There are 5 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
27h 46m$450–1,220Fly to Karshi, train
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Karshi (KSQ)plane MEL - KSQ
- Take the train from Karshi to Samarkandtrain
26h 50m$369–939Fly 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
23h 17m$542–905Fly 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
27h 48m$530–1,446Fly to Navoi, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Navoi (NVI)plane MEL - NVI
- Take the train from Navoiy to Samarkandtrain
29h 6m$371–940
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Samarkand is to fly and train which costs $360 - $950 and takes 26h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Samarkand is to fly and train which takes 23h 17m and costs $500 - $950.
The distance between Melbourne and Samarkand is 11725 km.
It takes approximately 27h 46m to get from Melbourne to Samarkand, including transfers.
Samarkand is 6h behind Melbourne. It is currently 9:54 AM in Melbourne and 3:54 AM in Samarkand.
There are 789+ hotels available in Samarkand.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Samarkand, Uzbekistan?
Emirates, Flydubai, and four other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD) once daily.
- Website
- flyhelicopters.uz
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Karshi via Delhi, Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Karshi via Guangzhou Baiyun, Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Karshi via Kuala Lumpur, Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Karshi via Suvarnabhumi, Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Bukhara International Airport via Delhi, Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Bukhara International Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Bukhara International Airport via Tianfu International, Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Navoi via Delhi, Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Navoi via Guangzhou Baiyun, Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Navoi via Suvarnabhumi, Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Navoi via Kuala Lumpur, Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,500
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Delhi, Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 52m
- When
- Thursday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Bukhara International Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Bukhara International Airport via Delhi, Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Bukhara International Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 47m
- When
- Tuesday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Delhi, Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–950
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Bukhara International Airport via Delhi, Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–800
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,000
- Website
- loongair.cn
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,000
- Phone
- 1005
- compliance@railway.uz
- Website
- Uzbekistan Railways
Train from Tashkent Central to Samarkand
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Website
- Uzbekistan Railways
- Book at
- Uzbekistan Railways
- Schedules at
- Uzbekistan Railways
- Business class
- $32–35
- Econom class
- $23
Train from Karshi to Samarkand
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–19
- Website
- Uzbekistan Railways
- Book at
- Uzbekistan Railways
- Schedules at
- Uzbekistan Railways
- Business class
- $16–19
- Econom class
- $12
Train from Bukhara 1 to Samarkand
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–25
- Website
- Uzbekistan Railways
- Book at
- Uzbekistan Railways
- Schedules at
- Uzbekistan Railways
- Business class
- $23–25
- Econom class
- $17
Train from Navoiy to Samarkand
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–17
- Website
- Uzbekistan Railways
- Book at
- Uzbekistan Railways
- Schedules at
- Uzbekistan Railways
- Business class
- $15–17
- Econom class
- $11
- Phone
- 1005
- compliance@railway.uz
- Website
- Uzbekistan Railways
Train from Karshi to Samarkand
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Website
- Uzbekistan Railways
- Book at
- Uzbekistan Railways
- Schedules at
- Uzbekistan Railways
- Sleeper
- $9–11
- Coupe
- $12–14
- SV
- $20–23
Train from Bukhara 1 to Samarkand
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- Uzbekistan Railways
- Book at
- Uzbekistan Railways
- Schedules at
- Uzbekistan Railways
- Sleeper
- $10–12
- Coupe
- $13–15
- SV
- $23–25
Train from Navoiy to Samarkand
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Website
- Uzbekistan Railways
- Book at
- Uzbekistan Railways
- Schedules at
- Uzbekistan Railways
- Sleeper
- $9–11
- Coupe
- $12–14
- SV
- $19–22
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