There are 7 ways to get from Samarkand to Istanbul (State) by plane, train, or bus
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 Istanbul
best- Fly from Samarkand International Airport (SKD) to Istanbul (IST)SKD - IST
5h 31m₺8,485–30,242Train, bus #2
cheapest- Take the train from Samarkand to Volgograd 1
- Take the bus from Volgograd Bus station to Rostov-on-Don bus station
- Take the bus from Rostov-on-Don bus station to Bursa bus station
- Take the bus from Bursa to Istanbul Otogari
5d 1h₺6,506–8,630Train, bus
- Take the train from Samarkand to Volgograd-1
- Take the bus from Volgograd Bus station to Vladikavkaz 1 Bus station
- Take the bus from Vladikavkaz 1 Bus station to Ankara bus station
- Take the train from Ankara to Istanbul Söğütlüçeşme
4d 8h₺8,757–11,689Bus
- Take the bus from Samarkand Central Bus Station to Tashkent bus station
- Take the bus from Tashkent bus station to Krasnodar-1 Bus station
- Take the bus from Krasnodar-1 Bus station to Giresun
- Take the bus from Giresun bus station to İstanbul Alibeyköy bus station
4d 16h₺9,308–9,915Fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Fly from Samarkand International Airport (SKD) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)SKD - SAW
8h 13m₺9,035–32,042Train, bus via Pyatigorsk
- Take the train from Samarkand to Volgograd-1
- Take the train from Volgograd 1 to Piatigorsk
- Take the bus from Pyatigorsk Bus station to Ortachala Bus Station
- Take the bus from Ortachala Bus Station to Kirikkale
- Take the train from Kırıkkale YHT to Istanbul Söğütlüçeşme
4d 9hTrain, bus #3
- Take the train from Samarkand to Volgograd-1
- Take the train from Volgograd 1 to Rostov Gl
- Take the bus from Rostov-on-Don bus station to Bursa bus station
- Take the bus from Bursa to Istanbul Otogari
5d 3h₺8,135–11,919
Samarkand International Airport (SKD) to Istanbul (IST) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Samarkand to Istanbul (State) is to train and bus which costs 6.500 ₺ - 9.000 ₺ and takes 5 days 1h.
The fastest way to get from Samarkand to Istanbul (State) is to fly which takes 5h 31m and costs 8.500 ₺ - 31.000 ₺.
The distance between Samarkand and Istanbul (State) is 3250 km.
The best way to get from Samarkand to Istanbul (State) without a car is to train and bus which takes 4 days 8h and costs 8.500 ₺ - 12.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 5h 31m to get from Samarkand to Istanbul (State), including transfers.
The best way to get from Samarkand to Istanbul (State) is to fly which takes 5h 31m and costs 8.500 ₺ - 31.000 ₺. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 9.000 ₺ - 10.000 ₺ and takes 4 days 16h.
Istanbul (State) is 2h behind Samarkand. It is currently 11:44 PM in Samarkand and 9:44 PM in Istanbul (State).
There are 4462+ hotels available in Istanbul (State).
What companies run services between Samarkand, Uzbekistan and Istanbul (State), Turkey?
Turkish Airlines, Uzbekistan, and three other airlines fly from Samarkand International Airport (SKD) to Istanbul (IST) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Samarkand to Fatih via Samarkand Central Bus Station, Tashkent bus station, Krasnodar-1 Bus station, Giresun bus station, İstanbul Alibeyköy bus station, Alibeyköy Cep Otogari, Alibeyköy, and Namık Kemal in around 4d 16h.
