Travel to Samarkand

expect Tuesday and Wednesday arriving three hours later at 10:50AM. Train No. 4 is an evening train and departs all days expect Wednesday at 6:20PM arriving 9:55PM. The slower 662 bound for Bukhara departs daily at 8:45PM, arriving 2:11AM.

The most popular international route is from Saint Petersburg (93 h) via Volgograd (57 h) departing every Friday at 7:30AM arriving five nights later at 6:26AM. This train bypasses Moscow, nearest stop is in the town of Ozherelye. There is also a weekly connection from Alma-Ata departing every Sunday at 3:50PM arriving 7:59AM two nights later.

ROAD

Samarkand is about 4 hours by road from Tashkent; shared taxis leave from Sobir Rahimov bus station.

The distance to Samarkand from Tashkent is 290 km, from Bokhara 270 km, from Khiva 740 km, from Andizhan 610 km, from Fergana 600 km, from Karshi 150 km, from Kokand 500 km, from Nukus 820 km, from Shahrisabz 90 km, from Termez 380 km and from Urgench 700 km