There are 7 ways to get from Lugano to Samarkand by train, plane, 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.
Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Samarkand International Airport
best- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD)plane MXP - SKD
12h 32m$378–559Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Tashkent International Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Tashkent International Airport (TAS)plane MXP - TAS
- Take the train from Tashkent Central to Samarkandtrain
13h 33m$260–644Train, bus
- Take the train from Lugano to Zürich HBtrain
- Take the bus from Zurich to Bălțibus
- Take the bus from Balti to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminalbus
- Take the train from St Petersburg Glavny to Verhnii Baskunchaktrain
- Take the train from Verkhniy Baskunchak to Samarkandtrain
6d 5h$427–623Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Samarkand International Airport
- Take the train from Lugano to Zuerich Hbtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD)plane ZRH - SKD
13h 22m$493–809Train, train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Samarkand International Airport
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Bologna centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD)plane BLQ - SKD
14h 26m$406–789Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Bukhara International Airport, train
- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Bukhara International Airport (BHK)plane MXP - BHK
- Take the train from Bukhara 1 to Samarkandtrain
15h 54m$398–1,335Train, bus via Lugano
- Take the train from Lugano to Zürich HBtrain
- Take the bus from Zurich to Bălțibus
- Take the bus from Balti to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminalbus
- Take the train from St Petersburg Glavny to Verhnii Baskunchaktrain
- Take the train from Verkhniy Baskunchak to Samarkandtrain
6d 5h$462–678
Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Lugano to Samarkand is to train and fly which costs $260 - $650 and takes 13h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Lugano to Samarkand is to train and fly which takes 12h 32m and costs $370 - $600.
The distance between Lugano and Samarkand is 4788 km.
The best way to get from Lugano to Samarkand without a car is to train and bus which takes 6 days 5h and costs $420 - $650.
It takes approximately 12h 32m to get from Lugano to Samarkand, including transfers.
Samarkand is 3h ahead of Lugano. It is currently 4:59 PM in Lugano and 7:59 PM in Samarkand.
There are 843+ hotels available in Samarkand.
What companies run services between Lugano, Switzerland and Samarkand, Uzbekistan?
There is no direct connection from Lugano to Samarkand. However, you can take the train to Malpensa Aeroporto T1, walk to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) airport, fly to Samarkand International Airport (SKD), then take the taxi to Samarkand. Alternatively, you can take a train from Lugano to Samarkand via Zürich HB, Zurich, Balti, Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal, St Petersburg Glavny, Verhnii Baskunchak, and Verkhniy Baskunchak in around 6d 5h.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–600
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–750
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bukhara International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 13m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,100
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $270–700
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Urgench
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–700
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bukhara International Airport via Urgench
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,200
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bukhara International Airport via Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,300
- Website
- azal.az
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–800
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–600
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–650
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
- Website
- unilode.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–800
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–850
- Website
- scat.kz
Flights from Zurich Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–950
- Website
- taban.aero
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Urgench
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–600
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Lugano to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–90
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $27–40
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Lugano to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–90
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- Russian Railways
Train from St Petersburg Glavny to Verhnii Baskunchak
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $230–330
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $55–75
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $75–110
Train from St Petersburg Glavny to Verhnii Baskunchak
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $230–330
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $55–75
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $75–110
- Phone
- 1005
- compliance@railway.uz
- Website
- Uzbekistan Railways
Train from Verkhniy Baskunchak to Samarkand
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $32–51
- Website
- Uzbekistan Railways
- Book at
- Uzbekistan Railways
- Schedules at
- Uzbekistan Railways
- Sleeper
- $32–35
- Coupe
- $47–51
- SV
- $90–100
Train from Bukhara 1 to Samarkand
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- Uzbekistan Railways
- Book at
- Uzbekistan Railways
- Schedules at
- Uzbekistan Railways
- Sleeper
- $10–12
- Coupe
- $13–15
- SV
- $22–25
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Lugano to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–100
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- $70–100
- 2nd Class
- $45–65
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Milano Centrale to Bologna centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $28–50
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- 1005
- compliance@railway.uz
- Website
- Uzbekistan Railways
Train from Tashkent Central to Samarkand
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $23–34
- Website
- Uzbekistan Railways
- Book at
- Uzbekistan Railways
- Schedules at
- Uzbekistan Railways
- Business class
- $31–34
- Econom class
- $23
Train from Bukhara 1 to Samarkand
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–25
- Website
- Uzbekistan Railways
- Book at
- Uzbekistan Railways
- Schedules at
- Uzbekistan Railways
- Business class
- $23–25
- Econom class
- $17
- Phone
- +992 (37) 227 21 77
- info@railway.tj
- Website
- railway.tj
Train from Verkhniy Baskunchak to Samarkand
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 44m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Book at
- Tajikistan Railways
- Phone
- +373 78 59 59 59
- partners@begoo.md
- Website
- begoo.md
Bus from Zurich to Bălți
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $169
- Schedules at
- begoo.md
Bus from Zurich to Bălți
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $169
- Schedules at
- begoo.md
- Phone
- +373 22 542-185
- autogara@mtc.md
- Website
- autogara.md
Bus from Balti to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–200
- Schedules at
- autogara.md
Bus from Balti to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–200
- Schedules at
- autogara.md
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