There are 7 ways to get from Riga to Samarkand by plane, bus, train, car, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Samarkand International Airport
best- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD)plane RIX - SKD
12h 3m$382–702Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Severnye Vorota Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Moscow Kotelniki Bus Station to Asian Express Terminalbus
- Take the train from Dushanbe to Samarkandtrain
4d 10h$243–314Bus, train via Aksarayskiy
- Take the bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Pskov Bus stationbus
- Take the train from Pskov Pass to Bologoe-Moskovskoetrain
- Take the train from Bologoe Moskovskoe to Aksaraiskaiatrain
- Take the train from Aksarayskaya-1 to Samarkandtrain 360
3d 15hDrive 4,339.3 km
- Drive from Riga to Samarkandcar 4,339.3 km
2d 12h$782–1,129Fly to Tashkent International Airport, train
- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Tashkent International Airport (TAS)plane RIX - TAS
- Take the train from Tashkent Central to Samarkandtrain
10h 39m$264–537Bus, train via Верхний Баскунчак
- Take the bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Pskov Bus stationbus
- Take the train from Pskov Pass to Bologoe-Moskovskoetrain
- Take the train from Bologoe Moskovskoe to Verhnii Baskunchaktrain
- Take the train from Verkhniy Baskunchak to Samarkandtrain
3d 17hBus, taxi, train
- Take the bus from Riia to Vilnius, bussijaambus
- Take the bus from Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis to Minsk Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Minsk Central Bus Station to Novorossiysk Bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Novorossiysk Bus station to Khasavyurtbus
- Take the taxi from Khasavyurt to Shelkovskaiataxi
- Take the train from Shelkovskaia to Aksaraiskaiatrain
- Take the train from Aksarayskaya-1 to Samarkandtrain
5d 1h$268–517
Riga International Airport (RIX) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Riga to Samarkand is to bus and train which costs $240 - $320 and takes 4 days 10h.
The fastest way to get from Riga to Samarkand is to fly and train which takes 10h 39m and costs $260 - $550.
The distance between Riga and Samarkand is 3644 km. The road distance is 4339.3 km.
The best way to get from Riga to Samarkand without a car is to bus and train via Aksarayskiy which takes 3 days 15h and costs .
It takes approximately 12h 3m to get from Riga to Samarkand, including transfers.
Samarkand is 2h ahead of Riga. It is currently 12:47 AM in Riga and 2:47 AM in Samarkand.
Yes, the driving distance between Riga to Samarkand is 4339 km. It takes approximately 2 days 12h to drive from Riga to Samarkand.
There are 798+ hotels available in Samarkand.
What companies run services between Riga, Latvia and Samarkand, Uzbekistan?
Turkish Airlines, Air Baltic, and Uzbekistan fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD) twice daily.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–550
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $360–950
Flights from Riga International Airport to Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–500
- Website
- res.eliteairways.net
Flights from Riga International Airport to Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–340
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–500
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Pskov Pass to Bologoe-Moskovskoe
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–45
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $100–150
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $18–24
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $30–45
Train from Bologoe Moskovskoe to Aksaraiskaia
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $250–350
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $60–80
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $80–120
Train from Bologoe Moskovskoe to Verhnii Baskunchak
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $230–320
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $55–75
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $70–110
Train from Shelkovskaia to Aksaraiskaia
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $20–50
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $110–160
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $20–27
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $35–50
- 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
- $65–110
- Schedules at
- railway.tj
- Book at
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Dushanbe to Samarkand
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Schedules at
- railway.tj
- Phone
- 1005
- compliance@railway.uz
- Website
- railway.uz
Train from Tashkent Central to Samarkand
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Website
- https://railway.uz/en/
- Book at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/home
- Schedules at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/pages/schedule
- Business class
- $31–35
- Econom class
- $23
- Phone
- 1005
- compliance@railway.uz
- Website
- railway.uz
Train from Verkhniy Baskunchak to Samarkand
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $32–51
- Website
- https://railway.uz/en/
- Book at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/home
- Schedules at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/pages/schedule
- Sleeper
- $32–35
- Coupe
- $47–51
- SV
- $90–100
- Phone
- +371 22 474 814
- vissa@apollo.lv
- Website
- vissareiss.lv
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Pskov Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Website
- https://vissareiss.lv/
- Schedules at
- https://vissareiss.lv/?highlight=0&sitepage=#Schedule
- Book at
- https://vissareiss.lv/index.php?sitepage=ticket_offer_en
- Phone
- +7 (901) 374-41-56
- markatek_spb@mail.ru
- Website
- markatek.travel
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Pskov Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Website
- https://markatek.travel/
- Schedules at
- https://markatek.travel/schedule/
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Severnye Vorota Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–130
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
Bus from Riia to Vilnius, bussijaam
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–45
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
Bus from Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis to Minsk Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–90
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
- Phone
- 1616
Bus from Moscow Kotelniki Bus Station to Asian Express Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 19h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $130
- Phone
- +372 680 0909
- info@luxexpress.eu
- Website
- luxexpress.eu
Bus from Riia to Vilnius, bussijaam
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–40
- Website
- https://luxexpress.eu/en/
- Phone
- +38 (067) 467-44-00
- transtempo@ukr.net
- Website
- transtempo.ua
Bus from Riia to Vilnius, bussijaam
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $33–38
- Website
- https://transtempo.ua/
- Phone
- +370 612 88 984
- info@eurolines.lt
- Website
- eurolines.lt
Bus from Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis to Minsk Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–90
- Website
- https://www.eurolines.lt/en
- Phone
- +375-17-251-14-11
- info@minsktrans.by
- Website
- minsktrans.by
Bus from Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis to Minsk Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–110
- Schedules at
- https://minsktrans.by/en/home/
- Book at
- https://infobus.by/en/bus
- Phone
- +375 (29) 643 70 22
- intercars@intercars.ru
- Website
- intercars-tickets.com
Bus from Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis to Minsk Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–100
- Website
- https://www.intercars-tickets.com/
- Website
- infobus.by
Bus from Minsk Central Bus Station to Novorossiysk Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $90–140
- Website
- https://infobus.by/en/bus
- Phone
- 8-800-775-45-73
- Website
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Novorossiysk Bus station to Khasavyurt
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
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