There are 6 ways to get from Shanghai to Samarkand by plane, car, or train
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Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Samarkand International Airport
best- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD)plane SHA - SKD
13h 3m$552–1,502Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Samarkand International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD)plane PVG - SKD
13h 50m$349–810Drive 5,898.3 km
- Drive from Shanghai Station to Samarkandcar 5,898.3 km
2d 14h$744–1,074Train to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, fly to Samarkand International Airport
- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou Easttrain
- Fly from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD)plane HGH - SKD
13h 33m$383–873Train to Sunan Shuofang International Airport, fly to Samarkand International Airport
- Take the train from Shanghai station to Wuxitrain
- Fly from Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD)plane WUX - SKD
14h 46m$405–918Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Tashkent International Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Tashkent International Airport (TAS)plane PVG - TAS
- Take the train from Tashkent Central to Samarkandtrain
14h 31m$410–695
Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Samarkand is to fly and train which costs $410 - $700 and takes 14h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Samarkand is to fly which takes 13h 3m and costs $550 - $1,500.
The distance between Shanghai and Samarkand is 4956 km. The road distance is 5898.3 km.
It takes approximately 13h 3m to get from Shanghai to Samarkand, including transfers.
Samarkand is 3h behind Shanghai. It is currently 9:13 PM in Shanghai and 6:13 PM in Samarkand.
Yes, the driving distance between Shanghai to Samarkand is 5898 km. It takes approximately 2 days 14h to drive from Shanghai to Samarkand.
There are 736+ hotels available in Samarkand.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Samarkand, Uzbekistan?
China Southern Airlines, Juneyao Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD) 5 times a week.
Airlines
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 3m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–2,200
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Shijiazhuang Zhengding, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,400
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Chengdu, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,600
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Taiyuan, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Xi An, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–900
- Website
- loongair.cn
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–800
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–850
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–900
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 2m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,300
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- unilode.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
- Website
- flyr.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–1,100
Train operators
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou East
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–12
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- $10–12
- 1st Class Seat
- $17–19
- Business Class Seat
- $24–35
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- 2nd Class Seat
- $8–10
- 1st Class Seat
- $14–16
- Business Class Seat
- $19–28
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou East
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–19
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $10–15
- Adult - 1st Class
- $13–19
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–16
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $9–13
- Adult - 1st Class
- $11–16
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Hard Seat
- $6–10
- Hard Sleeper
- $7–12
- Soft Sleeper
- $18–26
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Hard Seat
- $3–5
- Hard sleeper
- $7–11
- Soft sleeper
- $12–16
- Phone
- 1005
- compliance@railway.uz
- Website
- railway.uz
Train from Tashkent Central to Samarkand
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- 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 Tashkent Central to Samarkand
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–17
- Website
- https://railway.uz/en/
- Book at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/home
- Schedules at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/pages/schedule
- Sleeper
- $11–13
- Coupe
- $15–17
- SV
- $26–29
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