There are 3 ways to get from Samarkand to Kabul by train or plane
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Train to Tashkent International Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Samarkand to Tashkent Centraltrain
- Fly from Tashkent International Airport (TAS) to Kabul (KBL)plane TAS - KBL
6h 24m$380–844Fly from Samarkand International Airport
- Fly from Samarkand International Airport (SKD) to Kabul (KBL)plane SKD - KBL
11h 43m$558–1,610Train to Bukhara International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Samarkand to Bukhara 1train
- Fly from Bukhara International Airport (BHK) to Kabul (KBL)plane BHK - KBL
10h 29m$449–1,235
Tashkent International Airport (TAS) to Kabul (KBL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Samarkand to Kabul is to train and fly which costs $380 - $850 and takes 6h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Samarkand to Kabul is to train and fly which takes 6h 24m and costs $380 - $850.
The distance between Samarkand and Kabul is 1089 km.
It takes approximately 6h 24m to get from Samarkand to Kabul, including transfers.
Kabul is 30 min behind Samarkand. It is currently 5:40 PM in Samarkand and 5:10 PM in Kabul.
There are 22+ hotels available in Kabul.
What companies run services between Samarkand, Uzbekistan and Kabul, Afghanistan?
Flydubai flies from Samarkand International Airport (SKD) to Kabul (KBL) once a week.
- Website
- kamair.com
Flights from Tashkent International Airport to Kabul
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–600
Flights from Bukhara International Airport to Kabul via Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,200
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Samarkand International Airport to Kabul via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
- 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
- 1005
- compliance@railway.uz
- Website
- railway.uz
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
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