There are 8 ways to get from Hamburg to Macedonia by plane, car, car train, train, 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 Skopje International Airport, drive
best- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Skopje International Airport (SKP)plane HAM - SKP
- Drive from Skopje-Airport-SKP to Macedoniacar
7h 4m$88–354Car train, drive
- Take the cartrain from Hamburg Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Macedoniacar
25h 4m$337–466Train, bus
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain 27
- Take the bus from Dresden to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Sofia to Petrichtrain Ic
29h 43m$173–324Drive 1,997.6 km
- Drive from Hamburg to Macedoniacar 1,997.6 km
20h 46m$329–476Fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, train, drive
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane HAM - SKG
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Rodopolistrain
- Drive from Rodopolis to Macedoniacar
9h 40m$117–271Fly to Sofia Airport, train
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane HAM - SOF
- Take the train from Zaharna Fabrika to Petrichtrain
11h 15m$119–336Bus
- Take the bus from Hamburg Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus Arda-Tur
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Petrich Bus Stationbus Union Ivkoni
32h 25m$141–307Bus, train
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Niš, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdikabus
- Take the train from Sofia to Petrichtrain Ic
37h 46m$151–184
Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Skopje International Airport (SKP) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Hamburg to Macedonia is to bus and train which costs $150 - $190 and takes 37h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Hamburg to Macedonia is to fly and drive which takes 7h 4m and costs $85 - $360.
No, there is no direct bus from Hamburg station to Macedonia station. However, there are services departing from Hamburg Central Bus Station and arriving at Petrich Bus Station via Sofia Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 25m.
The distance between Hamburg and Macedonia is 1733 km. The road distance is 1997.6 km.
The best way to get from Hamburg to Macedonia without a car is to train and bus which takes 29h 43m and costs $170 - $330.
It takes approximately 7h 4m to get from Hamburg to Macedonia, including transfers.
Hamburg to Macedonia bus services, operated by Arda Tur, depart from Hamburg Central Bus Station.
Hamburg to Macedonia bus services, operated by Arda Tur, arrive at Sofia Serdica Bus Station.
Macedonia is 1h ahead of Hamburg. It is currently 10:37 PM in Hamburg and 11:37 PM in Macedonia.
Yes, the driving distance between Hamburg to Macedonia is 1998 km. It takes approximately 20h 46m to drive from Hamburg to Macedonia.
What companies run services between Hamburg, Germany and Macedonia, Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Hamburg Central Bus Station to Macedonia via Sofia Serdica Bus Station, Sofia Central Bus Station, and Petrich Bus Station in around 32h 25m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Skopje International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–480
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–460
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–420
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Skopje International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–320
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–300
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–280
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–450
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–420
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–240
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–240
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Skopje International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–240
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–300
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Skopje International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–240
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Skopje International Airport via Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–470
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Hamburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $110–140
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $95–200
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Train from Sofia to Petrich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- 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
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $3–5
- 1st Class
- $4–6
Train from Sofia to Petrich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- 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
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–12
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- [email protected]
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
Bus from Dresden to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 3m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $60–110
- 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
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- Arda Tur
Bus from Hamburg Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $279
- Website
- Arda Tur
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Hamburg Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $120–160
- Website
- Citylines
- Phone
- +381 25 424577
- [email protected]
- Website
- severtrans.rs
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $110–290
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +381 (11) 761-4545
- Website
- srbijatours.com
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $110–140
- Schedules at
- srbijatours.com
- Prices
- $110–140
- 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
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