There are 6 ways to get from Bucharest to Skopje by bus, night train, train, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus
best- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to SofiaN980
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Skopje, Transporten Centar (Скопjе, Транспортен Центар)Citylines 67
12h 25m$35–63Night train, train, bus
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Gorna Oryahovitsa
- Take the train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofia463 / ...
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Skopje, Transporten Centar (Скопjе, Транспортен Центар)
12h 26m$48–61Drive 598.9 km
- Drive from Bucharest to Skopje598.9 km
8h 22m$96–138Fly
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Skopje International Airport (SKP)OTP - SKP
7h 36m$160–359Bus via Kyustendil
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Take the bus from Sofia to Dragomirovo
- Take the bus from Kyustendil to Skopje, Transporten Centar
15h 46mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to SofiaIr
- Take the bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centar
16h 8m$61–91
Bucharest to Skopje by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Skopje is to bus which costs $35 - $65 and takes 12h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Skopje is to fly which takes 7h 36m and costs $160 - $360.
No, there is no direct bus from Bucharest to Skopje. However, there are services departing from București, Autogara Militari and arriving at Skopje, Transporten Centar (Скопjе, Транспортен Центар) via Sofia Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 25m.
The distance between Bucharest and Skopje is 607 km. The road distance is 598.9 km.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Skopje without a car is to bus which takes 12h 25m and costs $35 - $65.
It takes approximately 12h 25m to get from Bucharest to Skopje, including transfers.
Bucharest to Skopje bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from București, Autogara Militari station.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Skopje is to bus which takes 12h 25m and costs $35 - $65. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $160 - $360 and takes 7h 36m.
Bucharest to Skopje bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Sofia station.
Skopje is 1h behind Bucharest. It is currently 11:26 PM in Bucharest and 10:26 PM in Skopje.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Skopje, North Macedonia?
You can take a bus from București, Autogara Militari to Skopje, Transporten Centar (Скопjе, Транспортен Центар) via Sofia and Sofia Central Bus Station in around 12h 25m. Alternatively, Pegasus Airlines, Turkish Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Skopje International Airport (SKP) 5 times a day.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Skopje International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–400
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Skopje International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–360
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Skopje International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–490
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Skopje International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–270
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Skopje International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–180
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Skopje International Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $60–210
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Bucharest to Gorna Oryahovitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $6–11
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $6–10
- 1st Class
- $9–11
Train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–15
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $8–13
- 1st Class
- $12–15
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $27–30
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $47–52
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Skopje, Transporten Centar (Скопjе, Транспортен Центар)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–35
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–27
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +359 7855 0204
- tic@kustendil.bg
- Website
- kyustendil.bg
Bus from Sofia to Dragomirovo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- kyustendil.bg
- Phone
- 02 952 50 04
- matpu96@abv.bg
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Kyustendil to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19–24
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29–40
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +389(0)2 24 02 388
- avtobuska@maksoob.com.mk
- Website
- traveling.com
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–30
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +359 894 77 44 02
- office@kaleiatravel.com
- Website
- kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $31
- Website
- https://en.kaleiatravel.com/
- Phone
- +389 47 231 192
- info@transkop.mk
- Website
- transkop.mk
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–29
- Schedules at
- transkop.mk
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