There are 5 ways to get from Kunming to Samarkand by plane, car, or train
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Fly Kunming Changshui International Airport to Samarkand International Airport
best- Fly from Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD)plane KMG - SKD
11h 50m$243–953Fly Kunming Changshui International Airport to Tashkent International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) to Tashkent International Airport (TAS)plane KMG - TAS
- Take the train from Tashkent Central to Samarkandtrain
14h 46m$194–738Drive 5,258.9 km
- Drive from Kunming to Samarkandcar 5,258.9 km
2d 12h$663–958Train to Dali Huangcaoba, fly to Samarkand International Airport
- Take the train from Kunming to Dalitrain
- Fly from Dali Huangcaoba (DLU) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD)plane DLU - SKD
21h 25m$570–1,237Train to Xingyi Wanfenglin Airport, fly to Samarkand International Airport
- Take the train from Kunming to Xingyitrain
- Fly from Xingyi Wanfenglin Airport (ACX) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD)plane ACX - SKD
30h 17m$264–1,227
Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kunming to Samarkand is to fly and train which costs $190 - $750 and takes 14h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Kunming to Samarkand is to fly which takes 11h 50m and costs $240 - $1,000.
The distance between Kunming and Samarkand is 3744 km. The road distance is 5258.9 km.
It takes approximately 11h 50m to get from Kunming to Samarkand, including transfers.
Samarkand is 3h behind Kunming. It is currently 11:46 AM in Kunming and 8:46 AM in Samarkand.
Yes, the driving distance between Kunming to Samarkand is 5259 km. It takes approximately 2 days 12h to drive from Kunming to Samarkand.
There are 683+ hotels available in Samarkand.
What companies run services between Kunming, China and Samarkand, Uzbekistan?
Kunming Airlines, Zhejiang Loong Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD) once daily.
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Lanzhou, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–950
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Samarkand International Airport via Chengdu, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,500
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Samarkand International Airport via Yibin Wuliangye, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,500
Flights from Xingyi Wanfenglin Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Guiyang, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
- Website
- loongair.cn
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–900
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–650
Flights from Dali Huangcaoba to Samarkand International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,200
Flights from Xingyi Wanfenglin Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–900
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
- Website
- unilode.com
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–650
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,000
- Phone
- 1005
- compliance@railway.uz
- Website
- railway.uz
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
- Phone
- 1005
- compliance@railway.uz
- Website
- railway.uz
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 Kunming to Dali
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $15–35
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $15–21
- Adult - 1st Class
- $22–35
Train from Kunming to Xingyi
- Hard Seat
- $6–9
- Hard sleeper
- $12–18
- Soft sleeper
- $20–27
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