There are 5 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
12h 27m$388–1,518Train to Geneva International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD)plane GVA - SKD
13h 57m$350–976Train, 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$443–785Train 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
13h 33m$414–1,532Train 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
19h 19m$388–1,380
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 bus which costs $440 - $800 and takes 5 days 9h.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Samarkand is to fly which takes 12h 27m and costs $380 - $1,600.
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 $440 - $800.
It takes approximately 12h 27m to get from Lyon to Samarkand, including transfers.
Samarkand is 3h ahead of Lyon. It is currently 3:44 AM in Lyon and 6:44 AM in Samarkand.
There are 680+ hotels available in Samarkand.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Samarkand, Uzbekistan?
Turkish Airlines flies 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
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,500
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
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 Marseille Provence Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
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 Geneva International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–900
- Website
- azal.az
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
- 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
- $120–210
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 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
- $60–120
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $250–360
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $60–85
- 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
- $27–70
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–130
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 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
- $45–75
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Karlsruhe to Rīga
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $130–230
- 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
- $65–130
- 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
- $67
- 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
- 11h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $69
- 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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