There are 8 ways to get from Hamburg to Macedonia by plane, car, car train, train, or bus
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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$98–424Car train, drive
- Take the cartrain from Hamburg Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Macedoniacar
25h 4m$338–466Train, 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$167–311Drive 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$117–281Fly 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$122–338Bus
- 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$134–299Bus, 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$144–177
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 $140 - $180 and takes 37h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Hamburg to Macedonia is to fly and drive which takes 7h 4m and costs $95 - $430.
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 $160 - $320.
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 11:32 PM in Hamburg and 12:32 AM 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
- 4h 53m
- 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 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–430
- 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
- +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
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