There are 3 ways to get from Lhasa to Samarkand by taxi, plane, car, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Taxi, fly to Samarkand International Airport
best- Take the taxi from Lhasa to Lhasa-Airport-LXAtaxi
- Fly from Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD)plane LXA - SKD
11h 30m$441–1,924Taxi, fly to Tashkent International Airport, train
cheapest- Take the taxi from Lhasa to Lhasa-Airport-LXAtaxi
- Fly from Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA) to Tashkent International Airport (TAS)plane LXA - TAS
- Take the train from Tashkent Central to Samarkandtrain
14h 46m$322–1,159Drive 3,655.8 km
- Drive from Lhasa to Samarkandcar 3,655.8 km
2d 1h$461–666
Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lhasa to Samarkand is to drive which costs $460 - $700 and takes 2 days 1h.
The fastest way to get from Lhasa to Samarkand is to taxi and fly which takes 11h 30m and costs $440 - $2,000.
The distance between Lhasa and Samarkand is 2530 km. The road distance is 3655.8 km.
It takes approximately 11h 30m to get from Lhasa to Samarkand, including transfers.
Samarkand is 3h behind Lhasa. It is currently 12:58 PM in Lhasa and 9:58 AM in Samarkand.
Yes, the driving distance between Lhasa to Samarkand is 3656 km. It takes approximately 2 days 1h to drive from Lhasa to Samarkand.
There are 193+ hotels available in Samarkand.
What companies run services between Lhasa, China and Samarkand, Uzbekistan?
There is no direct connection from Lhasa to Samarkand. However, you can take the taxi to Lhasa-Airport-LXA airport, fly to Samarkand International Airport (SKD), then take the taxi to Samarkand. Alternatively, you can drive from Lhasa to Samarkand in around 2d 1h.
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Xining, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,900
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Chengdu, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–2,100
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Lanzhou, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–2,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Xining, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- Website
- loongair.cn
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–1,600
- 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
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Estimated price
- $19–24
Lasa Taxi
- Phone
- +86 891 682 6334
Lasa Taxi
- Phone
- +86 891 682 6334
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