There are 6 ways to get from Chicago to Macedonia by plane, train, car, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, train, drive
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane ORD - SKG
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Rodopolistrain
- Drive from Rodopolis to Macedoniacar
19h 10m$348–1,342Fly to Sofia Airport, bus, train
cheapest- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane ORD - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Blagoevgrad Train Stationbus
- Take the train from Blagoevgrad to Petrichtrain
19h 41m$332–785Fly to Skopje International Airport, bus, drive
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Skopje International Airport (SKP)plane ORD - SKP
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Dobrejcibus
- Drive from Dobrejci to Macedoniacar
23h 9mFly to Pristina, bus, drive
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Pristina (PRN)plane ORD - PRN
- Take the bus from Pristina to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Dobrejcibus
- Drive from Dobrejci to Macedoniacar
24h 23mFly to Kavala International Airport, train, drive
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Kavala International Airport (KVA)plane ORD - KVA
- Take the train from Drama to Omalo Kerkinistrain
- Drive from Omalo Kerkinis to Macedoniacar
24h 1m$506–1,945Fly to Ohrid Airport, bus, drive
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Ohrid Airport (OHD)plane ORD - OHD
- Take the bus from Ohrid to Kavadarcibus
- Take the bus from Kavadarci to Strumicabus
- Drive from Strumica to Macedoniacar
20h 28m
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Macedonia is to fly and bus and train which costs $330 - $800 and takes 19h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Macedonia is to fly and train and drive which takes 19h 10m and costs $340 - $1,400.
The distance between Chicago and Macedonia is 8718 km.
It takes approximately 19h 10m to get from Chicago to Macedonia, including transfers.
Macedonia is 8h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 2:47 AM in Chicago and 10:47 AM in Macedonia.
There are 377+ hotels available in Macedonia.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Macedonia, Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria?
There is no direct connection from Chicago to Macedonia. However, you can take the subway to O'Hare, walk to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) airport, fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG), walk to Thessaloniki Airport, take the bus to Thessaloniki Neos Sidirodromikos Stathmos, walk to Thessaloniki, take the train to Rodopolis, then drive to Macedonia. Alternatively, you can take the subway to O'Hare, walk to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) airport, fly to Sofia Airport (SOF), walk to Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop, take the bus to Blagoevgrad Train Station, walk to Blagoevgrad, take the train to Petrich, then take the taxi to Macedonia.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Skopje International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Pristina via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Pristina via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,700
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Skopje International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Pristina via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kavala International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kavala International Airport via Brussels, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kavala International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ohrid Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Skopje International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Skopje International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,700
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kavala International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kavala International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kavala International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nuremberg
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,900
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Skopje International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,200
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Skopje International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Pristina via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sofia Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Skopje International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Pristina via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kavala International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kavala International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nuremberg
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,900
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ohrid Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Thessaloniki to Rodopolis
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
Train from Drama to Omalo Kerkinis
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Blagoevgrad to Petrich
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $3–5
- 1st Class
- $4–6
- Phone
- +359 2 493 0191
- info@traventuria.com
- Website
- traventuria.com
Bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Blagoevgrad Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–17
- Website
- https://traventuria.com/
- Phone
- +389 34 346 030
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Dobrejci
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/strumicaekspres
Bus from Kavadarci to Strumica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/strumicaekspres
- Phone
- +383 49 166 760
- amalfitours2003@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Pristina to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/amalfitours1
- Phone
- +389 76 241 003
- Info@drd.si
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Pristina to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- motoja.ks@gmail.com
- Website
- web.facebook.com
Bus from Pristina to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $9
- Website
- https://web.facebook.com/motoja.shkup
- 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
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