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–440
- Website
- flyr.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Samarkand International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–380
- Website
- s7.ru
Flights from Issyk-Kul International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Novosibirsk
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
- Website
- flyredwings.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Bukhara International Airport via Koltsovo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Phone
- 1005
- compliance@railway.uz
- Website
- railway.uz
Train from Djizak to Samarkand
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Website
- https://railway.uz/en/
- Book at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/home
- Sleeper
- $9–10
- Coupe
- $11–13
- SV
- $18–20
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
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
- Phone
- 1005
- compliance@railway.uz
- Website
- railway.uz
Train from Djizak to Samarkand
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Website
- https://railway.uz/en/
- Book at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/home
- Schedules at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/pages/schedule
- Business class
- $12–13
- Econom class
- $9
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
Train from Bukhara 1 to Samarkand
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–25
- Website
- https://railway.uz/en/
- Book at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/home
- Schedules at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/pages/schedule
- Business class
- $22–25
- Econom class
- $16
- Phone
- +996 (312) 30 02 09
- Website
- railway.kg
Train from Bischkek 2 to Shymkent
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- https://railway.kg/?lang=en
- Book at
- https://ticket.railway.kg/
- Phone
- 1433
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Shymkent to Tashkent Central
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 1st Class (Lux)
- $23–35
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $13–18
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- $4–6
- Phone
- +996 312 64-23-27
- bishkekvokzal@mail.ru
- Website
- avtovokzal.kg
Bus from Karakol to Bishkek Avtovokzal
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6
- Book at
- https://tezket.kg/
Bus from Bishkek Avtovokzal to Jizzakh
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26
- Book at
- https://tezket.kg/
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Estimated price
- $35–45
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