There are 3 ways to get from Samarkand to Baku by plane, train, car, car ferry, 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
best- Fly from Samarkand International Airport (SKD) to Heydar Aliyev International Airport (GYD)plane SKD - GYD
3h 7m$272–602Train, drive, car ferry, taxi
cheapest- Take the train from Samarkand to Bukhara 1train 056
- Take the train from Bukhara 1 to Alattrain
- Drive from Alat to Turkmenabatcar
- Take the train from Turkmenabat to Ashgabattrain 96 / ...
- Take the train from Ashgabat to Turkmenbashitrain 606 / ...
- Take the car ferry from Türkmenbaşy International Seaport to Alatcarferry
- Take the taxi from Alat to Bakutaxi
2d 1h$117–177Drive 2,442.8 km
- Drive from Samarkand to Bakucar 2,442.8 km
31h 5m$216–312
Samarkand International Airport (SKD) to Heydar Aliyev International Airport (GYD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Samarkand to Baku is to train and drive and car ferry and taxi which costs $110 - $180 and takes 2 days 1h.
The fastest way to get from Samarkand to Baku is to fly which takes 3h 7m and costs $270 - $600.
The distance between Samarkand and Baku is 1475 km. The road distance is 2442.8 km.
It takes approximately 3h 7m to get from Samarkand to Baku, including transfers.
Baku is 1h behind Samarkand. It is currently 3:30 AM in Samarkand and 2:30 AM in Baku.
Yes, the driving distance between Samarkand to Baku is 2443 km. It takes approximately 31h 5m to drive from Samarkand to Baku.
There are 1775+ hotels available in Baku.
What companies run services between Samarkand, Uzbekistan and Baku, Azerbaijan?
Azerbaijan Airlines flies from Samarkand International Airport (SKD) to Heydar Aliyev International Airport (GYD) twice a week.
- Website
- azal.az
Flights from Samarkand International Airport to Heydar Aliyev International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–370
- Phone
- 1005
- compliance@railway.uz
- Website
- railway.uz
Train from Samarkand to Bukhara 1
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- https://railway.uz/en/
- Book at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/home
- Schedules at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/pages/schedule
- Sleeper
- $10–12
- Coupe
- $13–15
- SV
- $22–25
Train from Bukhara 1 to Alat
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Website
- https://railway.uz/en/
- Book at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/home
- Schedules at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/pages/schedule
- Sleeper
- $9–10
- Coupe
- $11–13
- SV
- $17–20
- Phone
- 1005
- compliance@railway.uz
- Website
- railway.uz
Train from Samarkand to Bukhara 1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–25
- Website
- https://railway.uz/en/
- Book at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/home
- Schedules at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/pages/schedule
- Business class
- $23–25
- Econom class
- $17
- Phone
- +993 (12) 383275
- tde@railway.gov.tm
- Website
- railway.gov.tm
Train from Turkmenabat to Ashgabat
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6–17
- Schedules at
- railway.gov.tm
- Platzcart (3rd class)
- $6–8
- Coupe (2nd class)
- $12–15
- 3rd class (platzkart)
- $10
- 2nd class (coupe)
- $17
- 1st class (VIP coupe)
- $30
Train from Ashgabat to Turkmenbashi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6–14
- Schedules at
- railway.gov.tm
- Platzcart (3rd class)
- $6–8
- Coupe (2nd class)
- $12–14
- 3rd class (platzkart)
- $7
- 2nd class (coupe)
- $12
- 1st class (VIP coupe)
- $25
- Phone
- (+99412) 404 37 00
- contact@asco.az
- Website
- asco.az
Car ferry from Türkmenbaşy International Seaport to Alat
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–60
- Website
- https://www.asco.az/en
- Schedules at
- https://ships.asco.az/en
- Adult passenger
- $50–60
- Car
- $200
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Estimated price
- $30–40
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