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How to get fromCrete to North Macedoniaby plane, car ferry, train, bus, busferry, or ferry

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There are 9 ways to get from Crete to North Macedonia by plane, car ferry, train, bus, busferry, or ferry

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  1. Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Skopje International Airport

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    1. Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Skopje International Airport (SKP)plane plane HER - SKP
    7h 13m
    $171–331

  2. Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus

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    1. Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane plane HER - SKG
    2. Take the bus from Thessaloniki to Skopje Central Bus Stationbus bus
    8h 21m
    $87–254

  3. Car ferry, train, bus

    1. Take the carferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeuscarferry car ferry
    2. Take the train from Athens to Thessalonikitrain train Ic
    3. Take the bus from Thessaloniki to Skopje Central Bus Stationbus bus
    19h 50m
    $207–409

  4. Bus and ferry, bus via Thessaloníki

    1. Take the busferry from Heraklion to Thessalonikibusferry bus ferry
    2. Take the bus from Thessaloniki to Skopje Central Bus Stationbus bus Simeonidis
    21h 11m
    $121–167

  5. Ferry, bus

    1. Take the ferry from Heraklion to Port of Piraeusferry ferry Hsw
    2. Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Thessalonikiferry ferry Bsf
    3. Take the bus from Thessaloniki to Skopje Central Bus Stationbus bus
    43h 58m
    $287–732

  6. Fly Chania International Airport to Skopje International Airport

    1. Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Skopje International Airport (SKP)plane plane CHQ - SKP
    8h 11m
    $155–490

  7. Fly Chania International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus

    1. Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane plane CHQ - SKG
    2. Take the bus from Thessaloniki to Skopje Central Bus Stationbus bus
    8h 44m
    $111–323

  8. Car ferry, train, bus via Páros

    1. Take the carferry from Heraklion Port to Paroscarferry car ferry
    2. Take the carferry from Paros to Port of Piraeuscarferry car ferry
    3. Take the train from Athens to Thessalonikitrain train Ic
    4. Take the bus from Thessaloniki to Gevgelijabus bus
    5. Take the train from Gevgelija to Skopjetrain train 632 / ...
    20h 36m
    $227–482

  9. Bus and ferry, bus

    1. Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tiranabusferry bus ferry
    2. Take the bus from Tirana to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus bus
    31h 30m

Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Skopje International Airport (SKP) flights

Calendar5Weekly Planes
Duration5h 53mAverage Duration
Ticket$75Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 814.7 km
  • Duration: 7h 13m

What companies run services between Crete, Greece and North Macedonia?

Aegean Airlines, Austrian Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Skopje International Airport (SKP) 5 times a week.

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