There are 4 ways to get from Dubai to Macedonia by plane, train, car, bus, or shuttle
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Fly Dubai International Airport to Sofia Airport, train
best- Fly from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane DXB - SOF
- Take the train from Gorna banya spirka to Petrichtrain
13h 43m$259–515Fly Dubai International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, train, drive
- Fly from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane DXB - SKG
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Rodopolistrain
- Drive from Rodopolis to Macedoniacar
13h 39m$296–539Fly Dubai International Airport to Skopje International Airport, bus, drive
- Fly from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Skopje International Airport (SKP)plane DXB - SKP
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Dobrejcibus
- Drive from Dobrejci to Macedoniacar
17h 23mShuttle to Abu Dhabi, fly to Sofia Airport, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Dubai - Ibn Battuta Mall to Abu Dhabi Airport
- Fly from Abu Dhabi (AUH) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane AUH - SOF
- Take the train from Gorna banya spirka to Petrichtrain
16h 3m$349–466
Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dubai to Macedonia is to fly and train and drive which costs $290 - $550 and takes 13h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Dubai to Macedonia is to fly and train and drive which takes 13h 39m and costs $290 - $550.
The distance between Dubai and Macedonia is 3736 km.
It takes approximately 13h 43m to get from Dubai to Macedonia, including transfers.
Macedonia is 1h behind Dubai. It is currently 10:29 AM in Dubai and 9:29 AM in Macedonia.
There are 378+ hotels available in Macedonia.
What companies run services between Dubai, United Arab Emirates and Macedonia, Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria?
There is no direct connection from Dubai to Macedonia. However, you can take the subway to Airport Terminal 3 Metro Station 1, walk to Dubai International Airport (DXB) 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. Alternatively, you can take the subway to Airport Terminal 3 Metro Station 1, walk to Dubai International Airport (DXB) 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.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Sofia Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–750
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Skopje International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Sofia Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $250–850
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–850
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Skopje International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–650
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Sofia Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Skopje International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Sofia Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–500
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Skopje International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–550
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Skopje International Airport via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
- Website
- elal.com
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Sofia Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–550
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–500
- Website
- israir.co.il
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Sofia Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–500
- Website
- rj.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–700
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Larnaca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–550
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Sofia Airport via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $190–550
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Sofia Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–750
- 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
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
- 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
- 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
- Website
- zayedinternationalairport.ae
Shuttle from Dubai - Ibn Battuta Mall to Abu Dhabi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–11
- Schedules at
- zayedinternationalairport.ae
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