There are 12 ways to get from Ireland to Macedonia by plane, car, bus, car ferry, train, night train, or ferry
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Fly Dublin Airport to Skopje International Airport, drive
best- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Skopje International Airport (SKP)plane DUB - SKP
- Drive from Skopje-Airport-SKP to Macedoniacar
10h 37m$91–278Bus
- Take the bus from Dublin to Rădăuțibus
- Take the bus from Rădăuţi to Bucharest Otopeni Airportbus
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Petrich Bus Stationbus
2d 21h$118–351Car ferry, drive
- Take the carferry from Dublin Terminal 1 to Port of Cherbourgcarferry
- Drive from Port of Cherbourg to Macedoniacar
45h 47m$901–2,002Fly Dublin Airport to Sofia Airport, train
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane DUB - SOF
- Take the train from Zaharna Fabrika to Petrichtrain
12h 33m$95–382Fly Shannon Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, train, drive
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane SNN - SKG
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Rodopolistrain
- Drive from Rodopolis to Macedoniacar
13h 19m$128–361Fly Dublin Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, train, drive
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane DUB - SKG
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Rodopolistrain
- Drive from Rodopolis to Macedoniacar
11h 8m$121–285Fly Cork Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, train, drive
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane ORK - SKG
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Rodopolistrain
- Drive from Rodopolis to Macedoniacar
15h 21m$127–303Fly Cork Airport to Sofia Airport, train
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane ORK - SOF
- Take the train from Zaharna Fabrika to Petrichtrain
14h 16m$111–210Bus, train, night train
- Take the bus from Dublin to Rădăuțibus
- Take the train from Suceava to Bucharesttrain
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Gorna Oryahovitsanighttrain
- Take the train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofiatrain Ic
- Take the train from Sofia to Petrichtrain Ic
2d 21h$134–353Train, car ferry, bus
- Take the train from Dublin Pearse to Rosslare Europorttrain Ic / ...
- Take the carferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirkcarferry
- Take the bus from Dunkerque Port to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Sofia to Petrichtrain Ic
2d 21h$665–1,041Train, car ferry, bus via Frankfurt am Main
- Take the train from Dublin Pearse to Rosslare Europorttrain Ic / ...
- Take the carferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirkcarferry
- Take the bus from Dunkerque Port to Frankfurt central train stationbus
- Take the bus from Frankfurt Central Train Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stopbus
- Take the train from Sofia to Petrichtrain Ic
3d 2h$675–1,041Train, ferry, bus
- Take the train from Dublin Pearse to Rosslare Europorttrain Ic / ...
- Take the ferry from Rosslare to Santanderferry
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Padovabus
- Take the bus from Padova to Blagoevgradbus
- Take the train from Blagoevgrad to Petrichtrain Ic / ...
3d 8h$487–748
Dublin Airport (DUB) to Skopje International Airport (SKP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ireland to Macedonia is to fly and train which costs $110 - $210 and takes 14h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Ireland to Macedonia is to fly and drive which takes 10h 37m and costs $90 - $280.
No, there is no direct bus from Ireland to Macedonia station. However, there are services departing from Dublin and arriving at Petrich Bus Station via Rădăuţi, Bucharest Otopeni Airport, Bucharest and Sofia Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 21h.
The distance between Ireland and Macedonia is 2608 km.
The best way to get from Ireland to Macedonia without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 21h and costs $110 - $360.
It takes approximately 10h 37m to get from Ireland to Macedonia, including transfers.
Ireland to Macedonia bus services, operated by Tarsin, depart from Dublin station.
Ireland to Macedonia bus services, operated by Tarsin, arrive at Rădăuți station.
Macedonia is 2h ahead of Ireland. It is currently 1:00 PM in Ireland and 3:00 PM in Macedonia.
There are 379+ hotels available in Macedonia.
What companies run services between Ireland and Macedonia, Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria?
You can take a vehicle from Dublin to Macedonia via Dublin, Rădăuți, Rădăuţi, Bucharest Otopeni Airport, Bucharest, Sofia Central Bus Station, and Petrich Bus Station in around 2d 21h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–370
Flights from Dublin Airport to Sofia Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–370
Flights from Shannon Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $90–310
Flights from Shannon Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–320
Flights from Dublin Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–200
Flights from Dublin Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Bratislava
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $85–200
Flights from Cork Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–320
Flights from Cork Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $90–310
Flights from Cork Airport to Sofia Airport via Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–300
Flights from Cork Airport to Sofia Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 32m
- When
- Sunday and Monday
- Estimated price
- $85–300
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
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 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
Night train from Bucharest to Gorna Oryahovitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $3–5
- 1st Class
- $4–6
Train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $4–7
- 1st Class
- $5–7
Train from Sofia to Petrich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $3–5
- 1st Class
- $3–4
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 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 Blagoevgrad to Petrich
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–4
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $1–3
- 1st Class
- $2–4
- Phone
- +40 230 560 555
- [email protected]
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Dublin to Rădăuți
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $30–230
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Dublin to Rădăuți
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $30–230
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Dublin Terminal 1 to Port of Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $430–1,300
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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