There are 3 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 37m$388–610Train to Zurich Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lugano to Zuerich Hbtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD)plane ZRH - SKD
13h 22m$444–914Train to Basel, fly
- Take the train from Lugano to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD)plane BSL - SKD
14h 43m$408–1,415
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 $380 - $650 and takes 12h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Lugano to Samarkand is to train and fly which takes 12h 37m and costs $380 - $650.
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 5:43 AM in Lugano and 8:43 AM in Samarkand.
There are 739+ 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 Zuerich Hb, walk 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 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–900
Flights from Zurich Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
Flights from Basel to Samarkand International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,500
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,500
Flights from Basel to Samarkand International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,800
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $380–900
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,300
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–950
Flights from Basel to Samarkand International Airport via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,100
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,500
Flights from Basel to Samarkand International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,800
- 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
- $300–750
- 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
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lugano to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $45–100
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- $70–100
- 2nd Class
- $45–65
Train from Lugano to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–120
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- $85–120
- 2nd Class
- $65–90
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Lugano to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $100–310
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Lugano to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–29
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
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