There are 4 ways to get from Melbourne to Samarkand by plane or train
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Fly to Samarkand International Airport
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD)plane MEL - SKD
34h 46m$500–1,820Fly to Shymkent International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Shymkent International Airport (CIT)plane MEL - CIT
- Take the train from Shymkent to Tashkent Centraltrain
- Take the train from Tashkent Central to Samarkandtrain
35h 37m$336–1,263Fly to Tashkent International Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Tashkent International Airport (TAS)plane MEL - TAS
- Take the train from Tashkent Central to Samarkandtrain
24h 16m$441–1,055Fly to Bukhara International Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Bukhara International Airport (BHK)plane MEL - BHK
- Take the train from Bukhara 1 to Samarkandtrain
28h 17m$410–1,346
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Samarkand is to fly and train which costs $440 - $1,100 and takes 24h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Samarkand is to fly and train which takes 24h 16m and costs $440 - $1,100.
The distance between Melbourne and Samarkand is 11725 km.
It takes approximately 34h 46m to get from Melbourne to Samarkand, including transfers.
Samarkand is 5h behind Melbourne. It is currently 9:04 AM in Melbourne and 4:04 AM in Samarkand.
There are 702+ hotels available in Samarkand.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Samarkand, Uzbekistan?
Emirates, Flydubai, and two other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD) twice a week.
- Website
- flyhelicopters.uz
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Bukhara International Airport via Delhi, Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $480–2,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Bukhara International Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Bukhara International Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $480–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Bukhara International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $320–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Bukhara International Airport via Tianfu International, Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,900
- Website
- scat.kz
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Delhi, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Tan Son Nhat, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 55m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,400
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 35h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,400
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 32m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,600
- Website
- unilode.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Phuket, Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,800
- Website
- airasiax.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $410–750
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,700
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,500
- Website
- taban.aero
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,500
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Delhi, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,800
- Phone
- 1005
- compliance@railway.uz
- Website
- railway.uz
Train from Tashkent Central to Samarkand
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $23–34
- Website
- https://railway.uz/en/
- Book at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/home
- Schedules at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/pages/schedule
- Business class
- $31–34
- Econom class
- $23
Train from Bukhara 1 to Samarkand
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–25
- Website
- https://railway.uz/en/
- Book at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/home
- Schedules at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/pages/schedule
- Business class
- $22–25
- Econom class
- $16
- Phone
- 1005
- compliance@railway.uz
- Website
- railway.uz
Train from Tashkent Central to Samarkand
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–17
- Website
- https://railway.uz/en/
- Book at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/home
- Sleeper
- $11–13
- Coupe
- $15–17
- SV
- $26–29
Train from Bukhara 1 to Samarkand
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- https://railway.uz/en/
- Book at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/home
- Sleeper
- $10–12
- Coupe
- $13–15
- SV
- $22–25
- Phone
- 1433
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Shymkent to Tashkent Central
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 1st Class (Lux)
- $23–35
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $13–19
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- $4–6
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