There are 7 ways to get from Thurso to Samarkand by train, bus, plane, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
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
23h 51m$543–1,541Fly Wick to Samarkand International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Wick (WIC) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD)plane WIC - SKD
41h 19m$419–1,212Train 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
27h 27m$585–1,537Ferry 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
21h 18m$781–2,641Train, 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
27h 11m$615–1,526Train, 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 37m$505–926Train, 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
26h 11m$488–1,244
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Thurso to Samarkand is to train and bus and fly which costs $500 - $950 and takes 24h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Thurso to Samarkand is to ferry and fly which takes 21h 18m and costs $750 - $2,700.
The distance between Thurso and Samarkand is 5793 km.
It takes approximately 23h 51m to get from Thurso to Samarkand, including transfers.
Samarkand is 5h ahead of Thurso. It is currently 10:04 PM in Thurso and 3:04 AM in Samarkand.
There are 779+ hotels available in Samarkand.
What companies run services between Thurso, Scotland and Samarkand, Uzbekistan?
AIS Airlines, Emirates, and three other airlines fly from Wick (WIC) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD) twice a week.
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Samarkand International Airport via London Heathrow, Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,500
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Samarkand International Airport via London Heathrow, Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tashkent International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–800
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tashkent International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $330–800
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–800
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $350–800
- Website
- scat.kz
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 1m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,000
Flights from Wick to Samarkand International Airport via Glasgow Airport, Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–950
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
Flights from Kirkwall to Samarkand International Airport via Edinburgh Airport, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–900
- Website
- flyhelicopters.uz
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Samarkand International Airport via London Heathrow, Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,500
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,500
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Samarkand International Airport via London Heathrow, Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,500
- Website
- azal.az
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Samarkand International Airport via London Gatwick, Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,300
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Wick to Samarkand International Airport via Glasgow Airport, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,600
- Website
- taban.aero
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $330–700
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Thurso to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $75–130
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $60–100
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Thurso to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $75–130
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Thurso to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $75–130
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Inverness to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–90
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Thurso to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $75–130
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $60–100
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Thurso to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $75–130
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $60–100
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Perth to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Inverness to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- 1005
- compliance@railway.uz
- Website
- Uzbekistan Railways
Train from Tashkent Central to Samarkand
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Website
- Uzbekistan Railways
- Book at
- Uzbekistan Railways
- Schedules at
- Uzbekistan Railways
- Business class
- $32–35
- Econom class
- $23
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Perth station to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Perth station to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Website
- Ember
- Phone
- +44 845 600 0449
- info@northlinkferries.co.uk
- Website
- NorthLink Ferries
Ferry from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–26
- Website
- NorthLink Ferries
- Low
- $18–23
- Peak
- $22–26
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