Cheapest€156.54
- АО «ФПК» S-606906:1110h 25m16:36SamaraNalchik station
Door to door 11h 9mCO2 44.8 kgChanges 0Refundable
Traveling from Samara to Nal'chik costs €156.54 at the cheapest and takes 9h 50m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 1 operator. The route covers 1,358 km. Cheapest is by Train, fastest is by Train.
At a glance
- Distance
- 1,358 km
- Fastest
- 9h 50m
- Average
- 10h 23m
- Services per day
- 5
- Cheapest
- €156.54
- CO2 per passenger
- 44.8 kg
Every way to make this journey
Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on September 30, 2026.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 11h 9m | 10h 25m | 44m | €186.79 | 44.8 kg | 5 |
- 11h 9mFastest, by Train
- €186.79Cheapest, by Train
- 44.8 kgLowest CO2, by Train
- 1,358 kmDistance traveled
The cheapest and the fastest on September 30, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Today's real departures
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.
No live timetable for this trip yet.
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.
Prices over the next three weeks
Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of traveling are marked.
| Cheapest fare by mode and day for Samara to Nal'chik | FriSep 11 | SatSep 12 | SunSep 13 | MonSep 14 | TueSep 15 | WedSep 16 | ThuSep 17 | FriSep 18 | SatSep 19 | SunSep 20 | MonSep 21 | TueSep 22 | WedSep 23 | ThuSep 24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | €380.94 | €435.39 | €274.24 | €249.49 | €229.69 | €242.34 | €251.69 | €223.09 | €256.09 | €202.74 | €190.64 | €186.79 | €187.89 | €193.39 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-30 · €156.54
That is the traveling done. What happens after you walk out into Nal'chik is not something we sell.
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When to book Samara to Nal'chik
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €162.5990 days
- €114.1960 days
- €138.3945 days
- €170.8430 days
- €217.0421 days
- €193.3914 days
- €251.697 days
- €274.243 days
- €380.941 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €114.19.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 234 percent. The most expensive point is €380.94, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 60 days ahead. You are inside that window.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €206.04Sun
- €190.64Mon
- €186.79Tue
- €187.89Wed
- €217.04Thu
- €223.09Fri
- €256.09Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €229.69Sep
- €192.29Oct
- €134.54Nov
- €163.14Dec
- €170.84Jan
- €127.39Feb
The route
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 20% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 80% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 1,358 km against 1,181 km in a straight line, a detour of 15 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Volzhsky, Astrakhan, Volgograd, Saratov. The gap between arriving and leaving is 47 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 20 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is ours to fix and you are rebooked at no charge.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Samara at 06:11 and the last at 07:30, across 5 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Samara
Rail
- Samara
- Lokomotivnaya railway station, Samara Oblast
- Krasnaya Glinka
Bus
- Петра-Дубрава
- Автовокзал "Центральный"
Air
- KUF
Ferry
- Kin-UP
- Проран
Nalchik
Rail
- Nalchik station
Bus
- Фруктовый Сад
- Автовокзал Северный
Who runs this route
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From | Fastest | Typical speed | Flexibility | On board |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| АО «ФПК» | €156.54 | 9h 50m | 140 km/h | Refundable | Power outlets, Wi-Fi |
What the fare is made of
Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.
| Part | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Operator fare | €140.50 | 90% |
| Taxes | €14.05 | 9% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 1% |
| Total you pay | €156.54 | 100% |
The train gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Where to leave your bags in Nal'chik
Priced by the bag and by the day, booked before you get there, and insured while it sits.
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Questions about Samara to Nal'chik
The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Samara to Nal'chik?
The fastest journey from Samara to Nal'chik takes 9h 50m door to door, of which 10h 25m is spent moving, on the Train. Most services take around 10h 23m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Samara to Nal'chik?
The cheapest fare from Samara to Nal'chik is €156.54, checked on September 30, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €224.19. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Samara to Nal'chik?
The cheapest way from Samara to Nal'chik is by Train, at €186.79 for one passenger on September 30, 2026. That journey takes 11h 9m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Samara to Nal'chik?
Fares from Samara to Nal'chik bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €114.19. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 234 percent, measured on September 30, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Samara to Nal'chik?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Samara to Nal'chik, at €186.79. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 30, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Samara to Nal'chik?
February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Samara to Nal'chik, at €127.39 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs service from Samara to Nal'chik?
1 operators sell services from Samara to Nal'chik across 1 modes: АО «ФПК». Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from Samara to Nal'chik?
20 percent of the services we sell from Samara to Nal'chik are direct. The rest connect at Volzhsky, Astrakhan, Volgograd, Saratov, with about 47 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
Which station or terminal do services from Samara to Nal'chik use?
Services from Samara to Nal'chik by Train leave from Samara and arrive at Nalchik station. Allow about 44m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Samara to Nal'chik?
1 of the 1 operators we sell from Samara to Nal'chik allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Derived from service area No carrier record names this exact pair. The operators listed publish a service area covering both places at a distance their mode plausibly carries people, which is evidence that the corridor is served and not evidence of a specific service. Pages state which, because presenting the two as the same thing would be dishonest.
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Samara to Nal'chik on September 10, 2026: 1358 km of route against 1181 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €156.54, and 9h 50m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
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Anything to book in Nal'chik before you go?
Timed entry, guided walks and half-day trips out of Nal'chik, with free cancellation on most of it.
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