There are 5 ways to get from Kyiv to Samarkand by bus, plane, train, or car
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Bus, bus to Chișinău International Airport, fly to Samarkand International Airport
best- Take the bus from Kyiv Central Bus station to Odesa Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Odesa Central Bus Station to Chisinau Airportbus
- Fly from Chișinău International Airport (RMO) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD)plane RMO - SKD
17h 37mBus, train via Astrakhan
cheapest- Take the bus from Kyiv Central Bus station to Chişinăubus
- Take the bus from Chişinău Northern Bus Station to Salaryevo Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Salaryevo Bus Station to Astrakhan Bus stationbus
- Take the train from Astrahan 1 to Aksaraiskaiatrain
- Take the train from Aksarayskaya-1 to Samarkandtrain
4d 19h$169–460Bus, train
- Take the bus from Kyiv Central Bus station to Orheibus
- Take the bus from Orhei, Moldova to Moscow, International Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Salaryevo Bus Station to Volzhskybus
- Take the train from Volzhsky to Samarkandtrain
4d 11h$194–345Train, drive to Iași International Airport, fly to Samarkand International Airport
- Take the train from Kyiv-Pas. to Unghenitrain
- Drive from Ungheni to Iași International Airport (IAS)car
- Fly from Iași International Airport (IAS) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD)plane IAS - SKD
29h 5m$415–1,385Bus, bus to Chișinău International Airport, fly to Tashkent International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Kyiv Central Bus station to Odesa Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Odesa Central Bus Station to Chisinau Airportbus
- Fly from Chișinău International Airport (RMO) to Tashkent International Airport (TAS)plane RMO - TAS
- Take the train from Tashkent North to Samarkandtrain
19h 27m
Chișinău International Airport (RMO) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD) flights
Questions & Answers
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The cheapest way to get from Kyiv to Samarkand is to bus and train which costs $190 - $350 and takes 4 days 11h.
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The fastest way to get from Kyiv to Samarkand is to train and drive and fly which takes 29h 5m and costs $410 - $1,400.
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The distance between Kyiv and Samarkand is 4482 km.
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The best way to get from Kyiv to Samarkand without a car is to bus and train which takes 4 days 11h and costs $190 - $350.
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It takes approximately 17h 37m to get from Kyiv to Samarkand, including transfers.
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Samarkand is 3h ahead of Kyiv. It is currently 1:02 PM in Kyiv and 4:02 PM in Samarkand.
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There are 605+ hotels available in Samarkand.
What companies run services between Kyiv, Ukraine and Samarkand, Uzbekistan?
There is no direct connection from Kyiv to Samarkand. However, you can take the bus to Odesa Central Bus Station, take the bus to Chisinau Airport, walk to Chișinău International Airport (RMO) airport, fly to Samarkand International Airport (SKD), then take the taxi to Samarkand. Alternatively, you can take a subway from Poshtova Ploscha to Samarkand via Demiivska, Kyiv Central Bus station, Orhei, Moldova, Salaryevo Bus Station, Volzhsky, and Volzhsky in around 4d 11h.
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- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Chișinău International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,300
Flights from Iași International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Iași International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
Flights from Chișinău International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–800
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from Chișinău International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
Flights from Chișinău International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,400
Flights from Iași International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
- Website
- azal.az
Flights from Chișinău International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–800
Flights from Chișinău International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–460
- Website
- unilode.com
Flights from Chișinău International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–900
- Website
- taban.aero
Flights from Chișinău International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,000
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Iași International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
- Website
- flyone.eu
Flights from Chișinău International Airport to Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–400
- Phone
- 1005
- compliance@railway.uz
- Website
- railway.uz
Train from Volzhsky to Samarkand
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $35–57
- Website
- https://railway.uz/en/
- Book at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/home
- Sleeper
- $35–38
- Coupe
- $52–57
- SV
- $100–110
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
- 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
- +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
- $60–110
- Schedules at
- railway.tj
- Book at
- eng.rzd.ru
- 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
- $55–75
- Website
- https://uz.gov.ua/en/
- Schedules at
- https://uz.gov.ua/en/passengers/timetable/
- Book at
- https://gd.tickets.ua/en?refid=6578
- Coupe
- $55–75
- 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
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Kyiv Central Bus station to Odesa Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +38 (050) 010-01-04
- orionbilet@gmail.com
- Website
- orionbus.net
Bus from Odesa Central Bus Station to Chisinau Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://orionbus.net/en
- Phone
- +373 78 348 888
- contact@galtrans.md
- Website
- galtrans.md
Bus from Kyiv Central Bus station to Orhei
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $30
- Schedules at
- galtrans.md
- Phone
- +373 (689) 78-455
- bon_voyage_tour@list.ru
- Website
- bonvoyage.md
Bus from Orhei, Moldova to Moscow, International Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $103–205
- Schedules at
- bonvoyage.md
- Book at
- bonvoyage.md
- Adult
- $205
- Children
- $103
- Phone
- 8-800-775-45-73
- Website
- 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
Bus from Chişinău Northern Bus Station to Salaryevo Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–230
- 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
- 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
- $21–35
- Website
- https://ukrpas.ua/ru
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