There are 11 ways to get from Ireland to Macedonia by plane, train, bus, night train, car ferry, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Dublin Airport to Sofia Airport, train
best- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane DUB - SOF
- Take the train from Gorna banya spirka to Petrichtrain
12h 12m$94–351Bus, train, night train
- Take the bus from Dublin to Rădăuțibus
- Take the train from Suceava to Bucharesttrain
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Gorna Oryahovitsanighttrain
- Take the train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofiatrain Ic
- Take the train from Sofia to Petrichtrain Ic
2d 21h$135–363Car ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Dublin Terminal 1 to Port of Cherbourgcarferry
- Drive from Port of Cherbourg to Macedoniacar
45h 47m$661–1,802Fly 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 14m$128–342Fly 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$116–265Fly 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
14h 21m$137–303Fly Cork Airport to Sofia Airport, train
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane ORK - SOF
- Take the train from Gorna banya spirka to Petrichtrain
13h 55m$105–319Fly Dublin Airport to Skopje International Airport, bus, drive
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Skopje International Airport (SKP)plane DUB - SKP
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Dobrejcibus
- Drive from Dobrejci to Macedoniacar
16h 27mBus
- 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$118–361Bus, train
- Take the bus from Dublin to Rădăuțibus
- Take the bus from Rădăuţi to Bucharest Otopeni Airportbus
- Take the bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Calafatbus
- Take the bus from Calafat to Sofiabus
- Take the train from Sofia to Petrichtrain Ic
3d 3hBus, train, drive
- Take the bus from Dublin to Rădăuțibus
- Take the bus from Suceava to Thessalonikibus
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Mandrakitrain Re
- Drive from Mandraki to Macedoniacar
3d 7h$133–482
Dublin Airport (DUB) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ireland to Macedonia is to fly and train which costs $90 - $360 and takes 12h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Ireland to Macedonia is to fly and train and drive which takes 11h 8m and costs $110 - $270.
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 2732 km.
The best way to get from Ireland to Macedonia without a car is to bus and train and night train which takes 2 days 21h and costs $130 - $370.
It takes approximately 12h 12m 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 4:23 AM in Ireland and 6:23 AM 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
- $80–350
Flights from Dublin Airport to Sofia Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–350
Flights from Shannon Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $90–290
Flights from Shannon Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–310
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
- 6h 15m
- 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
- $95–310
Flights from Cork Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $95–310
Flights from Cork Airport to Sofia Airport via Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–290
Flights from Cork Airport to Sofia Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 32m
- When
- Sunday and Monday
- Estimated price
- $90–290
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Sunday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–370
Flights from Dublin Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–370
Flights from Shannon Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–440
Flights from Dublin Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–400
Flights from Cork Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–440
Flights from Cork Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Skopje International Airport via Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–190
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Skopje International Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–450
Flights from Dublin Airport to Skopje International Airport via Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–230
- Website
- comlux.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Skopje International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–400
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Skopje International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–400
- 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
Night train from Bucharest to Gorna Oryahovitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 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
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 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
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $3–5
- 1st Class
- $3–4
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
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Suceava to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–43
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $26–29
- 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
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 Mandraki
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +40 230 560 555
- [email protected]
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Dublin to Rădăuți
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $30–240
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Dublin to Rădăuți
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $30–240
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Dublin to Rădăuți
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $30–240
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Dublin to Rădăuți
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $30–240
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +389 34 346 030
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Dobrejci
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/strumicaekspres
- Phone
- 0745 638 910
- [email protected]
- Website
- transnicolaescu.ro
Bus from Rădăuţi to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–35
- Schedules at
- transnicolaescu.ro
Bus from Rădăuţi to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–35
- Schedules at
- transnicolaescu.ro
- Phone
- +38(098) 343 8282
- [email protected]
- Website
- likebus.ua
Bus from Bucharest to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $34
- Schedules at
- likebus.ua
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- [email protected]
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
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
- +40 768 922 512
- [email protected]
- Website
- bbilantravel.ro
Bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Calafat
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- bbilantravel.ro
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Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Calafat to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +30-2310540970
- [email protected]
- Website
- simeonidistours.gr
Bus from Suceava to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $65–190
- Website
- https://simeonidistours.gr/en/
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Dublin Terminal 1 to Port of Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $190–1,100
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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