There are 5 ways to get from Kyiv to Samarkand by bus, plane, taxi, or train
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Bus, fly to Samarkand International Airport
best- Take the bus from Kyiv to Vinnytsiabus
- Take the bus from Vinnytsia to Sorocabus
- Take the bus from Soroca to Chisinau Airportbus
- Fly from Chișinău International Airport (RMO) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD)plane RMO - SKD
17h 24m$357–609Bus, taxi, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Kyiv Central Bus Station to Цукуринеbus
- Take the taxi from Цукурине to Donetsk Yuzhny bus stationtaxi
- Take the bus from Donetsk Yuzhny bus station to Volgograd Bus stationbus
- Take the train from Volzhsky to Samarkandtrain
3d 9h$122–216Bus, taxi, train via Rostov-on-Don
- Take the bus from Kyiv Central Bus Station to Криворіжжяbus
- Take the taxi from Криворіжжя to Donetsk Yuzhny bus stationtaxi
- Take the bus from Donetsk Yuzhny bus station to Rostov-on-Don bus stationbus
- Take the train from Rostov Gl to Volgograd 1train
- Take the train from Volgograd-1 to Samarkandtrain 360
3d 6h$174–296Bus, fly to Tashkent International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Kyiv to Vinnytsiabus
- Take the bus from Vinnytsia to Sorocabus
- Take the bus from Soroca to Chisinau Airportbus
- Fly from Chișinău International Airport (RMO) to Tashkent International Airport (TAS)plane RMO - TAS
- Take the train from Tashkent Central to Samarkandtrain
18h 5m$318–724Bus, taxi, train #2
- Take the bus from Kyiv Central Bus Station to Цукуринеbus
- Take the taxi from Цукурине to Donetsk Yuzhny bus stationtaxi
- Take the bus from Donetsk Yuzhny bus station to Rostov-on-Don bus stationbus
- Take the train from Rostov Gl to Volgograd 1train
- Take the train from Volgograd-1 to Samarkandtrain 360
3d 10h$169–294
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 taxi and train which costs $120 - $220 and takes 3 days 9h.
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The fastest way to get from Kyiv to Samarkand is to bus and fly which takes 17h 24m and costs $350 - $650.
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The distance between Kyiv and Samarkand is 3763 km.
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The best way to get from Kyiv to Samarkand without a car is to bus and taxi and train via Rostov-on-Don which takes 3 days 6h and costs $170 - $300.
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It takes approximately 17h 24m to get from Kyiv to Samarkand, including transfers.
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Samarkand is 2h ahead of Kyiv. It is currently 8:07 AM in Kyiv and 10:07 AM in Samarkand.
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There are 741+ 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 Vinnytsia, take the bus to Soroca, 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 the subway to Demiivska, walk to Kyiv Central Bus Station, take the bus to Криворіжжя, take the taxi to Donetsk Yuzhny bus station, take the bus to Rostov-on-Don bus station, walk to Rostov Gl, take the train to Volgograd 1, walk to Volgograd-1, then take the train to Samarkand.
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- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Chișinău International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Chișinău International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–650
- Website
- azal.az
Flights from Chișinău International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Chișinău International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–490
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from Chișinău International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,300
Flights from Chișinău International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $260–700
- Website
- airsamarkand.com
Flights from Chișinău International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Sharm el-Sheikh
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
- 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
- $140–480
- Website
- res.eliteairways.net
Flights from Chișinău International Airport to Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–460
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Rostov Gl to Volgograd 1
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 41m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $23–55
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $120–170
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $23–35
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $35–55
- Phone
- 8 800 775 54 53
- Website
- grandtrain.ru
Train from Rostov Gl to Volgograd 1
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $18–25
- Website
- https://grandtrain.ru/
- Schedules at
- https://grandtrain.ru/raspisanie/
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $18–20
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $21–25
- Phone
- +992 (37) 227 21 77
- info@railway.tj
- Website
- railway.tj
Train from Volgograd-1 to Samarkand
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 2h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $70–120
- Schedules at
- railway.tj
- Book at
- eng.rzd.ru
- 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 Volzhsky to Samarkand
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 1h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $34–54
- Website
- https://railway.uz/en/
- Book at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/home
- Sleeper
- $34–36
- Coupe
- $50–54
- SV
- $95–105
- Phone
- +380(67)-484-57-27
- support@pavluks-trans.com
- Website
- pavluks-trans.com
Bus from Kyiv to Vinnytsia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Website
- https://pavluks-trans.com/en
- Schedules at
- https://pavluks-trans.com/en/routes
Bus from Kyiv Central Bus Station to Криворіжжя
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- https://pavluks-trans.com/en
- Schedules at
- https://pavluks-trans.com/en/routes
Bus from Kyiv Central Bus Station to Цукурине
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- Website
- https://pavluks-trans.com/en
- Schedules at
- https://pavluks-trans.com/en/routes
- Phone
- +373 78 348 888
- contact@galtrans.md
- Website
- galtrans.md
Bus from Vinnytsia to Soroca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- galtrans.md
Bus from Soroca to Chisinau Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- galtrans.md
- Phone
- 477
- Website
- avtovokzal-dnr.ru
Bus from Donetsk Yuzhny bus station to Rostov-on-Don bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18
- Website
- https://avtovokzal-dnr.ru/
- Schedules at
- https://avtovokzal-dnr.ru/
- Book at
- https://ticketbus-online.ru/
- Phone
- 8-800-775-45-73
- Website
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Donetsk Yuzhny bus station to Volgograd Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $28–45
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Estimated price
- $13–28
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