There are 10 ways to get from Helsinki to Macedonia by plane, train, bus, car, ferry, or car train
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Fly Helsinki Airport to Sofia Airport, train
best- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane HEL - SOF
- Take the train from Gorna banya spirka to Petrichtrain
13h 10m$121–298Bus, train
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Warsaw, Bus Station Westbus
- Take the train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Bohumintrain Ic
- Take the train from Bohumin to Breclavtrain Ic
- Take the train from Breclav to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain Rj
- Take the bus from Bratislava to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Sofia to Petrichtrain Ic
46h 29m$213–670Bus, train via Vilnius
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis (Sodų g. 22)bus
- Take the train from Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis to Kraków Głównytrain
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Wien Westbahnhoftrain Ic
- Take the train from Wien Westbahnhof to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Sofiatrain 461
- Take the train from Sofia to Petrichtrain Ic
2d 18h$511–1,008Drive 4,798.6 km
- Drive from Helsinki to Macedoniacar 4,798.6 km
2d 3h$1,015–1,466Fly Helsinki Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, train, drive
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane HEL - SKG
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Rodopolistrain
- Drive from Rodopolis to Macedoniacar
10h 26m$138–322Ferry to Lennart Meri International Airport, fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, train, drive
- Take the ferry from Helsinki Terminal 2 to Tallinnferry
- Fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane TLL - SKG
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Rodopolistrain
- Drive from Rodopolis to Macedoniacar
14h 12m$159–380Bus
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Berlin Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Petrich Bus Stationbus
2d 7h$314–502Ferry, bus, train
- Take the ferry from Helsinki to Tallinnferry
- Take the bus from Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D to Zhytomyrbus
- Take the bus from Zhytomyr Bus Station to Stara Zagorabus
- Take the bus from Stara Zagora to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Sofia to Petrichtrain Ic
2d 14h$208–310Bus, train #2
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Tallinn, Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Tallinn to Chisinau, Gara Feroviarabus
- Take the train from Chisinau to Bucuresti Nordtrain 401
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Sofiatrain 461
- Take the train from Sofia to Petrichtrain Ic
3d 16h$293–602Drive, car train
- Drive from Helsinki to Hamburg Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Hamburg Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Macedoniacar
2d 8h$932–1,325
Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Helsinki to Macedonia is to fly and train which costs $120 - $300 and takes 13h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Helsinki to Macedonia is to fly and train and drive which takes 10h 26m and costs $130 - $330.
No, there is no direct bus from Helsinki to Macedonia station. However, there are services departing from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 and arriving at Petrich Bus Station via Berlin Central Bus Station and Sofia Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 7h.
The distance between Helsinki and Macedonia is 2212 km. The road distance is 4798.6 km.
The best way to get from Helsinki to Macedonia without a car is to bus and train which takes 46h 29m and costs $210 - $700.
It takes approximately 13h 10m to get from Helsinki to Macedonia, including transfers.
Helsinki to Macedonia bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 station.
Helsinki to Macedonia bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Helsinki to Macedonia is 4799 km. It takes approximately 2 days 3h to drive from Helsinki to Macedonia.
There are 379+ hotels available in Macedonia.
What companies run services between Helsinki, Finland and Macedonia, Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Macedonia via Berlin Central Bus Station, Sofia Serdica Bus Station, Sofia Central Bus Station, and Petrich Bus Station in around 2d 7h.
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Sofia Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–280
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–450
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–420
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $65–280
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $100–240
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $100–240
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Sofia Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–440
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Sofia Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–410
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Sofia Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–410
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Sofia Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–440
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Sofia Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–280
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–270
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–450
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–350
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–300
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–250
- Website
- smartwings.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–250
- 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 Sofia to Petrich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 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
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 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
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 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
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $3–5
- 1st Class
- $4–6
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Bohumin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $65–240
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Bohumin to Breclav
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–130
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Breclav to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–55
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Krakow Glowny to Wien Westbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $80–290
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +420 220 311 700
- [email protected]
- Website
- leoexpress.com
Train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Bohumin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $24–45
- Website
- https://www.leoexpress.com/en
Train from Breclav to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5–9
- Website
- https://www.leoexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- [email protected]
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Breclav to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–18
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Breclav to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–10
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Breclav to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- [email protected]
- Website
- ltglink.lt
Train from Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis to Kraków Główny
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–55
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Westbahnhof to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $270–490
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $46–50
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $46–50
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- 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
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
- (+373) 22 83 33 33
- [email protected]
- Website
- railway.md
Train from Chisinau to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Schedules at
- railway.md
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Hamburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $120–140
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Warsaw, Bus Station West
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $100–180
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis (Sodų g. 22)
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–270
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Tallinn, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–15
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- [email protected]
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Bratislava to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 58m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Petrich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–13
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Berlin Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–220
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
- Phone
- +38 (067) 467-44-00
- [email protected]
- Website
- transtempo.ua
Bus from Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D to Zhytomyr
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–140
- Website
- https://transtempo.ua/
- Phone
- +380 (93) 320-44-44
- [email protected]
- Website
- gunsel.ua
Bus from Zhytomyr Bus Station to Stara Zagora
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $75–100
- Website
- https://gunsel.ua/
- Phone
- 042 605 349
- [email protected]
- Website
- avtogara.starazagora.bg
Bus from Stara Zagora to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–20
- Schedules at
- avtogara.starazagora.bg
- Phone
- 0700 1 2222
- Website
- doris-bg.com
Bus from Stara Zagora to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16
- Schedules at
- doris-bg.com
- [email protected]
- Website
- svs.md
Bus from Stara Zagora to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–19
- Website
- https://svs.md/en/bus/route/number-19167
- Phone
- 044/62 48 83
- [email protected]
- Website
- globuses.com
Bus from Stara Zagora to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $17
- Website
- https://www.globuses.com/index.html
- Phone
- +373 789 18 888
- [email protected]
- Website
- busline.md
Bus from Tallinn to Chisinau, Gara Feroviara
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $210–490
- Website
- https://busline.md/en/
- Phone
- 06000 4300
- Website
- eckeroline.fi
Ferry from Helsinki Terminal 2 to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $23–45
- Schedules at
- https://www.eckeroline.com/
- Economy
- $23–35
- Phone
- +358 3 4399880
- [email protected]
- Website
- vikingline.fi
Ferry from Helsinki to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Website
- https://www.sales.vikingline.com/
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