There are 7 ways to get from Thurso to Samarkand by train, bus, plane, or ferry
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Train, bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Samarkand International Airport
best- 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
21h 30m$468–900Train to Inverness Dalcross Airport, fly to Tashkent International Airport, train
cheapest- 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
21h 5m$406–1,153Train 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
20h 24m$535–1,868Ferry 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
20h 20m$734–2,849Train, train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Samarkand International Airport
- Take the train from Thurso to Invernesstrain
- Take the train from Inverness to Perthtrain
- Take the train from Perth to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD)plane GLA - SKD
44h 11m$498–1,658Train, 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
28h 29m$705–1,986Train, 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
24h 46m$429–885
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Thurso to Samarkand is to train and bus and fly which costs $420 - $900 and takes 24h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Thurso to Samarkand is to ferry and fly which takes 20h 20m and costs $700 - $2,900.
The distance between Thurso and Samarkand is 5794 km.
It takes approximately 21h 30m to get from Thurso to Samarkand, including transfers.
Samarkand is 5h ahead of Thurso. It is currently 3:33 AM in Thurso and 8:33 AM in Samarkand.
There are 671+ hotels available in Samarkand.
What companies run services between Thurso, Scotland and Samarkand, Uzbekistan?
There is no direct connection from Thurso to Samarkand. However, you can take the train to Inverness, take the train to Perth, walk to Perth station, take the bus to Edinburgh Airport, walk to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) airport, fly to Samarkand International Airport (SKD), then take the taxi to Samarkand. Alternatively, you can take the train to Inverness, take the train to Inverness Airport Station, walk to Inverness Airport station, take the bus to Terminal Building, walk to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) airport, fly to Samarkand International Airport (SKD), then take the taxi to Samarkand.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 28m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,700
Flights from Kirkwall to Samarkand International Airport via Edinburgh Airport, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 23m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,800
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Copenhagen, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Samarkand International Airport via London Gatwick, Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Samarkand International Airport via London Gatwick, Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 7m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Copenhagen, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tashkent International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–950
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tashkent International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–950
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $310–950
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Tashkent International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,200
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Tashkent International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,200
- Website
- taban.aero
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $260–700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tashkent International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $270–700
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
- Website
- azal.az
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg, Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
- Website
- unilode.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Tashkent International Airport via London Luton, Tbilisi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $300–950
- 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
- $85–160
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $65–130
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Perth to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Inverness to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- 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
- $30–50
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- 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
- $40–70
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- 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
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- 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
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–26
- Website
- https://www.northlinkferries.co.uk/
- Low
- $18–22
- Peak
- $22–26
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