There are 8 ways to get from Cork to North Macedonia by plane, car, car ferry, bus, train, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Cork Airport to Skopje International Airport
best- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Skopje International Airport (SKP)plane ORK - SKP
19h 37m$137–406Train to Dublin Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Cork to Dublin Heustontrain
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane DUB - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia to Kumanovobus
15h 59m$101–325Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cork to Rosslare Harbourcar
- Take the carferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirkcarferry
- Drive from Dunkirk to Skopjecar
47h 2m$998–1,605Bus
- Take the bus from Cork Alfred St to Bachelors Walkbus
- Take the bus from Dublin to Rădăuțibus
- Take the bus from Rădăuți to Passaubus
- Take the bus from Passau to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
3d 14h$154–376Fly Cork Airport to Sofia Airport, bus
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane ORK - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia to Kumanovobus
15h 45m$106–354Fly Cork Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane ORK - SKG
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki to Skopje Central Bus Stationbus
20h 55m$163–429Fly Cork Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, bus, shuttle
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)plane ORK - TIA
- Take the bus from Tirana Airport to Prizren,Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take a shuttle bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Skopje
13h 23m$105–239Train to Kerry Airport, fly to Skopje International Airport
- Take the train from Mallow to Killarneytrain
- Fly from Kerry Airport (KIR) to Skopje International Airport (SKP)plane KIR - SKP
11h 30m$113–284
Cork Airport (ORK) to Skopje International Airport (SKP) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cork to North Macedonia is to fly and bus and shuttle which costs $100 - $240 and takes 13h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Cork to North Macedonia is to train and fly which takes 11h 30m and costs $110 - $290.
No, there is no direct bus from Cork to North Macedonia. However, there are services departing from Cork Alfred St and arriving at Skopje, Transporten Centar via Aston Quay, Dublin, Rădăuți and Passau. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 14h.
The distance between Cork and North Macedonia is 2538 km.
The best way to get from Cork to North Macedonia without a car is to bus which takes 3 days 14h and costs $150 - $380.
It takes approximately 19h 37m to get from Cork to North Macedonia, including transfers.
Cork to North Macedonia bus services, operated by Citylink, depart from Cork Alfred St station.
The best way to get from Cork to North Macedonia is to fly which takes 19h 37m and costs $130 - $410. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $150 - $380 and takes 3 days 14h.
Cork to North Macedonia bus services, operated by Citylink, arrive at Bachelors Walk station.
North Macedonia is 1h ahead of Cork. It is currently 5:43 AM in Cork and 6:43 AM in North Macedonia.
What companies run services between Cork, Ireland and North Macedonia?
Edelweiss Air, Comlux, and three other airlines fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Skopje International Airport (SKP) 4 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Cork Alfred St to Skopje, Transporten Centar via Bachelors Walk, Aston Quay, Navan Rd Stn, Dublin, Rădăuți, Passau, and Passau in around 3d 14h.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70–450
Flights from Cork Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–460
Flights from Cork Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70–460
Flights from Dublin Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–370
Flights from Dublin Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–330
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $60–200
Flights from Dublin Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $60–200
Flights from Dublin Airport to Sofia Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $60–200
Flights from Dublin Airport to Sofia Airport via Memmingen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $60–200
Flights from Cork Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $60–180
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Skopje International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–480
Flights from Cork Airport to Skopje International Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–330
Flights from Cork Airport to Sofia Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $80–300
Flights from Kerry Airport to Skopje International Airport via Hahn
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–190
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70–450
Flights from Dublin Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–370
- Website
- comlux.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Skopje International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Sofia Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–550
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–400
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70–460
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $60–180
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Kerry Airport to Skopje International Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $40–190
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
Train from Cork to Dublin Heuston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- $25–40
Train from Mallow to Killarney
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- $7–11
- Phone
- +353 91 564 164
- [email protected]
- Website
- Citylink
Bus from Cork Alfred St to Bachelors Walk
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24–35
- Website
- Citylink
- Phone
- +353 0 1 844 7118
- [email protected]
- Website
- Aircoach
Bus from Cork Alfred St to Bachelors Walk
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–30
- Website
- Aircoach
- Phone
- +40 230 560 555
- [email protected]
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Dublin to Rădăuți
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $30–230
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Rădăuți to Passau
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 33m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $18–24
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +389 42 218 007
- Website
- Nasir Tours
Bus from Passau to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $67
- Website
- Nasir Tours
- Phone
- +359 2 981 58 56
- [email protected]
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Sofia to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25–35
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
Bus from Sofia to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25–35
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Sofia to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–35
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Sofia to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–35
- Website
- Citylines
- Phone
- +389 47 231 192
- [email protected]
- Website
- transkop.mk
Bus from Sofia to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Schedules at
- transkop.mk
Bus from Sofia to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Schedules at
- transkop.mk
- Phone
- +30-2310540970
- [email protected]
- Website
- Simeonidis Tours
Bus from Thessaloniki to Skopje Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Website
- Simeonidis Tours
- Phone
- +383 44 115 097
- [email protected]
- Website
- arbenitours.com
Bus from Tirana Airport to Prizren,Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $20
- Schedules at
- arbenitours.com
- Phone
- +381 69 756756
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Shuttle from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Skopje
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $12
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +44 344 848 6090
- [email protected]
- Website
- DFDS Seaways
Car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirk
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $490–850
- Website
- DFDS Seaways
- Family (4 persons + car)
- $505
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