There are 11 ways to get from Ireland to Macedonia by plane, car, bus, train, night train, car ferry, or ferry
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 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, 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 20h$134–352Car ferry, drive
- Take the carferry from Dublin Terminal 1 to Port of Cherbourgcarferry
- Drive from Port of Cherbourg to Macedoniacar
45h 47m$1,021–2,402Fly 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
19h 41m$136–303Fly 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$95–391Fly 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
14h 4m$126–371Fly 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$120–275Train, 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$670–1,140Bus
- Take the bus from Dublin to Rădăuțibus
- Take the bus from Suceava to București, Autogara Militaribus
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Sandanskibus
2d 22h$159–423Train, 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$675–1,140Train, 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$527–576
Dublin Airport (DUB) to Skopje International Airport (SKP) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Ireland to Macedonia is to fly and train which costs $95 - $400 and takes 12h 33m.
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. However, there are services departing from Dublin and arriving at Sandanski via Rădăuţi, Suceava and București, Autogara Militari. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 22h.
The distance between Ireland and Macedonia is 2608 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 20h and costs $130 - $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 10:34 PM in Ireland and 12:34 AM in Macedonia.
There are 384+ 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, Rădăuţi, Suceava, București, Autogara Militari, and Sandanski in around 2d 22h.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–480
Flights from Cork Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–550
Flights from Dublin Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–340
Flights from Dublin Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–340
Flights from Shannon Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–420
Flights from Dublin Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–360
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Suceava to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $38–41
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25–28
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- 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
- $550–1,700
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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