There are 14 ways to get from Edinburgh to Macedonia by train, plane, car, bus, night train, car train, busferry, or car ferry
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Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, train, drive
best- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane GLA - SKG
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Rodopolistrain
- Drive from Rodopolis to Macedoniacar
13h 32m$144–349Fly Edinburgh Airport to Sofia Airport, bus, train
cheapest- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane EDI - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Dupnitsa Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Dupnitsa to Petrichtrain
11h 45m$102–252Train, bus, drive
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Est to Basel Sbbtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Berntrain Ic6 / ...
- Take the bus from Bern to Strumicabus
- Drive from Strumica to Macedoniacar
37h 53mTrain, night train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the night train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Wien Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Sofiatrain 461
- Take the train from Sofia to Petrichtrain
2d 9h$681–1,186Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Edinburgh to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Macedoniacar
30h 45mFly Edinburgh Airport to Skopje International Airport, bus, drive
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Skopje International Airport (SKP)plane EDI - SKP
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Dobrejcibus
- Drive from Dobrejci to Macedoniacar
17h 23mTrain to Glasgow Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, bus, train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane GLA - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Dupnitsa Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Dupnitsa to Petrichtrain
15h 48m$121–325Train to Liverpool, fly to Sofia Airport, bus, train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Warrington Bank Quaytrain
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane LPL - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Dupnitsa Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Dupnitsa to Petrichtrain
14h 49m$203–454Fly Edinburgh Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, train, drive
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane EDI - SKG
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Rodopolistrain
- Drive from Rodopolis to Macedoniacar
10h 59m$105–246Fly Edinburgh Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, bus, drive
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)plane EDI - TIA
- Take the bus from Elbasan to Ohridbus
- Take the bus from Ohrid to Kavadarcibus
- Take the bus from Kavadarci to Strumicabus
- Drive from Strumica to Macedoniacar
16h 49mBus, drive
- Take the bus from Princes Street to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Glasgow to Manchester, Shudehill Interchangebus
- Take the bus from Manchester, Coach Station to Bucharest Oborbus
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Thessalonikibus
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki to Rodopolisbus
- Drive from Rodopolis to Macedoniacar
44h 29m$143–238Train, bus
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Sheffieldtrain
- Take the bus from Sheffield to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Petrich Bus Stationbus
2d 5h$367–682Train, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Take the busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nordbusferry
- Take the train from Craiova to Vidintrain
- Take the train from Vidin to Sofia Severtrain
- Take the train from Sofia to Petrichtrain
2d 17h$220–428Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Edinburgh to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Macedoniacar
31h 58m$583–916
Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Macedonia is to fly and bus and train which costs $100 - $260 and takes 11h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Macedonia is to fly and train and drive which takes 10h 59m and costs $100 - $250.
The distance between Edinburgh and Macedonia is 2894 km.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Macedonia without a car is to train and night train which takes 2 days 9h and costs $650 - $1,200.
It takes approximately 13h 32m to get from Edinburgh to Macedonia, including transfers.
Macedonia is 2h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 12:21 PM in Edinburgh and 2:21 PM in Macedonia.
There are 354+ hotels available in Macedonia.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Macedonia, Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria?
There is no direct connection from Edinburgh to Macedonia. However, you can take the train to Glasgow Queen Street, walk to Cathedral Street, take the line 500 bus to Terminal Building, walk to Glasgow Airport (GLA) 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 a train from Edinburgh Waverley to Macedonia via London Kings Cross, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, Paris Est, Basel Sbb, Basel SBB, Bern, Bern, and Strumica in around 37h 53m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–440
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Skopje International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–450
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Skopje International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $80–290
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–410
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–410
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Skopje International Airport via Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–330
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Skopje International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $85–350
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–170
Flights from Liverpool to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–240
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $95–400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Skopje International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $80–290
- Website
- smartwings.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–280
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $75–280
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $60–220
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $27–50
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- 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
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $150–230
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $160–280
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $130–230
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Est to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–200
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 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
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $70–180
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- $130–180
- Couchette Carriage
- $100–130
- Seating Carriage
- $70–90
Train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $270–480
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $48–52
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Craiova to Vidin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–15
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
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
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
- $6–7
Train from Vidin to Sofia Sever
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–14
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $8–12
- 1st Class
- $11–14
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Warrington Bank Quay
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $100–170
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $180–270
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $100–190
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- 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
- +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 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
- +389 46 787 312
- info@eurobus.mk
- Website
- eurobus.mk
Bus from Elbasan to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Schedules at
- eurobus.mk
- 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
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Princes Street to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–11
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Glasgow to Manchester, Shudehill Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $27–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $100–190
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Princes Street to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–18
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +40 230 560 555
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Manchester, Coach Station to Bucharest Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 32m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +30-2310540970
- info@simeonidistours.gr
- Website
- simeonidistours.gr
Bus from Bucharest to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $50–90
- Website
- https://simeonidistours.gr/en/
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki to Rodopolis
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $4–8
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Sheffield to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 58m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $85–210
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–160
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
- Phone
- +359-887-208-506
- racic_bg@yahoo.com
- Website
- racicbg.com
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80–110
- Website
- https://www.racicbg.com/bg/
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $85–120
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- office@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Petrich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- latinoexpres@yahoo.com
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $80–200
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–24
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–55
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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