There are 6 ways to get from Lyon to Samarkand by plane, train, 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.
Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
best- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD)plane LYS - SKD
15h 2m$468–1,118Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD)plane MXP - SKD
16h 48m$335–799Train, bus
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Karlsruhe Hbftrain
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe to Rīgabus
- Take the bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminalbus
- Take the train from St Petersburg Glavny to Aksaraiskaiatrain
- Take the train from Aksarayskaya-1 to Samarkandtrain
5d 9h$360–642Train to Geneva International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD)plane GVA - SKD
14h 37m$366–1,103Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Aix En Provence Tgvtrain
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD)plane MRS - SKD
17h 13m$463–781Train to Turin Caselle Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Torino Porta Susatrain
- Fly from Turin Caselle Airport (TRN) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD)plane TRN - SKD
20h 29m$355–1,236
Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Samarkand is to train and fly which costs $460 - $800 and takes 17h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Samarkand is to train and fly which takes 14h 37m and costs $360 - $1,100.
The distance between Lyon and Samarkand is 5003 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Samarkand without a car is to train and bus which takes 5 days 9h and costs $360 - $650.
It takes approximately 15h 2m to get from Lyon to Samarkand, including transfers.
Samarkand is 4h ahead of Lyon. It is currently 9:19 PM in Lyon and 1:19 AM in Samarkand.
There are 631+ hotels available in Samarkand.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Samarkand, Uzbekistan?
Turkish Airlines, Uzbekistan, and three other airlines fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD) twice daily.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,200
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
- Website
- taban.aero
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,100
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,000
- Website
- unilode.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,000
- Website
- azal.az
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–900
- Website
- flyhelicopters.uz
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–190
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- $110–150
- 1st Class
- $140–190
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–80
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- $35–50
- 1st Class
- $60–80
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- $60–80
- 1st Class
- $90–120
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from St Petersburg Glavny to Aksaraiskaia
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–120
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $290–410
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $70–100
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $80–120
- Phone
- +992 (37) 227 21 77
- info@railway.tj
- Website
- railway.tj
Train from Aksarayskaya-1 to Samarkand
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 24m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $60–100
- Schedules at
- railway.tj
- Book at
- eng.rzd.ru
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- $30–45
- Rail 1st Class
- $45–70
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–130
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- $55–85
- Rail 1st Class
- $90–130
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $20–30
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Karlsruhe to Rīga
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–150
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
- Phone
- +372 680 0909
- info@luxexpress.eu
- Website
- luxexpress.eu
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–90
- Website
- https://luxexpress.eu/en/
- Phone
- +7 (901) 374-41-56
- markatek_spb@mail.ru
- Website
- markatek.travel
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $68
- Website
- https://markatek.travel/
- Schedules at
- https://markatek.travel/schedule/
- Phone
- +371 22 474 814
- vissa@apollo.lv
- Website
- vissareiss.lv
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $70
- Website
- https://vissareiss.lv/
- Schedules at
- https://vissareiss.lv/?highlight=0&sitepage=#Schedule
- Book at
- https://vissareiss.lv/index.php?sitepage=ticket_offer_en
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