There are 11 ways to get from Basel to Macedonia by plane, bus, train, car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Basel to Sofia Airport, bus, train
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane BSL - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Dupnitsa Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Dupnitsa to Petrichtrain
10h 15m$78–264Train, bus, drive
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Berntrain Ic6 / ...
- Take the bus from Bern to Strumicabus
- Drive from Strumica to Macedoniacar
25h 39mDrive, car train
- Drive from Basel to München Ostcar
- Take the car train from München Ost to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Macedoniacar
18h 6m$401–563Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, train, drive
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane ZRH - SKG
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Rodopolistrain
- Drive from Rodopolis to Macedoniacar
10h 19m$150–375Fly Basel to Skopje International Airport, train, drive
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Skopje International Airport (SKP)plane BSL - SKP
- Take the train from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Miravtsitrain
- Drive from Miravtsi to Macedoniacar
12h 16m$86–418Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Ohrid Airport, bus, drive
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Ohrid Airport (OHD)plane ZRH - OHD
- Take the bus from Ohrid to Kavadarcibus
- Take the bus from Kavadarci to Strumicabus
- Drive from Strumica to Macedoniacar
11h 26mTrain to Zurich Airport, fly to Skopje International Airport, train, drive
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Skopje International Airport (SKP)plane ZRH - SKP
- Take the train from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Miravtsitrain
- Drive from Miravtsi to Macedoniacar
13h 26m$170–455Fly Mulhouse to Skopje International Airport, train, drive
- Fly from Mulhouse (MLH) to Skopje International Airport (SKP)plane MLH - SKP
- Take the train from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Miravtsitrain
- Drive from Miravtsi to Macedoniacar
12h 16m$121–598Bus, drive
- Take the bus from Olten to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Strumicabus
- Drive from Strumica to Macedoniacar
29h 32mBus, train
- Take the bus from Basel to Sofiabus
- Take the train from Sofia to Petrichtrain 5615 / ...
35h 36m$141–182Drive 1,818.8 km
- Drive from Basel to Macedoniacar 1,818.8 km
18h 57m$367–530
Basel (BSL) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Macedonia is to fly and bus and train which costs $75 - $270 and takes 10h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Macedonia is to fly and bus and train which takes 10h 15m and costs $75 - $270.
The distance between Basel and Macedonia is 1567 km. The road distance is 1818.8 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Macedonia without a car is to bus and train which takes 35h 36m and costs $140 - $190.
It takes approximately 10h 15m to get from Basel to Macedonia, including transfers.
Macedonia is 1h ahead of Basel. It is currently 8:26 PM in Basel and 9:26 PM in Macedonia.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Macedonia is 1819 km. It takes approximately 18h 57m to drive from Basel to Macedonia.
There are 350+ hotels available in Macedonia.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Macedonia, Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria?
There is no direct connection from Basel to Macedonia. However, you can take the line 50 bus to Basel EuroAirport, Abflug, walk to Basel (BSL) airport, fly to Sofia Airport (SOF), walk to Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop, take the bus to Dupnitsa Bus Station, walk to Dupnitsa, take the train to Petrich, then take the taxi to Macedonia. Alternatively, you can take a train from Basel SBB to Macedonia via Bern, Bern, and Strumica in around 25h 39m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Basel to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–440
Flights from Zurich Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–360
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ohrid Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $390–700
Flights from Zurich Airport to Skopje International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–400
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Basel to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–200
Flights from Basel to Skopje International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–290
Flights from Mulhouse to Skopje International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–400
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Basel to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–410
Flights from Zurich Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–380
Flights from Basel to Skopje International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–450
Flights from Zurich Airport to Skopje International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–390
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–440
Flights from Zurich Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–410
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–360
- Website
- comlux.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ohrid Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–450
Flights from Zurich Airport to Skopje International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–250
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ohrid Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–450
Flights from Zurich Airport to Skopje International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–250
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–220
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ohrid Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $390–700
Flights from Zurich Airport to Skopje International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–400
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Skopje International Airport via Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–390
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Dupnitsa to Petrich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $4–6
- 1st Class
- $5–7
Train from Sofia to Petrich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–11
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $6–10
- 1st Class
- $9–11
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–120
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $35–100
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from München Ost to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–130
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Thessaloniki to Rodopolis
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +389 (2) 3 164 255
- mztransportad@mztransportad.com.mk
- Website
- mzt.mk
Train from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Miravtsi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $9–35
- Schedules at
- mzt.mk
- Phone
- +359 2 493 0191
- info@traventuria.com
- Website
- traventuria.com
Bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Dupnitsa Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- https://traventuria.com/
- Phone
- +389 71 557 111
- niko_ekspres@hotmail.com
- Website
- web.facebook.com
Bus from Bern to Strumica
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +389 72 230-200
- info@ekstrabus.com
- Website
- ekstrabus.com.mk
Bus from Ohrid to Kavadarci
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- ekstrabus.com.mk
Bus from Kavadarci to Strumica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- ekstrabus.com.mk
- Phone
- +389 34 346 030
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Kavadarci to Strumica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/strumicaekspres
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Strumica
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/strumicaekspres
- Phone
- +389 42 217 370
- durmotours@yahoo.com
- Website
- durmotours.com.mk
Bus from Olten to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Schedules at
- durmotours.com.mk
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Basel to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $130–170
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
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