There are 10 ways to get from Turkey to Macedonia by bus, train, car, or plane
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Bus, train, drive
best- Take the bus from Istanbul Esenler Otogari to Thessaloniki stationbus
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Rodopolistrain Re
- Drive from Rodopolis to Macedoniacar
14h 16m$40–82Train
cheapest- Take the train from Halkalı to Sofiatrain
- Take the train from Sofia to Petrichtrain 5615 / ...
20h 25m$27–43Drive 596.5 km
- Drive from Istanbul to Macedoniacar 596.5 km
7h 19m$94–136Bus to Istanbul, fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, train, drive
- Take the bus from Istanbul Aksaray to Istanbul Airport Busbus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane IST - SKG
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Rodopolistrain
- Drive from Rodopolis to Macedoniacar
9h 27m$105–251Bus
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Blagoevgradbus
- Take the bus from Blagoevgrad Bus Station to Petrich Bus Stationbus Union Ivkoni
14h 53m$45–64Bus via Kavála
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Kavala Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Kavala Central Bus Station to Sandanski Bus Stationbus Union Ivkoni - Unibus 3283
16h 8m$71–112Bus to Istanbul, fly to Sofia Airport, bus, train
- Take the bus from Istanbul Aksaray to Istanbul Airport Busbus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane IST - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Dupnitsa Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Dupnitsa to Petrichtrain
10h 28m$107–247Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Sofia Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane SAW - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Dupnitsa Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Dupnitsa to Petrichtrain
10h 15m$109–319Fly İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Skopje International Airport, train, drive
- Fly from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB) to Skopje International Airport (SKP)plane ADB - SKP
- Take the train from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Miravtsitrain
- Drive from Miravtsi to Macedoniacar
11h 35m$83–234Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Skopje International Airport, train, drive
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Skopje International Airport (SKP)plane SAW - SKP
- Take the train from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Miravtsitrain
- Drive from Miravtsi to Macedoniacar
12h 36m$52–233
Istanbul (IST) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Turkey to Macedonia is to train which costs $26 - $45 and takes 20h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Turkey to Macedonia is to drive which takes 7h 19m and costs $90 - $140.
The distance between Turkey and Macedonia is 954 km. The road distance is 596.5 km.
The best way to get from Turkey to Macedonia without a car is to train which takes 20h 25m and costs $26 - $45.
It takes approximately 14h 16m to get from Turkey to Macedonia, including transfers.
The best way to get from Turkey to Macedonia is to train which takes 20h 25m and costs $26 - $45. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $45 - $65 and takes 14h 53m.
Macedonia is 1h behind Turkey. It is currently 12:36 PM in Turkey and 11:36 AM in Macedonia.
Yes, the driving distance between Turkey to Macedonia is 596 km. It takes approximately 7h 19m to drive from Turkey to Macedonia.
There are 337+ hotels available in Macedonia.
What companies run services between Turkey and Macedonia, Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria?
You can take a train from Yenikapi to Macedonia via Halkalı, Sofia, and Petrich in around 20h 25m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from İskenderpaşa to Macedonia via Bayrampaşa Devlet Hastanesi, Istanbul, Blagoevgrad Bus Station, and Petrich Bus Station in around 14h 53m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–230
Flights from Istanbul to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–230
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–230
Flights from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Skopje International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–270
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Skopje International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–270
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–230
Flights from Istanbul to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–210
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Skopje International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35–210
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Skopje International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–95
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Thessaloniki to Rodopolis
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- cozum@tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
- Website
- tcdd.gov.tr
Train from Halkalı to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–24
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/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
- $5–7
- Phone
- +389 (2) 3 164 255
- mztransportad@mztransportad.com.mk
- Website
- mzt.mk
Train from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Miravtsi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $9–35
- Schedules at
- mzt.mk
- Phone
- 0850 888 33 34
- info@hava.ist
- Website
- hava.ist
Bus from Istanbul Aksaray to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–9
- Website
- https://hava.ist/?lang=en
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul to Blagoevgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Blagoevgrad Bus Station to Petrich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Kavala Central Bus Station to Sandanski Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $8–13
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +30 2310241545
- crazy.holidays.tours@gmail.com
- Website
- crazyholidays.gr
Bus from Istanbul to Kavala Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–90
- Website
- https://www.crazyholidays.gr/root.en.aspx
- 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/
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