Samarkand eSIM
In Samarkand you connect to Ucell or Beeline, whichever is performing better where you are standing. The typical speed across the country is 37 Mbps. Your data starts working the moment you land, before you reach the immigration hall.
- Networks
- Ucell and Beeline
- Typical speed in Uzbekistan
- 37 Mbps typical, 8 Mbps at busy times
- 5G
- 4G only
- Throttle
- None on metered plans
- Tethering
- Allowed on every plan
Plans that cover Samarkand
| Data | Validity | Price per GB | Price | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 GB | Never expires | $5.89 | $5.89 | |
| 3 GB | Never expires | $2.96 | $8.89 | |
| 5 GBMost travellers | Never expires | $2.38 | $11.89 | |
| 10 GB | Never expires | $1.89 | $18.89 | |
| 20 GB | Never expires | $1.59 | $31.89 |
How Uzbekistan compares across Asia
- Regional typical speed
- 42.95 Mbps
- Upstream networks
- 2, Ucell, Beeline
- 5G
- 4G only
- Next fastest nearby
- Indonesia, 38 Mbps
- Next slowest nearby
- Mongolia, 35 Mbps
- Cities with their own page
- 3: Tashkent, Samarkand, Bukhara
Landing at Samarkand International Airport (SKD)
- Airport
- SKD / UZSS
- Distance
- 6 km from the centre of Samarkand
Getting into Samarkand
- Afrosiyob high-speed train from Tashkent (Uzbekistan Railways), about 128 minutes
- Buses M1, 31 and 52 from airport Arrivals to the railway station (hourly) (SKD)
- Samarkand tram Line 1 (main railway station - Sartepa Massivi)
- Taxi from Samarkand International Airport to the city centre (SKD)
Worth knowing about Samarkand
- Most travellers reach Samarkand overland: the Afrosiyob high-speed service run by Uzbekistan Railways covers Tashkent-Samarkand in roughly 2 hours 8 minutes at up to 250 km/h, and commercial service began on 8 October 2011.
- Samarkand reopened a modern electric tram network on 29 March 2017, the first trams in the city since the Soviet-era system closed in 1973; it now has two lines and 26 stops, both radiating from the main railway station.
- Samarkand's railway station is about 5 km northwest of the city centre and the airport about 6 km north, so arrivals by air and by Afrosiyob land on opposite sides of town; buses M1, 31 and 52 link airport Arrivals to the station hourly.
- Samarkand's current passenger terminal is new: it was officially inaugurated on 18 March 2022, replacing the older Soviet-era terminal.