Bus to Bukhara
Xiva → Bukhara · about 5h
Train to Samarkand
Bukhara → Samarkand · about 2h 30m
Xiva → Samarkand
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About the trip from Xiva to Samarkand
Xiva (Uzbekistan) and Samarkand (Uzbekistan) are 590 km (367 mi) apart in a straight line. The way we suggest is by bus and train, via Bukhara: about 7h 45m door to door with 1 change. No flight is needed.
Step by step
- Bus from Xiva to Bukhara: about 5h, 388 km
- Train from Bukhara to Samarkand: about 2h 30m, 217 km
Every route we know
- Bus + Train, via Bukhara: about 7h 45m, 1 change
- Bus, direct: about 13h 55m, no changes
- Bus + Flight, via Nukus and Urganch: ~8h 40m, 2 changes
- Bus + Flight, via Bukhara and Urganch: ~10h 55m, 2 changes
- Bus, via Bukhara and Shahrisabz: about 11h, 2 changes
Times are rough door-to-door times, with time to change and to get through airports included. A "~" marks a rough time worked out from the distance. We don't have prices or timetables: check Google Maps or the operator before you travel.