There are 7 ways to get from Geneva to Macedonia by plane, car, bus, or train
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Fly to Skopje International Airport, drive
best- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Skopje International Airport (SKP)plane GVA - SKP
- Drive from Skopje-Airport-SKP to Macedoniacar
4h 16m$154–362Fly to Sofia Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane GVA - SOF
- Take the train from Zaharna Fabrika to Petrichtrain
10h 12m$115–294Bus, drive
- Take the bus from Geneva to Bernbus
- Take the bus from Bern to Strumicabus
- Drive from Strumica to Macedoniacar
27h 16mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Genève to Zürich HBtrain Ic1 / ...
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Bregenztrain Ec
- Take the train from Bregenz to Budapest-Kelenfoeldtrain Rjx
- Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Sofia to Petrichtrain Ic
33h 10m$356–580Drive 1,873.4 km
- Drive from Geneva to Macedoniacar 1,873.4 km
18h 23m$378–546Fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, train, drive
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane GVA - SKG
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Rodopolistrain
- Drive from Rodopolis to Macedoniacar
6h 57m$136–337Bus
- Take the bus from Genève, Place des Alpes to Niš, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdikabus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Petrich Bus Stationbus
36h 47m$313–335
Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Skopje International Airport (SKP) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Geneva to Macedonia is to fly and train which costs $110 - $300 and takes 10h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Geneva to Macedonia is to fly and drive which takes 4h 16m and costs $150 - $370.
No, there is no direct bus from Geneva to Macedonia station. However, there are services departing from Genève, Place des Alpes and arriving at Petrich Bus Station via Niš, Autobuska Stanica and Sofia Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 47m.
The distance between Geneva and Macedonia is 1485 km. The road distance is 1873.4 km.
The best way to get from Geneva to Macedonia without a car is to train and bus which takes 33h 10m and costs $350 - $600.
It takes approximately 4h 16m to get from Geneva to Macedonia, including transfers.
Geneva to Macedonia bus services, operated by Optop Travel, depart from Genève, Place des Alpes station.
Geneva to Macedonia bus services, operated by Optop Travel, arrive at Niš, Autobuska Stanica station.
Macedonia is 1h ahead of Geneva. It is currently 5:50 PM in Geneva and 6:50 PM in Macedonia.
Yes, the driving distance between Geneva to Macedonia is 1873 km. It takes approximately 18h 23m to drive from Geneva to Macedonia.
What companies run services between Geneva, Switzerland and Macedonia, Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Genève, Place des Alpes to Macedonia via Niš, Autobuska Stanica, Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika, Sofia Central Bus Station, and Petrich Bus Station in around 36h 47m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Skopje International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–420
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–410
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–390
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Skopje International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–270
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–160
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–160
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–290
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–380
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Skopje International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–400
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $110–310
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Skopje International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–320
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Sofia Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–320
Train from Genève to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $110–180
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Bregenz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Train from Sofia to Petrich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- 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
- 3 times a day
- 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
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $7–12
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Geneva to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $15–23
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Geneva to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $10–18
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +389 71 557 111
- [email protected]
- Website
- web.facebook.com
Bus from Bern to Strumica
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +359 2 812 0 812
- [email protected]
- Website
- karat-s.com
Bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–90
- Schedules at
- karat-s.com
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Website
- Citylines
- Phone
- +41 76 480 13 51
- [email protected]
- Website
- optoptravel.rs
Bus from Genève, Place des Alpes to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $276–278
- Schedules at
- optoptravel.rs
- Phone
- +359 2 981 58 56
- [email protected]
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–29
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +381 18 255 177
- Website
- Niš-ekspres
Bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–25
- Website
- Niš-ekspres
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- [email protected]
- 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
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