There are 8 ways to get from Rotterdam to Samarkand by train, plane, or bus
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Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Samarkand International Airport
best- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD)AMS - SKD
12h 28m$363–733Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Rotterdam Blaak to Venlo
- Take the train from Venlo to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Take the bus from Düsseldorf to Minsk Central Bus Station
- Take the bus from Minsk Central Bus Station to Salaryevo Bus Station
- Take the bus from Salaryevo Bus Station to Volzhsky
- Take the train from Volzhsky to Samarkand
4d 23h$202–497Train, bus via Hanover
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Hilversum
- Take the train from Hilversum to Hannover Hbf
- Take the bus from Hanover to Minsk Central Bus Station
- Take the bus from Minsk Central Bus Station to Salaryevo Bus Station
- Take the bus from Salaryevo Bus Station to Volzhsky
- Take the train from Volzhsky to Samarkand
4d 10h$247–633Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Samarkand International Airport
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Anvers-Central
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD)BRU - SKD
12h 46m$389–591Train, train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Samarkand International Airport
- Take the train from Rotterdam Alexander to Utrecht Centraal
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Oberhausen Hbf
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD)DUS - SKD
16h 17m$343–778Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Tashkent International Airport, train
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Tashkent International Airport (TAS)AMS - TAS
- Take the train from Tashkent North to Samarkand
14h 58m$375–568Train, bus via Kalininskiy
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Hilversum
- Take the train from Hilversum to Hannover Hbf
- Take the bus from Hanover to Minsk Central Bus Station
- Take the bus from Minsk Central Bus Station to Saint Petersburg Bus station
- Take the train from St Petersburg Glavny to Aksaraiskaia
- Take the train from Aksarayskaya-1 to Samarkand
5d 1h$278–703Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Rotterdam Blaak to Venlo
- Take the train from Venlo to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Take the bus from Düsseldorf to Gomel Bus Station
- Take the bus from Gomel Bus Station to Rostov-on-Don bus station
- Take the train from Rostov Gl to Volgograd 1
- Take the train from Volgograd-1 to Samarkand
5d 11h$231–582
Rotterdam to Samarkand by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rotterdam to Samarkand is to train and bus which costs $200 - $500 and takes 4 days 23h.
The fastest way to get from Rotterdam to Samarkand is to train and fly which takes 12h 28m and costs $360 - $750.
The distance between Rotterdam and Samarkand is 4903 km.
The best way to get from Rotterdam to Samarkand without a car is to train and bus via Hanover which takes 4 days 10h and costs $240 - $650.
It takes approximately 12h 28m to get from Rotterdam to Samarkand, including transfers.
Samarkand is 4h ahead of Rotterdam. It is currently 3:10 PM in Rotterdam and 7:10 PM in Samarkand.
There are 641+ hotels available in Samarkand.
What companies run services between Rotterdam, Netherlands and Samarkand, Uzbekistan?
There is no direct connection from Rotterdam to Samarkand. However, you can take the train to Schiphol Airport, walk to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) airport, fly to Samarkand International Airport (SKD), then take the taxi to Samarkand. Alternatively, you can take a train from Rotterdam Centraal to Samarkand via Hilversum, Hannover Hbf, Hanover, Minsk Central Bus Station, Salaryevo Bus Station, Volzhsky, and Volzhsky in around 4d 10h.
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- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Samarkand International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–2,000
Flights from Brussels Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Tashkent International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
- Website
- unilode.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Samarkand International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,600
Flights from Brussels Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,300
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,300
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Samarkand International Airport via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–600
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–950
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Tashkent International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–850
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Samarkand International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Tashkent International Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
- Website
- flyone.eu
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Tashkent International Airport via Chisinau
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $300–800
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11–35
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $11–17
- 1st Class
- $19–35
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Hilversum
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $19–23
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Hilversum to Hannover Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $60–220
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $60–95
- 1st Class
- $130–220
Train from Rotterdam Alexander to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–13
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Oberhausen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $28–90
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $28–45
- 1st Class
- $55–90
Train from Rotterdam Blaak to Venlo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–150
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $40–65
- 1st Class
- $90–150
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hilversum to Hannover Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $75–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +992 (37) 227 21 77
- info@railway.tj
- Website
- railway.tj
Train from Volzhsky to Samarkand
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 1h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $70–120
- Schedules at
- railway.tj
- Book at
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Aksarayskaya-1 to Samarkand
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 24m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $60–110
- Schedules at
- railway.tj
- Book at
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Volgograd-1 to Samarkand
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 2h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $70–120
- Schedules at
- railway.tj
- Book at
- eng.rzd.ru
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–85
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- $35–55
- Comfort
- $40–60
- Premium
- $60–85
- Phone
- 1005
- compliance@railway.uz
- Website
- railway.uz
Train from Tashkent North to Samarkand
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- 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
- $32–35
- Econom class
- $23
- Phone
- 1005
- compliance@railway.uz
- Website
- railway.uz
Train from Tashkent North to Samarkand
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–17
- Website
- https://railway.uz/en/
- Book at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/home
- Sleeper
- $12–13
- Coupe
- $15–17
- SV
- $26–29
Train from Volzhsky to Samarkand
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $36–58
- Website
- https://railway.uz/en/
- Book at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/home
- Sleeper
- $36–39
- Coupe
- $53–58
- SV
- $100–115
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- eurobahn.de
Train from Venlo to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–21
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
- Phone
- +31 85 004 3110
- Website
- traincharter.eu
Train from Venlo to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://traincharter.eu/
- Website
- traincharter.eu
Train from Venlo to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- traincharter.eu
- 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)
- $300–420
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $70–110
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $85–120
Train from Rostov Gl to Volgograd 1
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 41m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $25–50
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $110–160
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $25–40
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $35–50
- Phone
- 8 800 775 54 53
- Website
- grandtrain.ru
Train from Rostov Gl to Volgograd 1
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $18–24
- Website
- https://grandtrain.ru/
- Schedules at
- https://grandtrain.ru/raspisanie/
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $18–20
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $20–24
- Phone
- +375 (29) 148-41-31
- info@vt.by
- Website
- vt.by
Bus from Hanover to Minsk Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–160
- Schedules at
- vt.by
Bus from Düsseldorf to Minsk Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–160
- Schedules at
- vt.by
Bus from Düsseldorf to Gomel Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–160
- Schedules at
- vt.by
Bus from Gomel Bus Station to Rostov-on-Don bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $29–65
- Schedules at
- vt.by
- Phone
- +375 (29) 643 70 22
- intercars@intercars.ru
- Website
- intercars-tickets.com
Bus from Minsk Central Bus Station to Salaryevo Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29–65
- Website
- https://www.intercars-tickets.com/
Bus from Minsk Central Bus Station to Saint Petersburg Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $29–70
- Website
- https://www.intercars-tickets.com/
Bus from Gomel Bus Station to Rostov-on-Don bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 18m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- Website
- https://www.intercars-tickets.com/
- Phone
- 8-800-775-45-73
- Website
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Salaryevo Bus Station to Volzhsky
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $29–45
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
- Website
- infobus.by
Bus from Gomel Bus Station to Rostov-on-Don bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 27m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–85
- Website
- https://infobus.by/en/bus
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