There are 5 ways to get from Kyiv to Nukus by bus, plane, train, or car
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Bus to Chișinău International Airport, fly to Urgench International Airport, train
best- Take the bus from Kyiv Central Bus station to Chişinău
- Fly from Chișinău International Airport (RMO) to Urgench International Airport (UGC)RMO - UGC
- Take the train from Ellikqala to Nukus
23h 22m$256–660Bus, train via Astrakhan
cheapest- Take the bus from Kyiv Central Bus station to Chişinău
- Take the bus from Chişinău Northern Bus Station to Salaryevo Bus Station
- Take the bus from Salaryevo Bus Station to Astrakhan Bus station
- Take the train from Astrahan 1 to Aksaraiskaia
- Take the train from Aksarayskaya-1 to Nukus
4d 6h$131–386Bus to Chișinău International Airport, fly to Nukus
- Take the bus from Kyiv Central Bus station to Chişinău
- Fly from Chișinău International Airport (RMO) to Nukus (NCU)RMO - NCU
20h 11m$274–593Train, drive to Iași International Airport, fly to Urgench International Airport
- Take the train from Kyiv-Pas. to Ungheni
- Drive from Ungheni to Iași International Airport (IAS)
- Fly from Iași International Airport (IAS) to Urgench International Airport (UGC)IAS - UGC
- Take the train from Ellikqala to Nukus
31h 19m$331–935Bus, train
- Take the bus from Kyiv Central Bus station to Chişinău Northern Bus Station
- 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 Qŭnghirot
- Take the train from Qŭnghirot to Nukus
4d 11h
Chișinău International Airport (RMO) to Urgench International Airport (UGC) flights
Questions & Answers
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The cheapest way to get from Kyiv to Nukus is to bus and train via Astrakhan which costs $130 - $390 and takes 4 days 6h.
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The fastest way to get from Kyiv to Nukus is to bus and fly which takes 20h 11m and costs $270 - $600.
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The distance between Kyiv and Nukus is 3328 km.
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The best way to get from Kyiv to Nukus without a car is to bus and train via Astrakhan which takes 4 days 6h and costs $130 - $390.
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It takes approximately 23h 22m to get from Kyiv to Nukus, including transfers.
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Nukus is 3h ahead of Kyiv. It is currently 4:02 AM in Kyiv and 7:02 AM in Nukus.
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There are 30+ hotels available in Nukus.
What companies run services between Kyiv, Ukraine and Nukus, Uzbekistan?
There is no direct connection from Kyiv to Nukus. However, you can take the bus to Chişinău, walk to str. Ismail, take the line 30 train to Aeroportul Internațional, walk to Chișinău International Airport (RMO) airport, fly to Urgench International Airport (UGC), take the taxi to Ellikqala, then take the train to Nukus. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Kyiv Central Bus station to Nukus via Chişinău, str. Tighina, Gara Auto Nord, Chişinău Northern Bus Station, Salaryevo Bus Station, Astrakhan Bus station, Astrahan 1, Aksaraiskaia, and Aksarayskaya-1 in around 4d 6h.
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- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Chișinău International Airport to Urgench International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 1m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Iași International Airport to Urgench International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 6m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from Chișinău International Airport to Nukus via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–500
Flights from Chișinău International Airport to Nukus via Istanbul, Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Iași International Airport to Urgench International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,300
Flights from Iași International Airport to Urgench International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–850
- Website
- azal.az
Flights from Chișinău International Airport to Urgench International Airport via Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–550
Flights from Iași International Airport to Urgench International Airport via Istanbul, Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $270–850
- Phone
- 1005
- compliance@railway.uz
- Website
- railway.uz
Train from Ellikqala to Nukus
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- 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 Aksarayskaya-1 to Nukus
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $21–34
- Website
- https://railway.uz/en/
- Book at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/home
- Sleeper
- $21–23
- Coupe
- $31–34
- SV
- $57–62
Train from Qŭnghirot to Nukus
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Website
- https://railway.uz/en/
- Book at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/home
- Sleeper
- $9–10
- Coupe
- $12–13
- SV
- $19–21
- 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
- $10–28
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $45–70
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $10–15
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $20–28
- Phone
- +38 (044) 309-70-01
- booking@uz.gov.ua
- Website
- uz.gov.ua
Train from Kyiv-Pas. to Ungheni
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- https://uz.gov.ua/en/
- Schedules at
- https://uz.gov.ua/en/passengers/timetable/
- Book at
- https://gd.tickets.ua/en?refid=6578
- 2nd class
- $40–60
- Phone
- +992 (37) 227 21 77
- info@railway.tj
- Website
- railway.tj
Train from Volzhsky to Qŭnghirot
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- railway.tj
- Book at
- eng.rzd.ru
- Phone
- +38 095 444 44 44
- help@ukrpas.com.ua
- Website
- ukrpas.ua
Bus from Kyiv Central Bus station to Chişinău
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–40
- Website
- https://ukrpas.ua/ru
- Phone
- 8-800-775-45-73
- Website
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Chişinău Northern Bus Station to Salaryevo Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–230
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Salaryevo Bus Station to Astrakhan Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Salaryevo Bus Station to Volzhsky
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $29–45
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
- Phone
- +373 78 348 888
- contact@galtrans.md
- Website
- galtrans.md
Bus from Kyiv Central Bus station to Chişinău Northern Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $36
- Schedules at
- galtrans.md
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