There are 9 ways to get from Cologne to Matka by plane, train, bus, car, or car train
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Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport
best- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Skopje International Airport (SKP)CGN - SKP
5h 22m$123–297Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Cologne to Skopje, Transporten Centar
24h 24m$95Train, bus via Sankt Pölten
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbf41 / ...
- Take the train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof90 / ...
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to St.Poelten Hbf963 / ...
- Take the bus from Sankt Pölten to Skopje, Transporten Centar
20h 58m$165–832Drive 1,911.2 km
- Drive from Cologne to Matka1,911.2 km
17h 8m$315–455Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Skopje International Airport (SKP)FRA - SKP
5h 49m$170–417Train to Dortmund Airport, fly
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Holzwickede
- Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Skopje International Airport (SKP)DTM - SKP
6h 47m$123–344Train, bus
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Nürnberg Hbf41 / ...
- Take the bus from Nürnberg to Skopje, Transporten Centar
23h 44m$134–221Bus via Bonn
- Take the bus from Bonn to Skopje, Transporten Centar
33h 7mDrive, car train
- Drive from Cologne to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Take the car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Matka
16h 19m$327–1,510
Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Skopje International Airport (SKP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Matka is to bus which costs $95 and takes 24h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Matka is to fly which takes 5h 22m and costs $120 - $300.
No, there is no direct bus from Cologne to Matka. However, there are services departing from Cologne and arriving at S. Glumovo Shkolo via Transporten Centar T-Prigradski Linii. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 24m.
The distance between Cologne and Matka is 1537 km. The road distance is 1911.2 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Matka without a car is to train and bus via Sankt Pölten which takes 20h 58m and costs $160 - $850.
It takes approximately 5h 22m to get from Cologne to Matka, including transfers.
Cologne to Matka bus services, operated by Nasir Tours, depart from Cologne station.
The best way to get from Cologne to Matka is to fly which takes 5h 22m and costs $120 - $300. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $95 and takes 24h 24m.
Cologne to Matka bus services, operated by Nasir Tours, arrive at Skopje, Transporten Centar station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Matka is 1911 km. It takes approximately 17h 8m to drive from Cologne to Matka.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Matka, North Macedonia?
Wizz Air, Austrian Airlines, and Eurowings fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Skopje International Airport (SKP) twice daily. Alternatively, Nasir Tours operates a bus from Cologne to Skopje, Transporten Centar twice a week. Tickets cost $95 and the journey takes 22h 42m. Hak Bus also services this route twice a week.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Skopje International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–420
Flights from Frankfurt to Skopje International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–400
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Skopje International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–390
Flights from Frankfurt to Skopje International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–400
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Skopje International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–230
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Skopje International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–270
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Skopje International Airport via Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–380
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–170
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Salzburg Hbf to St.Poelten Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–95
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–350
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $100–150
- 1st Class
- $210–350
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–110
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $30–50
- 1st Class
- $60–110
- Phone
- +49 30 200730
- post@transdev.de
- Website
- transdev.de
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Schedules at
- transdev.de
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $16–55
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Salzburg Hbf to St.Poelten Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 8024 997171
- info@brb.de
- Website
- brb.de
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Schedules at
- brb.de
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21–50
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Salzburg Hbf to St.Poelten Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–23
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- $13–19
- 1st Class
- $18–23
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- $30–45
Train from Salzburg Hbf to St.Poelten Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- $40–65
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
Train from Salzburg Hbf to St.Poelten Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
Train from Salzburg Hbf to St.Poelten Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–85
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Salzburg Hbf to St.Poelten Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- $25–40
- 1st Class
- $35–60
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to St.Poelten Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–75
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to St.Poelten Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–95
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Train from Salzburg Hbf to St.Poelten Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–306
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- $302–306
- Couchette Carriage
- $150–180
- Seating Carriage
- $40–50
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Koeln Hbf to Holzwickede
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–29
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $120–1,200
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- $320–650
- Car Compartment
- $600–1,200
- Phone
- +389 46 787 312
- info@eurobus.mk
- Website
- eurobus.mk
Bus from Sankt Pölten to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $55–95
- Schedules at
- eurobus.mk
- Phone
- +389 42 218 007
- Website
- nasirtours.mk
Bus from Nürnberg to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $80
- Schedules at
- nasirtours.mk
Bus from Cologne to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $95
- Schedules at
- nasirtours.mk
- Phone
- +389 75 209 209
- hakkomerc@gmail.com
- Website
- hakbus.org
Bus from Cologne to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- hakbus.org
- Phone
- +389 44 338 003
Bus from Bonn to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- bashkimtours.com
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