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There are 5 ways to get from Sofia to Samarkand by plane, bus, train, or car

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  1. Fly

    best
    1. Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD)plane plane SOF - SKD
    10h 44m
    $204–602

  2. Bus, train via Yasenevo

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bucharest Gară Filaretbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Bucharest Filaret Bus Station to Chișinău Autogara Nordbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Chişinău Northern Bus Station to Salaryevo Bus Stationbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Salaryevo Bus Station to Volzhskybus bus
    5. Take the train from Volzhsky to Samarkandtrain train
    5d 5h
    $151–408

  3. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Istanbul Esenlerbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Emniyet Otogar to Vladikavkaz 1 Bus stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Vladikavkaz 1 Bus station to Volgograd Bus stationbus bus
    4. Take the train from Volgograd-1 to Samarkandtrain train
    4d 13h
    $192–263

  4. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Sofia to Halkalıtrain train
    2. Take the train from Halkali to Ankaratrain train
    3. Take the bus from Ankara bus station to Krasnodar-1 Bus stationbus bus
    4. Take the train from Krasnodar 1 to Volgograd-1train train
    5. Take the train from Volgograd-1 to Samarkandtrain train
    5d 3h
    $236–411

  5. Drive 4,796.4 km

    1. Drive from Sofia to Samarkandcar car 4,796.4 km
    2d 10h
    $756–1,092

Sofia Airport (SOF) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD) flights

Calendar18Weekly Planes
Duration10h 50mAverage Duration
Ticket$203Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Samarkand, Uzbekistan?

Turkish Airlines, Uzbekistan, and two other airlines fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD) 3 times a day.

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