There are 9 ways to get from Vienna to Macedonia by plane, car, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Vienna International Airport to Skopje International Airport, drive
best- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Skopje International Airport (SKP)plane VIE - SKP
- Drive from Skopje-Airport-SKP to Macedoniacar
5h 47m$104–318Train to Bratislava Airport, fly to Skopje International Airport, drive
cheapest- Take the train from Wien Simmering to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain
- Fly from Bratislava Airport (BTS) to Skopje International Airport (SKP)plane BTS - SKP
- Drive from Skopje-Airport-SKP to Macedoniacar
7h 24m$56–236Train, bus
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava hl.st.train
- Take the bus from Bratislava to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Sofia to Petrichtrain Ic
20h$59–87Drive 1,125.3 km
- Drive from Vienna to Macedoniacar 1,125.3 km
12h 24m$212–306Fly Vienna International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, train, drive
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane VIE - SKG
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Rodopolistrain
- Drive from Rodopolis to Macedoniacar
8h 38m$88–265Fly Vienna International Airport to Sofia Airport, train
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane VIE - SOF
- Take the train from Zaharna Fabrika to Petrichtrain
9h 58m$65–250Bus, train via Sofia
- Take the bus from Vienna, International Busterminal to Sofia Knyaginya Maria Luiza Stationbus
- Take the train from Sofia to Petrichtrain Ic
20h 28m$103–109Bus
- Take the bus from Wien Hbf to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Petrich Bus Stationbus Union Ivkoni
21h 30m$81–121Bus, train
- Take the bus from Vienna, International Busterminal to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Sofia to Petrichtrain Ic
23h 19m$83–119
Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Skopje International Airport (SKP) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Vienna to Macedonia is to train and bus which costs $55 - $90 and takes 20h.
The fastest way to get from Vienna to Macedonia is to fly and drive which takes 5h 47m and costs $100 - $320.
No, there is no direct bus from Vienna to Macedonia station. However, there are services departing from Wien Hbf and arriving at Petrich Bus Station via Sofia Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 30m.
The distance between Vienna and Macedonia is 972 km. The road distance is 1125.3 km.
The best way to get from Vienna to Macedonia without a car is to train and bus which takes 20h and costs $55 - $90.
It takes approximately 5h 47m to get from Vienna to Macedonia, including transfers.
Vienna to Macedonia bus services, operated by Karat-S, depart from Wien Hbf station.
Vienna to Macedonia bus services, operated by Karat-S, arrive at Sofia station.
Macedonia is 1h ahead of Vienna. It is currently 6:25 AM in Vienna and 7:25 AM in Macedonia.
Yes, the driving distance between Vienna to Macedonia is 1125 km. It takes approximately 12h 24m to drive from Vienna to Macedonia.
What companies run services between Vienna, Austria and Macedonia, Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Wien Hbf to Macedonia via Sofia, Sofia Central Bus Station, and Petrich Bus Station in around 21h 30m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Skopje International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–320
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–200
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–170
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Sunday, Monday, Friday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $35–170
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Skopje International Airport via Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–290
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–160
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Bratislava Airport to Skopje International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $15–160
Train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava hl.st.
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–7
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@bdz.bg
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
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
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
- 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.
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Simmering to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $13–23
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- office@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
Bus from Bratislava to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 58m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- 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
- 00359 2 971 11 11
- tickets@airkona.com
- Website
- Air Kona
Bus from Vienna, International Busterminal to Sofia Knyaginya Maria Luiza Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85
- Website
- Air Kona
- Phone
- +359 2 812 0 812
- operations@eurolines.bg
- Website
- karat-s.com
Bus from Wien Hbf to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–95
- Schedules at
- karat-s.com
Bus from Vienna, International Busterminal to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–95
- Schedules at
- karat-s.com
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Wien Hbf to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–80
- Website
- Citylines
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