There are 5 ways to get from Lugano to Samarkand by train or plane
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Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly
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 2m$308–760Train to Zurich Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lugano to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD)plane ZRH - SKD
13h 18m$335–768Train to Basel, fly
- Take the train from Lugano to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD)plane BSL - SKD
14h 41m$378–1,299Train, train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly
- 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 14m$382–904Train, train to Turin Caselle Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Torino Porta di Susatrain
- Fly from Turin Caselle Airport (TRN) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD)plane TRN - SKD
17h 55m$395–1,439
Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lugano to Samarkand is to train and fly which costs $330 - $800 and takes 13h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Lugano to Samarkand is to train and fly which takes 12h 2m and costs $300 - $800.
The distance between Lugano and Samarkand is 4788 km.
It takes approximately 12h 2m to get from Lugano to Samarkand, including transfers.
Samarkand is 3h ahead of Lugano. It is currently 3:24 PM in Lugano and 6:24 PM in Samarkand.
There are 677+ 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 the train to Zürich HB, take the train to Zürich Flughafen, walk to Zurich Airport (ZRH) airport, fly to Samarkand International Airport (SKD), then take the taxi to Samarkand.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Zurich Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Basel to Samarkand International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,500
Flights from Basel to Samarkand International Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,400
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Istanbul, Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
Flights from Basel to Samarkand International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,400
- Website
- azal.az
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Istanbul, Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–850
Flights from Basel to Samarkand International Airport via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,000
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
Flights from Basel to Samarkand International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,400
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Lugano to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–210
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lugano to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $100–300
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–90
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lugano to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–120
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- $85–120
- 2nd Class
- $65–90
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Lugano to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–29
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Bologna centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Milano Centrale to Torino Porta di Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–45
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
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