There are 9 ways to get from Leipzig to Samarkand by plane, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport
best- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD)plane LEJ - SKD
14h 59m$505–1,810Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain
- Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Zgorzelec Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Zgorzelec to Warszawa Zachodniatrain
- Take the bus from Warsaw West to Moscow, International Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Salaryevo Bus Station to Volzhskybus
- Take the train from Volzhsky to Samarkandtrain
3d 23h$291–673Train, bus via Berlin
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Berlin Hbftrain
- Take the train from S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof to Rzepintrain
- Take the train from Rzepin to Warszawa Zachodniatrain
- Take the bus from Warsaw West to Moscow, International Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Salaryevo Bus Station to Volzhskybus
- Take the train from Volzhsky to Samarkandtrain
3d 21h$322–660Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD)plane BER - SKD
13h$342–695Train to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazitrain
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD)plane PRG - SKD
15h 29m$382–1,239Train to Nuremberg Airport, fly
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain
- Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD)plane NUE - SKD
14h 24m$503–1,861Train to Hannover Airport, fly
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD)plane HAJ - SKD
14h 55m$492–1,336Train, bus via Tallinn
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain
- Take the bus from Berlin Airport BER to Tallinn, Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Tallinn Central Bus station to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminalbus
- Take the train from St Petersburg Glavny to Aksaraiskaiatrain
- Take the train from Aksarayskaya-1 to Samarkandtrain
4d 15h$326–634Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Magdeburg Hbftrain
- Take the bus from Magdeburg to Gomel Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Gomel 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
4d 18h$361–977
Leipzig to Samarkand by train, bus, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Leipzig to Samarkand is to train and bus via Tallinn which costs $320 - $650 and takes 4 days 15h.
The fastest way to get from Leipzig to Samarkand is to train and fly which takes 13h and costs $340 - $700.
The distance between Leipzig and Samarkand is 4372 km.
The best way to get from Leipzig to Samarkand without a car is to train and bus via Berlin which takes 3 days 21h and costs $320 - $700.
It takes approximately 14h 59m to get from Leipzig to Samarkand, including transfers.
Samarkand is 3h ahead of Leipzig. It is currently 1:07 AM in Leipzig and 4:07 AM in Samarkand.
There are 193+ hotels available in Samarkand.
What companies run services between Leipzig, Germany and Samarkand, Uzbekistan?
Turkish Airlines, Uzbekistan, and two other airlines fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD) 6 times a week.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 3m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Samarkand International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,700
Flights from Hannover Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,800
- Website
- azal.az
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Vienna, Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Samarkand International Airport via Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–850
Flights from Hannover Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,200
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Samarkand International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Samarkand International Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,400
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof to Rzepin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $24–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $70–160
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $26–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Magdeburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $28–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Rzepin to Warszawa Zachodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $85–190
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Zgorzelec to Warszawa Zachodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–240
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +992 (37) 227 21 77
- info@railway.tj
- Website
- railway.tj
Train from Volzhsky to Samarkand
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 1h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $70–120
- Schedules at
- railway.tj
- Book at
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Aksarayskaya-1 to Samarkand
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 24m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Schedules at
- railway.tj
- Book at
- eng.rzd.ru
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
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $75–140
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $29–50
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Magdeburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 89 548889725
- info@trilex.de
- Website
- laenderbahn.com
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Zgorzelec Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Schedules at
- laenderbahn.com
- Phone
- 0 89 54 888 97 - 25
- info@laenderbahn.com
- Website
- laenderbahn.com
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Zgorzelec Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–110
- Schedules at
- laenderbahn.com
- Phone
- 1005
- compliance@railway.uz
- Website
- railway.uz
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
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from St Petersburg Glavny to Aksaraiskaia
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–130
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $270–380
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $65–90
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $90–130
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)
- $23–30
- 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
- +373 (689) 78-455
- bon_voyage_tour@list.ru
- Website
- bonvoyage.md
Bus from Warsaw West to Moscow, International Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $79–158
- Schedules at
- bonvoyage.md
- Book at
- bonvoyage.md
- Adult
- $158
- Children
- $79
- 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
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Berlin Airport BER to Tallinn, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $120–220
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +372 680 0909
- info@luxexpress.eu
- Website
- luxexpress.eu
Bus from Tallinn Central Bus station to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- https://luxexpress.eu/en/
- Phone
- +372 5656 3056
- info@balticshuttle.ee
- Website
- balticshuttle.ee
Bus from Tallinn Central Bus station to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Website
- https://www.balticshuttle.ee/en
- Phone
- (+372) 5645 9623
- buss@anniston.ee
- Website
- anniston.ee
Bus from Tallinn Central Bus station to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Schedules at
- anniston.ee
- Book at
- online.anniston.ee
- Phone
- +375 (29) 148-41-31
- info@vt.by
- Website
- vt.by
Bus from Magdeburg to Gomel Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $180–430
- Schedules at
- vt.by
Bus from Gomel Bus Station to Rostov-on-Don bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $85–310
- Schedules at
- vt.by
- Phone
- +375 (29) 643 70 22
- intercars@intercars.ru
- Website
- intercars-tickets.com
Bus from Gomel Bus Station to Rostov-on-Don bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 18m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $95–180
- Website
- https://www.intercars-tickets.com/
- Website
- infobus.by
Bus from Gomel Bus Station to Rostov-on-Don bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 27m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $65–95
- Website
- https://infobus.by/en/bus
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