There are 13 ways to get from Scotland to Macedonia by plane, train, bus, car, night train, car train, busferry, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Edinburgh Airport to Sofia Airport, train
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane EDI - SOF
- Take the train from Zaharna Fabrika to Petrichtrain
12h 14m$109–275Train, bus, drive
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbftrain Ice
- Take the bus from Cologne to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Dobrejcibus
- Drive from Dobrejci to Macedoniacar
38h 32mTrain, night train
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the nighttrain 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 Ic
2d 10h$640–1,210Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Glasgow to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Macedoniacar
30h 36m$738–1,025Fly Aberdeen Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, train, drive
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane ABZ - SKG
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Rodopolistrain
- Drive from Rodopolis to Macedoniacar
12h 46m$160–456Fly 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$127–300Fly Glasgow Airport to Sofia Airport, train
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane GLA - SOF
- Take the train from Zaharna Fabrika to Petrichtrain
13h 37m$111–288Fly Inverness Dalcross Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, train, drive
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane INV - SKG
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Rodopolistrain
- Drive from Rodopolis to Macedoniacar
13h 31m$141–426Fly Glasgow Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, train, drive
- 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 52m$119–303Bus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bucharestbus
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Petrich Bus Stationbus
2d 3h$279–366Bus, train, drive
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Finchley Road / O2 Centrebus
- Take the bus from Bounds Green Road London to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Mandrakitrain Re
- Drive from Mandraki to Macedoniacar
2d 11hTrain, bus and ferry, bus
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Prestontrain
- Take the train from Preston to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Take the busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Motrubusferry
- Take the bus from Motru to Drobeta-Turnu Severinbus
- Take the bus from Drobeta-Turnu Severin to Sofiabus
- Take the train from Sofia to Petrichtrain Ic
2d 14hDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Glasgow to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Macedoniacar
31h 43m$614–972
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Scotland to Macedonia is to fly and train which costs $110 - $290 and takes 13h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Scotland to Macedonia is to fly and train and drive which takes 10h 59m and costs $120 - $300.
No, there is no direct bus from Scotland station to Macedonia station. However, there are services departing from Buchanan Bus Station and arriving at Petrich Bus Station via London Victoria, Bucharest and Sofia Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 3h.
No, there is no direct train from Scotland to Macedonia. However, there are services departing from Glasgow Central and arriving at Petrich via London St Pancras Intl, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Wien Hbf, Bucuresti Nord and Sofia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 10h.
The distance between Scotland and Macedonia is 2654 km.
The best way to get from Scotland to Macedonia without a car is to train and night train which takes 2 days 10h and costs $600 - $1,300.
It takes approximately 12h 14m to get from Scotland to Macedonia, including transfers.
Scotland to Macedonia bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Buchanan Bus Station.
Scotland to Macedonia train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Glasgow Central station.
Scotland to Macedonia bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
What companies run services between Scotland and Macedonia, Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Macedonia via London Victoria, Bucharest, Sofia Central Bus Station, and Petrich Bus Station in around 2d 3h.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–390
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–420
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–250
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $100–370
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $100–310
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–260
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $85–230
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $85–230
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $120–450
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $90–250
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Bratislava
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–250
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $180–410
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $90–340
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–380
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $100–410
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $75–250
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Sofia Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–250
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Sofia Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–410
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–380
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Hannover
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $70–280
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@bdz.bg
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Train from Zaharna Fabrika to Petrich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $3–5
- 1st Class
- $4–6
Train from Sofia to Petrich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $3–5
- 1st Class
- $4–6
Train from Zaharna Fabrika to Petrich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $3–5
- 1st Class
- $4–6
Train from Sofia to Petrich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $3–5
- 1st Class
- $4–6
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Glasgow Central to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $180–290
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Glasgow Central to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $180–290
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Glasgow Central to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $85–140
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Glasgow Central to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–170
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Glasgow Central to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–170
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Glasgow Central to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $150–260
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $90–150
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $150–260
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–180
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- $130–180
- Couchette Carriage
- $100–120
- Seating Carriage
- $70–85
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $240–420
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $44–48
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- customer.support@eurotunnel.com
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $157
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- $157
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Train from Thessaloniki to Rodopolis
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–12
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Train from Thessaloniki to Rodopolis
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–12
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Train from Thessaloniki to Rodopolis
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–12
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Train from Thessaloniki to Rodopolis
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–12
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Train from Thessaloniki to Mandraki
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–13
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Train from Glasgow Central to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $75–130
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Preston to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–20
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Preston to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $13–25
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- +389 42 218 007
- Website
- Nasir Tours
Bus from Cologne to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $91
- Website
- Nasir Tours
- Phone
- +389 75 209 209
- hakkomerc@gmail.com
- Website
- Hak Bus
Bus from Cologne to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $135
- Website
- Hak Bus
- Phone
- +389 34 346 030
- Website
- Strumica Ekspres
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Dobrejci
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Strumica Ekspres
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–95
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Finchley Road / O2 Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–95
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Drobeta-Turnu Severin to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–70
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $85–150
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- dispecerat@maxibustravel.ro
- Website
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Bus from London Victoria to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $161
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +38(098) 343 8282
- callcenter@likebus.ua
- Website
- likebus.ua
Bus from Bucharest to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $34
- Schedules at
- likebus.ua
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- office@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Petrich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–13
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- anumitravel@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Bounds Green Road London to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 39m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 67 604 2191
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- latinoexpres@yahoo.com
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Motru
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $75–190
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- Phone
- +4-0745-779.908
- Website
- dikeltour.autogari.ro
Bus from Motru to Drobeta-Turnu Severin
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- dikeltour.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–100
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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Booking & Getting There
Macedonia is 2h ahead of Scotland. It is currently 8:13 PM in Scotland and 10:13 PM in Macedonia.
Scotland to Macedonia train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at London Euston station.
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