There are 3 ways to get from Lugano to Samarkand by train or plane
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
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 37m$328–510Train 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$340–976Train, 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$403–1,457
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 $320 - $550 and takes 12h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Lugano to Samarkand is to train and fly which takes 12h 37m and costs $320 - $550.
The distance between Lugano and Samarkand is 4788 km.
It takes approximately 12h 37m to get from Lugano to Samarkand, including transfers.
Samarkand is 3h ahead of Lugano. It is currently 5:34 AM in Lugano and 8:34 AM in Samarkand.
There are 199+ 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 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,800
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
- 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
- $310–1,100
- Website
- taban.aero
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,100
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $330–950
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,800
- 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
- $75–220
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–95
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- 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
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