--- title: "Samarkand to Urgench – 3 ways by plane, car, taxi | Mixroutes" description: "Samarkand to Urgench is 575 km. Fastest: undefined in 0 min. Cheapest: undefined from –. Real timetables, prices labelled live, quoted or estimated." url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/samarkand-to-urgench" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/samarkand-to-urgench.md" image: "https://www.mixroutes.com/og.png" --- # How to get from Samarkand to Urgench [Plan it for your day](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Samarkand&to=Urgench) [Urgench to Samarkand](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/urgench-to-samarkand) **Fastest:** –\ \ **Cheapest:** –\ \ **Distance:** 575 km\ as the crow flies\ **Departures today:** 1\ 3 ways, Thu 29 Oct\ ## 3 ways to travel 575 km apart. Times are the timetables for Thu 29 Oct, planned from 08:00; every price says whether it is live, the operator's fare or our estimate. We add nothing to any fare. best 3h 20m quicker than driving for $180 more; for most people the time is worth more. - [**Fly** best 5h 59m$190–290 Estimated SKD → UGC · one stop via TAS · typical times](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Samarkand&to=Urgench) - [**Drive** 9h 20m$50–70 Estimated Visa likely needed for Turkmenistan 655 km · fuel only](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Samarkand&to=Urgench) - [**Taxi** 9h 20m$1,050–1,440 Estimated Visa likely needed for Turkmenistan one-way cab](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Samarkand&to=Urgench) Data: [Roads © OpenStreetMap contributors, routed by OSRM](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) · [Typical flight routes from OpenFlights (ODbL), a 2014 snapshot](https://openflights.org/data) · [Places from GeoNames, CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · [Places © OpenStreetMap contributors](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) · [All credits and licences](https://www.mixroutes.com/credits) ## Before you go Borders, permits, official travel advice and disaster alerts for the places on this route, as their sources publish them. Entry rules are shown for a passport from Uzbekistan; the planner lets you pick yours. - **Visa likely needed for Turkmenistan** · Uzbekistan passport (assumed) [Check rules](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/turkmenistan/entry-requirements) Visa rules: [Passport Index data](https://github.com/imorte/passport-index-data) (MIT, 17 Feb 2026); always check the official entry rules. ## Departures today 1. [08:02 → 14:01 5h 59m · 1 change$190–290](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Samarkand&to=Urgench&date=2026-10-29&time=08%3A00&it=fly) Timetable data via Transitous and the operators' own GTFS feeds. Live delays arrive when an operator publishes a real-time feed. ## Questions people ask How long does it take to get from Samarkand to Urgench? The fastest way is by plane: about 5h 59m door to door, including the ride to the airport and check-in. The straight-line distance is 575 km. What is the cheapest way from Samarkand to Urgench? Fly is the cheapest, from $190. That figure is an estimate from the operator's fare bands, not a live quote. How long is the flight from Samarkand to Urgench? About 1h in the air (SKD → TAS), about 5h 59m door to door once you add the ride to the airport, check-in and the cab at the other end. Typical fares run $190–290; live prices are on Flights70. How far is Urgench from Samarkand by road? About 655 km, roughly 9h 20m of driving in normal traffic. Fuel alone costs around $50–70; tolls and parking are extra. ## In Urgench City in Khorezm Region, western Uzbekistan Urgench is a district-level city in western Uzbekistan. It is the capital of Xorazm Region. The estimated population of Urgench in 2021 was 145,000, an increase from 139,100 in 1999. It lies on the Amu Darya River and the Shavat canal. The city is situated 450 km (280 mi) west of Bukhara across the Kyzylkum Desert. [The Urgench guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/places/urgench) [Hotels in Urgench Compare prices on Hotels70](https://www.hotels70.com) ## More routes - [Kochi to Bengaluru](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-bengaluru) - [Kochi to Chennai](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-chennai) - [Kochi to Thiruvananthapuram](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-thiruvananthapuram) - [Kochi to Munnar](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-munnar) - [Kochi to Alappuzha](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-alappuzha) - [Kochi to Kozhikode](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-kozhikode) --- This is the markdown version of https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/samarkand-to-urgench, for search crawlers and AI assistants. The HTML page is the canonical copy. Mixroutes is made by Lascade LLC, Sharjah Media City, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. Index of every page: https://www.mixroutes.com/llms.txt