There are 6 ways to get from Kathmandu to Samarkand by plane, car, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Samarkand International Airport
best- Fly from Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD)plane KTM - SKD
13h 12m$319–1,142Fly to Karshi, train
cheapest- Fly from Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) to Karshi (KSQ)plane KTM - KSQ
- Take the train from Qarshi to Samarkandtrain
14h 57m$174–503Drive 3,242.4 km
- Drive from Kathmandu to Samarkandcar 3,242.4 km
2d 2h$415–599Fly to Tashkent International Airport, train
- Fly from Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) to Tashkent International Airport (TAS)plane KTM - TAS
- Take the train from Tashkent North to Samarkandtrain
12h 2m$210–519Fly to Navoi, train
- Fly from Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) to Navoi (NVI)plane KTM - NVI
- Take the train from Navoiy to Samarkandtrain
20h 47m$175–502Fly to Bukhara International Airport, train
- Fly from Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) to Bukhara International Airport (BHK)plane KTM - BHK
- Take the train from Buchara 1 to Samarkandtrain
17h 22m$200–582
Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kathmandu to Samarkand is to fly and train which costs $170 - $550 and takes 14h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Kathmandu to Samarkand is to fly and train which takes 12h 2m and costs $210 - $550.
The distance between Kathmandu and Samarkand is 2165 km. The road distance is 3242.4 km.
It takes approximately 13h 12m to get from Kathmandu to Samarkand, including transfers.
Samarkand is 45 min behind Kathmandu. It is currently 2:11 PM in Kathmandu and 1:26 PM in Samarkand.
Yes, the driving distance between Kathmandu to Samarkand is 3242 km. It takes approximately 2 days 2h to drive from Kathmandu to Samarkand.
There are 590+ hotels available in Samarkand.
What companies run services between Kathmandu, Nepal and Samarkand, Uzbekistan?
Flydubai, Air India Limited, and Uzbekistan fly from Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD) once daily.
- Website
- flyhelicopters.uz
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Karshi via Delhi, Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–950
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Karshi via Sharjah, Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–800
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Karshi via Dubai, Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 31m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,200
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Navoi via Delhi, Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–950
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Navoi via Sharjah, Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–800
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Navoi via Dubai, Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,200
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Navoi via Mumbai, Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–650
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Navoi via Abu Dhabi, Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–800
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Bukhara International Airport via Delhi, Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–1,100
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Bukhara International Airport via Sharjah, Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $330–900
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Bukhara International Airport via Dubai, Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,300
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Delhi, Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–750
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Bukhara International Airport via Delhi, Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Bukhara International Airport via Sharjah, Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–900
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 27m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,400
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–950
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–490
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Sharjah
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–650
- Website
- unilode.com
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–550
- Phone
- 1005
- compliance@railway.uz
- Website
- railway.uz
Train from Tashkent North 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 Qarshi to Samarkand
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–18
- Website
- https://railway.uz/en/
- Book at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/home
- Schedules at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/pages/schedule
- Business class
- $16–18
- Econom class
- $12
Train from Navoiy to Samarkand
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- 3 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
- Business class
- $15–17
- Econom class
- $11
Train from Buchara 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
- Phone
- 1005
- compliance@railway.uz
- Website
- railway.uz
Train from Tashkent North to Samarkand
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- 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 Qarshi to Samarkand
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Website
- https://railway.uz/en/
- Book at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/home
- Sleeper
- $9–11
- Coupe
- $12–14
- SV
- $20–22
Train from Navoiy to Samarkand
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Website
- https://railway.uz/en/
- Book at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/home
- Sleeper
- $9–11
- Coupe
- $12–14
- SV
- $19–22
Train from Buchara 1 to Samarkand
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- 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
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