There are 8 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)plane CGN - SKP
5h 24m$81–303Train, bus
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Nürnberg Hbftrain 41 / ...
- Take the bus from Nürnberg to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
24h 13m$170–289Drive 1,911.2 km
- Drive from Cologne to Matkacar 1,911.2 km
17h 4m$315–455Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Skopje International Airport (SKP)plane FRA - SKP
5h 51m$155–392Train to Dortmund Airport, fly
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Holzwickedetrain
- Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Skopje International Airport (SKP)plane DTM - SKP
6h 45mBus
- Take the bus from Cologne to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
25h$95Bus via Bonn
- Take the bus from Bonn to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
33h 35mDrive, car train
- Drive from Cologne to Fuldacar
- Take the car train from Fulda to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Matkacar
21h 41m$350–497
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 25h.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Matka is to fly which takes 5h 24m and costs $80 - $310.
No, there is no direct bus from Cologne to Matka. However, there are services departing from Cologne and arriving at Горна Матка Т via Железничка Станица-КОН Центар, Поликлиника Букурешт-КОН Влае and ПАТ ЗА Љубин-КОН Центар. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h.
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 which takes 24h 13m and costs $170 - $290.
It takes approximately 5h 24m 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 24m and costs $80 - $310. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $95 and takes 25h.
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 4m to drive from Cologne to Matka.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Matka, North Macedonia?
Wizz Air, Eurowings, and Austrian Airlines fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Skopje International Airport (SKP) once 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
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–470
Flights from Frankfurt to Skopje International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–470
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Skopje International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–270
Flights from Frankfurt to Skopje International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–470
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Skopje International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–250
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Skopje International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–260
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Skopje International Airport via Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–470
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $90–210
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Koeln Hbf to Holzwickede
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Fulda to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $110–140
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- 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
- Website
- https://www.nasirtours.mk/en/destinations
Bus from Cologne to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $95
- Website
- https://www.nasirtours.mk/en/destinations
- 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
- Website
- https://www.hakbus.org/
- Phone
- +389 44 338 003
- info@bashkimtours.com
Bus from Bonn to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- http://www.bashkimtours.com/en/index.php
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