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from Samarkand International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–32,000
Flights from Samarkand International Airport to Istanbul via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–32,000
- Website
- azal.az
Flights from Samarkand International Airport to Istanbul via Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 7m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–32,000
Flights from Samarkand International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–42,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Samarkand International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–32,000
- Website
- azimuth.aero
Flights from Samarkand International Airport to Istanbul via Mineralnye Vody
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₺9,000–41,000
Flights from Samarkand International Airport to Istanbul via Sochi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₺9,000–41,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Samarkand International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺11,000–36,000
Flights from Samarkand International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Moscow Vnukovo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺21,000–75,000
- Website
- unilode.com
Flights from Samarkand International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺17,000–55,000
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Samarkand International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺20,000–70,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Samarkand International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺9,000–32,000
- Phone
- +992 (37) 227 21 77
- info@railway.tj
- Website
- railway.tj
Train from Samarkand to Volgograd-1
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺2,900–4,700
- Schedules at
- railway.tj
- Book at
- eng.rzd.ru
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- cozum@tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
- Website
- tcdd.gov.tr
Train from Ankara to Istanbul Söğütlüçeşme
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺650–1,100
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
Train from Kırıkkale YHT to Istanbul Söğütlüçeşme
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺650–1,300
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Volgograd 1 to Piatigorsk
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–2,600
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₺6,000–8,500
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₺1,400–2,000
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₺1,900–2,600
Train from Volgograd 1 to Rostov Gl
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 59m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–2,100
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₺4,500–6,500
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₺1,000–1,500
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₺1,400–2,100
- Phone
- 1005
- compliance@railway.uz
- Website
- railway.uz
Train from Samarkand to Volgograd 1
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 6h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,500–2,500
- Website
- https://railway.uz/en/
- Book at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/home
- Sleeper
- ₺1,500–1,650
- Coupe
- ₺2,200–2,500
- SV
- ₺4,300–4,700
- Phone
- 8 800 775 54 53
- Website
- grandtrain.ru
Train from Volgograd 1 to Rostov Gl
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺730–1,000
- Website
- https://grandtrain.ru/
- Schedules at
- https://grandtrain.ru/raspisanie/
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₺730–780
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₺800–1,000
- Phone
- 8-800-775-45-73
- Website
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Volgograd Bus station to Vladikavkaz 1 Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–1,700
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Volgograd Bus station to Rostov-on-Don bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺650–1,100
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
- Website
- luksyilmazturizm.com
Bus from Vladikavkaz 1 Bus station to Ankara bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 38m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,174
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- donbilet.ru
Bus from Krasnodar-1 Bus station to Giresun
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 24m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,639
- Schedules at
- luksyilmazturizm.com
Bus from Rostov-on-Don bus station to Bursa bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 5h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,174
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- donbilet.ru
- Phone
- +99871 207-87-00
- avtovokzal.toshkent@mail.ru
- Website
- uztrans.uz
Bus from Samarkand Central Bus Station to Tashkent bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺284
- Website
- https://uztrans.uz/en
- Schedules at
- https://crm.avtoticket.uz/timetable
- Book at
- https://avtoticket.uz/
Bus from Tashkent bus station to Krasnodar-1 Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 17h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺3,207
- Website
- https://uztrans.uz/en
- Schedules at
- https://crm.avtoticket.uz/timetable
- Book at
- https://avtoticket.uz/
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Giresun bus station to İstanbul Alibeyköy bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–1,700
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Bursa to Istanbul Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺360–500
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
- Phone
- +995 555 68 50 05
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Pyatigorsk Bus station to Ortachala Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- vk.com
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Ortachala Bus Station to Kirikkale
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–1,599
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- ₺1,100–1,400
Bus from Bursa to Istanbul Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺460–686
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- ₺460–550
- Website
- volgaline34.ru
Bus from Volgograd Bus station to Rostov-on-Don bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺470–650
- Website
- https://volgaline34.ru/
- Schedules at
- https://volgaline34.ru/
- Phone
- 0 850 333 35 35
- info@pamukkale.com.tr
- Website
- pamukkale.com.tr
Bus from Bursa to Istanbul Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺340–950
- Schedules at
- pamukkale.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 811 5959
- website@kaleseyahat.com.tr
- Website
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Bursa to Istanbul Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 202 22 22
- iletisim@uludagturizm.com.tr
- Website
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
Bus from Bursa to Istanbul Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 577 99 99
- info@varan.com.tr
- Website
- varan.com.tr
Bus from Bursa to Istanbul Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺500–700
- Schedules at
- varan.com.tr
- Phone
- 444 42 06
- seyahat@ozkaymak.com.tr
- Website
- ozkaymak.com.tr
Bus from Bursa to Istanbul Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- ozkaymak.com.tr
- Phone
- 08503330700
- Website
- guneyakdeniz.com
Bus from Bursa to Istanbul Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- guneyakdeniz.com
- Phone
- 0(212) 658 03 07
- info@antalyanetseyahat.com
- Website
- antalyanetseyahat.com
Bus from Bursa to Istanbul Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- antalyanetseyahat.com
- Phone
- 0236 613 10 55
- iletisim@somaseyahat.com.tr
- Website
- somaseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Bursa to Istanbul Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- somaseyahat.com.tr
- Phone
- 0(850) 309 22 16
- bilgi@istanbulkalesi.com.tr
- Website
- istanbulkalesi.com.tr
Bus from Bursa to Istanbul Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- istanbulkalesi.com.tr
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