There are 6 ways to get from Samarkand to Atyrau by train, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Samarkand to Atyrautrain 359
35h 8mTrain via Samarkand
cheapest- Take the train from Samarkand to Atyrautrain 124Ф
37h 6m$31–47Drive 1,718.5 km
- Drive from Samarkand to Atyraucar 1,718.5 km
24h 26m$152–219Train to Bukhara International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Samarkand to Buchara 1train
- Fly from Bukhara International Airport (BHK) to Atyrau Airport (GUW)plane BHK - GUW
29h 11m$284–780Fly from Samarkand International Airport
- Fly from Samarkand International Airport (SKD) to Atyrau Airport (GUW)plane SKD - GUW
8h 42m$353–605Train, train to Shymkent International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Samarkand to Tashkent Northtrain
- Take the train from Tashkent North to Shymkenttrain
- Fly from Shymkent International Airport (CIT) to Atyrau Airport (GUW)plane CIT - GUW
13h 34m$95–237
Bukhara International Airport (BHK) to Atyrau Airport (GUW) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Samarkand to Atyrau is to train via Samarkand which costs $30 - $50 and takes 37h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Samarkand to Atyrau is to fly which takes 8h 42m and costs $350 - $650.
The distance between Samarkand and Atyrau is 1631 km. The road distance is 1718.5 km.
The best way to get from Samarkand to Atyrau without a car is to train which takes 35h 8m and costs .
It takes approximately 35h 8m to get from Samarkand to Atyrau, including transfers.
The best way to get from Samarkand to Atyrau is to train which takes 35h 8m and costs . Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $350 - $650 and takes 8h 42m.
Yes, the driving distance between Samarkand to Atyrau is 1719 km. It takes approximately 24h 26m to drive from Samarkand to Atyrau.
There are 155+ hotels available in Atyrau.
What companies run services between Samarkand, Uzbekistan and Atyrau, Kazakhstan?
Tajikistan Railways operates a train from Samarkand to Atyrau once a week, and the journey takes 35h 2m. Alternatively, Qazaq Air, Air Astana, and World Ticket fly from Samarkand International Airport (SKD) to Atyrau Airport (GUW) 3 times a week.
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Shymkent International Airport to Atyrau Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–700
- Website
- flyr.com
Flights from Shymkent International Airport to Atyrau Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–370
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from Bukhara International Airport to Atyrau Airport via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
Flights from Bukhara International Airport to Atyrau Airport via Urgench, Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,200
- Website
- unilode.com
Flights from Bukhara International Airport to Atyrau Airport via Tashkent, Nukus
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Samarkand International Airport to Atyrau Airport via Nur-Sultan
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Samarkand International Airport to Atyrau Airport via Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,600
- Website
- scat.kz
Flights from Shymkent International Airport to Atyrau Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $100–190
Flights from Shymkent International Airport to Atyrau Airport via Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–190
- Phone
- +992 (37) 227 21 77
- info@railway.tj
- Website
- railway.tj
Train from Samarkand to Atyrau
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 2m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- railway.tj
- Book at
- eng.rzd.ru
- Phone
- 1005
- compliance@railway.uz
- Website
- railway.uz
Train from Samarkand to Buchara 1
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- 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
Train from Samarkand to Atyrau
- Ave. Duration
- 37h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $27–44
- Website
- https://railway.uz/en/
- Book at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/home
- Sleeper
- $27–30
- Coupe
- $40–44
- SV
- $75–85
Train from Samarkand to Tashkent North
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- 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
- Phone
- 1005
- compliance@railway.uz
- Website
- railway.uz
Train from Samarkand to Buchara 1
- 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
Train from Samarkand to Tashkent North
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- 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
- Phone
- 1433
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Tashkent North to Shymkent
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 1st Class (Lux)
- $22–35
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $12–18
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- $4–6
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