There are 5 ways to get from Samarkand to Balkh by bus, unknown, train, 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.
Bus, travel
best- Take the bus from Samarkand Central Bus Station to Termezbus
- Walk from Termez to Balkhunknown
7h 39mTrain, travel
- Take the train from Samarkand to Termeztrain 080Ф / ...
- Walk from Termez to Balkhunknown
11h 6mTrain to Tashkent International Airport, fly to Termez Airport, travel
- Take the train from Samarkand to Tashkent Centraltrain
- Fly from Tashkent International Airport (TAS) to Termez Airport (TMJ)plane TAS - TMJ
- Walk from Termez Airport (TMJ) to Balkhunknown
6h 31mTrain to Bukhara International Airport, fly to Termez Airport, travel
- Take the train from Samarkand to Bukhara 1train
- Fly from Bukhara International Airport (BHK) to Termez Airport (TMJ)plane BHK - TMJ
- Walk from Termez Airport (TMJ) to Balkhunknown
8h 16mFly Samarkand International Airport to Dushanbe International Airport, travel
- Fly from Samarkand International Airport (SKD) to Dushanbe International Airport (DYU)plane SKD - DYU
- Walk from Dushanbe-Airport-DYU to Balkhunknown
10h 20m
Tashkent International Airport (TAS) to Termez Airport (TMJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Samarkand and Balkh is 456 km.
The best way to get from Samarkand to Balkh without a car is to bus and travel which takes 7h 39m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 39m to get from Samarkand to Balkh, including transfers.
Balkh is 30 min behind Samarkand. It is currently 7:20 PM in Samarkand and 6:50 PM in Balkh.
There are three+ hotels available in Balkh.
What companies run services between Samarkand, Uzbekistan and Balkh, Afghanistan?
There is no direct connection from Samarkand to Balkh. However, you can take the taxi to Samarkand Central Bus Station, take the bus to Termez, then travel to Balkh. Alternatively, you can take a train from Samarkand to Balkh via Termez in around 11h 6m.
- Website
- flyhelicopters.uz
Flights from Tashkent International Airport to Termez Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–300
Flights from Bukhara International Airport to Termez Airport via Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–420
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from Tashkent International Airport to Termez Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $116–121
Flights from Bukhara International Airport to Termez Airport via Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–290
Flights from Samarkand International Airport to Dushanbe International Airport via Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $230–650
- Website
- somonair.com
Flights from Samarkand International Airport to Dushanbe International Airport via Nur-Sultan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,200
- Phone
- 1005
- compliance@railway.uz
- Website
- railway.uz
Train from Samarkand to Termez
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–20
- Website
- https://railway.uz/en/
- Book at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/home
- Sleeper
- $13–14
- Coupe
- $17–20
- SV
- $31–34
Train from Samarkand to Tashkent Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- 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
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
- Sleeper
- $10–12
- Coupe
- $13–15
- SV
- $22–25
- Phone
- 1005
- compliance@railway.uz
- Website
- railway.uz
Train from Samarkand to Tashkent Central
- 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
Train from Samarkand to Bukhara 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
- Phone
- +99871 207-87-00
- avtovokzal.toshkent@mail.ru
- Website
- uztrans.uz
Bus from Samarkand Central Bus Station to Termez
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9
- Website
- https://uztrans.uz/en
- Schedules at
- https://crm.avtoticket.uz/timetable
- Book at
- https://avtoticket.uz/
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