There are 6 ways to get from Samarkand to Shymkent by bus, car, train, or plane
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Bus, drive
best- Take the bus from Samarkand Central Bus Station to Tashkent bus stationbus
- Drive from Chirchiq to Shymkentcar
8h 18m$19–25Train
cheapest- Take the train from Samarkand to Tashkent Centraltrain 767Ф / ...
- Take the train from Tashkent Central to Shymkenttrain 001Ь
9h 45m$15–34Drive 409.1 km
- Drive from Samarkand to Shymkentcar 409.1 km
6h 6m$37–53Fly to Shymkent International Airport
- Fly from Samarkand International Airport (SKD) to Shymkent International Airport (CIT)plane SKD - CIT
7h$113–604Train via Tashkent
- Take the train from Samarkand to Tashkent Southtrain 126Ф / ...
- Take the train from Tashkent Central to Shymkenttrain 001Ь
12h 13m$17–23Fly to Tashkent International Airport, train
- Fly from Samarkand International Airport (SKD) to Tashkent International Airport (TAS)plane SKD - TAS
- Take the train from Tashkent Central to Shymkenttrain
8h 51m$106–558
Samarkand to Shymkent by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Samarkand to Shymkent is to train which costs $15 - $35 and takes 9h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Samarkand to Shymkent is to drive which takes 6h 6m and costs $35 - $55.
No, there is no direct train from Samarkand to Shymkent. However, there are services departing from Samarkand and arriving at Shymkent via Tashkent Central. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 45m.
The distance between Samarkand and Shymkent is 470 km. The road distance is 409.1 km.
The best way to get from Samarkand to Shymkent without a car is to train which takes 9h 45m and costs $15 - $35.
It takes approximately 8h 18m to get from Samarkand to Shymkent, including transfers.
Samarkand to Shymkent train services, operated by Uzbekistan Railways (High Speed Trains), depart from Samarkand station.
The best way to get from Samarkand to Shymkent is to train which takes 9h 45m and costs $15 - $35. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $110 - $650 and takes 7h.
Samarkand to Shymkent train services, operated by Uzbekistan Railways (High Speed Trains), arrive at Tashkent Central station.
Yes, the driving distance between Samarkand to Shymkent is 409 km. It takes approximately 6h 6m to drive from Samarkand to Shymkent.
What companies run services between Samarkand, Uzbekistan and Shymkent, Kazakhstan?
You can take a train from Samarkand to Shymkent via Tashkent Central in around 9h 45m. Alternatively, World Ticket, Flyr, and three other airlines fly from Samarkand International Airport (SKD) to Shymkent International Airport (CIT) once daily.
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Samarkand International Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Samarkand International Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Nur-Sultan
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
- Website
- scat.kz
Flights from Samarkand International Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Nur-Sultan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Samarkand International Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Tashkent International Airport, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $230–800
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from Samarkand International Airport to Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–460
- Website
- flyr.com
Flights from Samarkand International Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Nur-Sultan
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
- 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
- $19–28
- Website
- https://railway.uz/en/
- Book at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/home
- Schedules at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/pages/schedule
- Business class
- $26–28
- Econom class
- $19
- Phone
- 1005
- compliance@railway.uz
- Website
- railway.uz
Train from Samarkand to Tashkent Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Website
- https://railway.uz/en/
- Book at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/home
- Sleeper
- $11–12
- Coupe
- $14–16
- SV
- $24–26
Train from Samarkand to Tashkent South
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–17
- Website
- https://railway.uz/en/
- Book at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/home
- Sleeper
- $11–13
- Coupe
- $15–17
- SV
- $25–28
- Phone
- 1433
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Tashkent Central to Shymkent
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 1st Class (Lux)
- $22–35
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $12–18
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- $4–6
- 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/
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