There are 7 ways to get from Samarkand to Shanghai by plane, train, bus, or car
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Fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
best- Fly from Samarkand International Airport (SKD) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane SKD - PVG
10h 13m¥2,361–8,562Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Samarkand to Tashkent Centraltrain
- Take the train from Tashkent Central to Shymkenttrain
- Take the bus from Shymkent Samal Bus Station to Almaty Sayran Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Ürümqibus
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Shanghai stationtrain
3d 11h¥716–1,710Drive 5,897.9 km
- Drive from Samarkand to Shanghaicar 5,897.9 km
2d 15h¥5,049–7,293Fly to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Fly from Samarkand International Airport (SKD) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)plane SKD - SHA
9h 7m¥2,711–9,012Fly to Nantong Xingdong Airport, bus
- Fly from Samarkand International Airport (SKD) to Nantong Xingdong Airport (NTG)plane SKD - NTG
- Take the bus from Jiangsu Tongzhou to Shanghai Zongzhanbus
16h 14m¥3,196–8,652Fly to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, train
- Fly from Samarkand International Airport (SKD) to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH)plane SKD - HGH
- Take the train from Hangzhou East to Shanghai Hongqiaotrain
12h 55m¥2,483–9,151Train
- Take the train from Samarkand to Volgograd-1train
- Take the train from Volgograd-1 to Verescaginotrain
- Take the train from Verescagino to Pyongyangtrain
- Take the train from Pyongyang to Tianjin Stationtrain
- Take the train from Tianjin Station to Shanghai stationtrain
12d 23h
Samarkand International Airport (SKD) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Samarkand to Shanghai is to train and bus which costs ¥700 - ¥1800 and takes 3 days 11h.
The fastest way to get from Samarkand to Shanghai is to fly which takes 9h 7m and costs ¥2700 - ¥9000.
No, there is no direct train from Samarkand to Shanghai station. However, there are services departing from Samarkand and arriving at Shanghai station via Volgograd-1, Verescagino, Pyongyang and Tianjin Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12 days 23h.
The distance between Samarkand and Shanghai is 5023 km. The road distance is 5897.9 km.
The best way to get from Samarkand to Shanghai without a car is to train and bus which takes 3 days 11h and costs ¥700 - ¥1800.
It takes approximately 10h 13m to get from Samarkand to Shanghai, including transfers.
Samarkand to Shanghai train services, operated by Tajikistan Railways, depart from Samarkand station.
The best way to get from Samarkand to Shanghai is to fly which takes 10h 13m and costs ¥2300 - ¥9000. Alternatively, you can train, which costs and takes 12 days 23h.
Shanghai is 3h ahead of Samarkand. It is currently 8:15 AM in Samarkand and 11:15 AM in Shanghai.
Samarkand to Shanghai train services, operated by Tajikistan Railways, arrive at Volgograd-1 station.
What companies run services between Samarkand, Uzbekistan and Shanghai, China?
Flyr, Air Astana, and seven other airlines fly from Samarkand International Airport (SKD) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Samarkand to Shanghai station via Volgograd-1, Verescagino, Pyongyang, and Tianjin Station in around 12d 23h.
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Samarkand International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Novosibirsk, Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–10,000
Flights from Samarkand International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 33m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–9,000
Flights from Samarkand International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 41m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–9,500
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Samarkand International Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–10,000
Flights from Samarkand International Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Almaty, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,300–13,000
Flights from Samarkand International Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Almaty, Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,100–9,500
Flights from Samarkand International Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Urumqi, Taiyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–9,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Samarkand International Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–10,000
Flights from Samarkand International Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Almaty, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,300–13,000
Flights from Samarkand International Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Almaty, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–9,000
Flights from Samarkand International Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Almaty, Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,100–9,500
- Website
- loongair.cn
Flights from Samarkand International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–8,500
Flights from Samarkand International Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–10,000
Flights from Samarkand International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–9,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Samarkand International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–14,000
Flights from Samarkand International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Novosibirsk, Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–10,000
Flights from Samarkand International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Novosibirsk, Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–10,000
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Samarkand International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Novosibirsk, Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–10,000
Flights from Samarkand International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Novosibirsk, Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–10,000
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Samarkand International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–11,000
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Samarkand International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–14,000
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from Samarkand International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,800–9,500
- Phone
- 1005
- compliance@railway.uz
- Website
- railway.uz
Train from Samarkand to Tashkent Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥152–240
- Website
- https://railway.uz/en/
- Book at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/home
- Schedules at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/pages/schedule
- Business class
- ¥210–240
- Econom class
- ¥152
- Phone
- 1433
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Tashkent Central to Shymkent
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥28–40
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 1st Class (Lux)
- ¥150–220
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- ¥85–130
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- ¥28–40
Train from Ürümqi to Shanghai station
- Hard Seat
- ¥320–470
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥700–950
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥1,000–1,500
Train from Tianjin Station to Shanghai station
- Hard Seat
- ¥130–190
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥270–310
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥390–550
Train from Hangzhou East to Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥70–130
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥70–100
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥90–130
- 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
- ¥490–800
- Schedules at
- railway.tj
- Book at
- eng.rzd.ru
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Volgograd-1 to Verescagino
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 8m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥380–750
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ¥1,600–2,300
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ¥380–500
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ¥500–750
Train from Verescagino to Pyongyang
- Ave. Duration
- 7d 14h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- eng.rzd.ru
- Phone
- 86-010-12306
- Website
- china-railway.com.cn
Train from Pyongyang to Tianjin Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥800–1,500
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Phone
- +77252451241
- samal@avokzal.kz
- Website
- samal.avokzal.kz
Bus from Shymkent Samal Bus Station to Almaty Sayran Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥98
- Schedules at
- samal.avokzal.kz
- Phone
- +7 727 396-70-63
- Website
- ma-sairan.kz
Bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Ürümqi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥110–380
- Website
- https://ma-sairan.kz/
- Schedules at
- https://ma-sairan.kz/расписание-автобусов
- bus@chinatrainguide.com
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Jiangsu Tongzhou to Shanghai Zongzhan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥56–100
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- ¥70–100
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