There are 3 ways to get from Shiraz to Samarkand by plane, car, or train
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Fly to Samarkand International Airport
best- Fly from Shahid Dastghaib International Airport (SYZ) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD)plane SYZ - SKD
13h 13m$301–1,201Drive 2,266.5 km
cheapest- Drive from Shiraz to Samarkandcar 2,266.5 km
29h 51m$200–289Fly to Tashkent International Airport, train
- Fly from Shahid Dastghaib International Airport (SYZ) to Tashkent International Airport (TAS)plane SYZ - TAS
- Take the train from Tashkent Central to Samarkandtrain
12h 24m$202–526
Shahid Dastghaib International Airport (SYZ) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shiraz to Samarkand is to drive which costs $200 - $290 and takes 29h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Shiraz to Samarkand is to fly and train which takes 12h 24m and costs $200 - $550.
The distance between Shiraz and Samarkand is 1748 km. The road distance is 2266.5 km.
It takes approximately 13h 13m to get from Shiraz to Samarkand, including transfers.
Samarkand is 1h 30m ahead of Shiraz. It is currently 8:16 AM in Shiraz and 9:46 AM in Samarkand.
Yes, the driving distance between Shiraz to Samarkand is 2266 km. It takes approximately 29h 51m to drive from Shiraz to Samarkand.
There are 778+ hotels available in Samarkand.
What companies run services between Shiraz, Iran and Samarkand, Uzbekistan?
Flydubai flies from Shahid Dastghaib International Airport (SYZ) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD) once a week.
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Shahid Dastghaib International Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Shahid Dastghaib International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–850
- Website
- omanair.com
Flights from Shahid Dastghaib International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Muscat
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $220–700
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Shahid Dastghaib International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Sharjah
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–490
- 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
- $23–35
- Website
- https://railway.uz/en/
- Book at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/home
- Schedules at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/pages/schedule
- Business class
- $32–35
- 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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