There are 7 ways to get from Thurso to Samarkand by plane, train, bus, or ferry
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Fly Wick John O' Groats Airport to Samarkand International Airport
best- Fly from Wick John O' Groats Airport (WIC) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD)plane WIC - SKD
25h 23m$379–961Train to Inverness Dalcross Airport, fly to Samarkand International Airport
- Take the train from Thurso to Invernesstrain
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD)plane INV - SKD
26h 2m$610–1,634Train, bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Samarkand International Airport
- Take the train from Thurso to Invernesstrain
- Take the train from Inverness to Perthtrain
- Take the bus from Perth station to Edinburgh Airportbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD)plane EDI - SKD
23h 51mTrain, train to Aberdeen Airport, fly to Samarkand International Airport
- Take the train from Thurso to Invernesstrain
- Take the train from Inverness to Aberdeentrain
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD)plane ABZ - SKD
26h 54m$493–1,288Ferry to Kirkwall, fly to Samarkand International Airport
- Take the ferry from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminalferry
- Fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD)plane KOI - SKD
22h 29m$677–2,339Train to Inverness Dalcross Airport, fly to Tashkent International Airport, train
- Take the train from Thurso to Invernesstrain
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Tashkent International Airport (TAS)plane INV - TAS
- Take the train from Tashkent Central to Samarkandtrain
20h 52m$431–1,119Train, bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Tashkent International Airport
- Take the train from Thurso to Invernesstrain
- Take the train from Inverness to Perthtrain
- Take the bus from Perth station to Edinburgh Airportbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Tashkent International Airport (TAS)plane EDI - TAS
- Take the train from Tashkent Central to Samarkandtrain
25h 41m
Wick John O' Groats Airport (WIC) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Thurso to Samarkand is to fly which costs $370 - $1,000 and takes 25h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Thurso to Samarkand is to train and fly which takes 20h 52m and costs $430 - $1,200.
The distance between Thurso and Samarkand is 5270 km.
It takes approximately 25h 23m to get from Thurso to Samarkand, including transfers.
Samarkand is 5h ahead of Thurso. It is currently 9:53 PM in Thurso and 2:53 AM in Samarkand.
There are 631+ hotels available in Samarkand.
What companies run services between Thurso, Scotland and Samarkand, Uzbekistan?
World Ticket, British Airways, and four other airlines fly from Wick John O' Groats Airport (WIC) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD) 3 times a week.
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from Wick John O' Groats Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Aberdeen Airport, London Heathrow, Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,300
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Samarkand International Airport via London Gatwick, Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Samarkand International Airport via London Gatwick, Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,400
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Samarkand International Airport via London Heathrow, Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Tashkent International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–950
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Tashkent International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $360–950
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tashkent International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $290–800
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $300–800
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
Flights from Kirkwall to Samarkand International Airport via Edinburgh Airport, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–800
- Website
- flyhelicopters.uz
Flights from Wick John O' Groats Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Aberdeen Airport, London Heathrow, Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,300
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Samarkand International Airport via London Heathrow, Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Samarkand International Airport via London Heathrow, Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
- Website
- azal.az
Flights from Wick John O' Groats Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Aberdeen Airport, Paris Charles de Gaulle, Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $370–950
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,100
- Website
- taban.aero
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–550
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Thurso to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–120
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- $50–70
- 1st Class
- $80–120
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–80
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- $35–50
- 1st Class
- $55–80
Train from Inverness to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- $30–45
- 1st Class
- $50–75
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–70
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Anytime Day Single
- $45–70
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- $2–3
- Sleeper Seat
- $3–5
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- $37–43
- 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
- Sleeper
- $11–13
- Coupe
- $15–17
- SV
- $26–29
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Perth station to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
- Phone
- +44 845 600 0449
- info@northlinkferries.co.uk
- Website
- northlinkferries.co.uk
Ferry from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $18–26
- Website
- https://www.northlinkferries.co.uk/
- Low
- $18–22
- Peak
- $22–26
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