There are 7 ways to get from Samarkand to Riga by plane, bus, train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Samarkand International Airport
best- Fly from Samarkand International Airport (SKD) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane SKD - RIX
9h 25m$391–851Train, bus via Bologoye
cheapest- Take the train from Samarkand to Verkhniy Baskunchaktrain
- Take the train from Verhnii Baskunchak to Bologoe Moskovskoetrain
- Take the train from Bologoe-Moskovskoe to Pskov Passtrain
- Take the bus from Pskov Bus station to Riga Central Bus Stationbus
4d 1h$120–222Bus
- Take the bus from Samarkand Central Bus Station to Tashkent bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Tashkent bus station to Cheboksary Bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Cheboksary Bus station to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal to Riga Central Bus Stationbus
3d 16h$185–250Train, bus
- Take the train from Samarkand to Aksarayskaya-1train
- Take the train from Aksaraiskaia to St Petersburg Glavnytrain
- Take the bus from Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal to Rīga Pļavnieki-2bus
3d 20h$206–315Drive 4,340.3 km
- Drive from Samarkand to Rigacar 4,340.3 km
2d 11h$782–1,129Train to Tashkent International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Samarkand to Tashkent Northtrain
- Fly from Tashkent International Airport (TAS) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane TAS - RIX
10h 46m$303–635Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Samarkand to Dushanbetrain
- Take the bus from Asian Express Terminal to Moscow Kotelniki Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Severnye Vorota Bus Terminal to Riga Central Bus Stationbus
4d 8h$201–291
Samarkand to Riga by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Samarkand to Riga is to train and bus via Bologoye which costs $120 - $230 and takes 4 days 1h.
The fastest way to get from Samarkand to Riga is to fly which takes 9h 25m and costs $390 - $850.
The distance between Samarkand and Riga is 3642 km. The road distance is 4340.3 km.
The best way to get from Samarkand to Riga without a car is to bus which takes 3 days 16h and costs $180 - $250.
It takes approximately 9h 25m to get from Samarkand to Riga, including transfers.
The best way to get from Samarkand to Riga is to fly which takes 9h 25m and costs $390 - $850. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $180 - $250 and takes 3 days 16h.
Riga is 3h behind Samarkand. It is currently 4:46 AM in Samarkand and 1:46 AM in Riga.
Yes, the driving distance between Samarkand to Riga is 4340 km. It takes approximately 2 days 11h to drive from Samarkand to Riga.
There are 1885+ hotels available in Riga.
What companies run services between Samarkand, Uzbekistan and Riga, Latvia?
Turkish Airlines, Uzbekistan, and two other airlines fly from Samarkand International Airport (SKD) to Riga International Airport (RIX) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Samarkand to Riga Central Bus Station via Samarkand Central Bus Station, Tashkent bus station, Cheboksary Bus station, and Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal in around 3d 16h.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Samarkand International Airport to Riga International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Tashkent International Airport to Riga International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–900
- Website
- res.eliteairways.net
Flights from Samarkand International Airport to Riga International Airport via Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $390–850
Flights from Tashkent International Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–500
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from Tashkent International Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–600
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Tashkent International Airport to Riga International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $280–500
- Phone
- +992 (37) 227 21 77
- info@railway.tj
- Website
- railway.tj
Train from Samarkand to Aksarayskaya-1
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 49m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Schedules at
- railway.tj
- Book at
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Samarkand to Dushanbe
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 2m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Schedules at
- railway.tj
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Aksaraiskaia to St Petersburg Glavny
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–120
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $310–430
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $75–110
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $85–120
Train from Verhnii Baskunchak to Bologoe Moskovskoe
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–100
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $240–340
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $55–85
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $70–100
Train from Bologoe-Moskovskoe to Pskov Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–45
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $85–130
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $20–28
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $30–45
- Phone
- 1005
- compliance@railway.uz
- Website
- railway.uz
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
- 1005
- compliance@railway.uz
- Website
- railway.uz
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
Train from Samarkand to Verkhniy Baskunchak
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 2h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $33–54
- Website
- https://railway.uz/en/
- Book at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/home
- Sleeper
- $33–36
- Coupe
- $49–54
- SV
- $90–105
- 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
- $7
- Website
- https://uztrans.uz/en
- Schedules at
- https://crm.avtoticket.uz/timetable
- Book at
- https://avtoticket.uz/
Bus from Tashkent bus station to Cheboksary Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $72
- Website
- https://uztrans.uz/en
- Schedules at
- https://crm.avtoticket.uz/timetable
- Book at
- https://avtoticket.uz/
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Cheboksary Bus station to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
Bus from Pskov Bus station to Riga Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–24
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
Bus from Severnye Vorota Bus Terminal to Riga Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–110
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
- Phone
- +372 680 0909
- info@luxexpress.eu
- Website
- luxexpress.eu
Bus from Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal to Riga Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–95
- Website
- https://luxexpress.eu/en/
Bus from Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal to Rīga Pļavnieki-2
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–90
- Website
- https://luxexpress.eu/en/
- Phone
- +7 (901) 374-41-56
- markatek_spb@mail.ru
- Website
- markatek.travel
Bus from Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal to Riga Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $71
- Website
- https://markatek.travel/
- Schedules at
- https://markatek.travel/schedule/
Bus from Pskov Bus station to Riga Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Website
- https://markatek.travel/
- Schedules at
- https://markatek.travel/schedule/
- Phone
- +371 22 474 814
- vissa@apollo.lv
- Website
- vissareiss.lv
Bus from Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal to Riga Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $72
- Website
- https://vissareiss.lv/
- Schedules at
- https://vissareiss.lv/?highlight=0&sitepage=#Schedule
- Book at
- https://vissareiss.lv/index.php?sitepage=ticket_offer_en
Bus from Pskov Bus station to Riga Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Website
- https://vissareiss.lv/
- Schedules at
- https://vissareiss.lv/?highlight=0&sitepage=#Schedule
- Book at
- https://vissareiss.lv/index.php?sitepage=ticket_offer_en
- Phone
- 1616
Bus from Asian Express Terminal to Moscow Kotelniki Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 19h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $129
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