There are 4 ways to get from Kyiv to Samarkand by bus, plane, train, or car
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Bus to Chișinău International Airport, fly to Samarkand International Airport
best- Take the bus from Kyiv Central Bus station to Chişinău
- Fly from Chișinău International Airport (RMO) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD)RMO - SKD
19h 23m$394–792Bus, train
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 Samarkand
4d 19h$170–461Bus to Chișinău International Airport, fly to Tashkent International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Kyiv Central Bus station to Chişinău
- Fly from Chișinău International Airport (RMO) to Tashkent International Airport (TAS)RMO - TAS
- Take the train from Tashkent North to Samarkand
21h 14m$315–597Train, drive to Iași International Airport, fly to Samarkand 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 Samarkand International Airport (SKD)IAS - SKD
29h 5m$456–1,287
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 $170 - $470 and takes 4 days 19h.
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The fastest way to get from Kyiv to Samarkand is to bus and fly which takes 19h 23m and costs $390 - $800.
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The distance between Kyiv and Samarkand is 3734 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 19h and costs $170 - $470.
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It takes approximately 19h 23m to get from Kyiv to Samarkand, including transfers.
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Samarkand is 3h ahead of Kyiv. It is currently 10:09 AM in Kyiv and 1:09 PM in Samarkand.
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There are 677+ 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 Chişinău, walk to str. Ismail, take the line 30 train to Aeroportul Internațional, walk to Chișinău International Airport (RMO) airport, fly to Samarkand International Airport (SKD), then take the taxi to Samarkand. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Kyiv Central Bus station to Samarkand 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 19h.
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- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Chișinău International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
Flights from Chișinău International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–440
Flights from Iași International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
Flights from Iași International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,600
- 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
- $260–850
Flights from Chișinău International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–550
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from Chișinău International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from Iași International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
- Website
- unilode.com
Flights from Chișinău International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
- 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
- $260–480
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Iași International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
- 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
- 1005
- compliance@railway.uz
- Website
- railway.uz
Train from Tashkent North to Samarkand
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Website
- https://railway.uz/en/
- Book at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/home
- Schedules at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/pages/schedule
- Business class
- $31–35
- Econom class
- $23
- 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
- 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
- $55–80
- 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
- $55–80
- 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
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