There are 6 ways to get from Chicago to Macedonia by plane, train, car, 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 to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, train, drive
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane ORD - SKG
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Rodopolistrain
- Drive from Rodopolis to Macedoniacar
19h 8m$518–992Fly to Sofia Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane ORD - SOF
- Take the train from Gorna banya spirka to Petrichtrain
19h 57m$380–968Fly to Skopje International Airport, bus, drive
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Skopje International Airport (SKP)plane ORD - SKP
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Dobrejcibus
- Drive from Dobrejci to Macedoniacar
23h 7mFly to Ohrid Airport, bus, drive
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Ohrid Airport (OHD)plane ORD - OHD
- Take the bus from Struga to Kavadarcibus
- Take the bus from Kavadarci to Strumicabus
- Drive from Strumica to Macedoniacar
21h 28mFly to Pristina, bus, drive
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Pristina (PRN)plane ORD - PRN
- Take the bus from Pristina to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Dobrejcibus
- Drive from Dobrejci to Macedoniacar
24h 16mFly to Kavala International Airport, bus, train, drive
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Kavala International Airport (KVA)plane ORD - KVA
- Take the bus from Xanthi to Serresbus
- Take the train from Serres to Omalo Kerkinistrain
- Drive from Omalo Kerkinis to Macedoniacar
24h 6m$580–1,647
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Macedonia is to fly and train which costs $380 - $1,000 and takes 19h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Macedonia is to fly and train and drive which takes 19h 8m and costs $500 - $1,000.
The distance between Chicago and Macedonia is 8718 km.
It takes approximately 19h 8m to get from Chicago to Macedonia, including transfers.
Macedonia is 8h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 4:41 PM in Chicago and 12:41 AM in Macedonia.
There are 379+ hotels available in Macedonia.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Macedonia, Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria?
There is no direct connection from Chicago to Macedonia. However, you can take the subway to O'Hare, walk to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) 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 the subway to O'Hare, walk to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) airport, fly to Sofia Airport (SOF), walk to Летище София Терминал 1, take the line 84 bus to Ул. Ген. Гурко, walk to Патриарх Евтимий, take the subway to Горна Баня, walk to Gorna banya spirka, take the train to Petrich, then take the taxi to Macedonia.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Sunday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 47m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Pristina via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Pristina via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,800
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Skopje International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ohrid Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Pristina via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kavala International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kavala International Airport via Brussels, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kavala International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Skopje International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ohrid Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Pristina via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Skopje International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 18m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, Friday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,400
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Skopje International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,200
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kavala International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kavala International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sofia Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sofia Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ohrid Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,200
- Website
- comlux.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ohrid Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Pristina via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,800
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kavala International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Thessaloniki to Rodopolis
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
Train from Serres to Omalo Kerkinis
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Gorna banya spirka to Petrich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $3–5
- 1st Class
- $4–6
- 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
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Dobrejci
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/strumicaekspres
- Phone
- +389 72 230-200
- [email protected]
- Website
- ekstrabus.com.mk
Bus from Struga to Kavadarci
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- ekstrabus.com.mk
Bus from Kavadarci to Strumica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- ekstrabus.com.mk
- Phone
- +383 49 166 760
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Pristina to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/amalfitours1
- Phone
- +389 76 241 003
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Pristina to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- [email protected]
- Website
- web.facebook.com
Bus from Pristina to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $9
- Website
- https://web.facebook.com/motoja.shkup
- Phone
- +30 23210-22822
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktelserron.gr
Bus from Xanthi to Serres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $12–17
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
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