There are 8 ways to get from Madrid to Macedonia by plane, car, train, or bus
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Fly to Skopje International Airport, drive
best- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Skopje International Airport (SKP)plane MAD - SKP
- Drive from Skopje-Airport-SKP to Macedoniacar
7h 41m$91–282Fly to Sofia Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane MAD - SOF
- Take the train from Zaharna Fabrika to Petrichtrain
11h 42m$65–286Train, bus, drive via Bern
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Santstrain Ave
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieutrain
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain Ter
- Take the train from Genève to Berntrain Ic1 / ...
- Take the bus from Bern to Strumicabus
- Drive from Strumica to Macedoniacar
39hDrive 3,032.8 km
- Drive from Madrid to Macedoniacar 3,032.8 km
30h 58m$555–801Fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, train, drive
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane MAD - SKG
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Rodopolistrain
- Drive from Rodopolis to Macedoniacar
11h 57m$110–289Train, bus, drive
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Santstrain Ave
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Strumicabus
- Drive from Strumica to Macedoniacar
41h 51mBus
- Take the bus from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur to Padovabus
- Take the bus from Padova to Blagoevgradbus
- Take the bus from Blagoevgrad Bus Station to Petrich Bus Stationbus
2d 1h$255–288Bus, train
- Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Karlsruhe - Central Station South Sidebus
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe Hbf to Sofiabus
- Take the train from Sofia to Petrichtrain Ic
2d 11h$262–416
Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Skopje International Airport (SKP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Madrid to Macedonia is to fly and train which costs $65 - $290 and takes 11h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Madrid to Macedonia is to fly and drive which takes 7h 41m and costs $90 - $290.
No, there is no direct bus from Madrid to Macedonia station. However, there are services departing from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur and arriving at Petrich Bus Station via Padova and Blagoevgrad Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 1h.
The distance between Madrid and Macedonia is 2278 km. The road distance is 3032.8 km.
The best way to get from Madrid to Macedonia without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 1h and costs $250 - $290.
It takes approximately 7h 41m to get from Madrid to Macedonia, including transfers.
Madrid to Macedonia bus services, operated by Tabita Tour, depart from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur station.
Madrid to Macedonia bus services, operated by Tabita Tour, arrive at Padova station.
Macedonia is 1h ahead of Madrid. It is currently 4:09 AM in Madrid and 5:09 AM in Macedonia.
Yes, the driving distance between Madrid to Macedonia is 3033 km. It takes approximately 30h 58m to drive from Madrid to Macedonia.
What companies run services between Madrid, Spain and Macedonia, Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur to Macedonia via Padova, Blagoevgrad Bus Station, and Petrich Bus Station in around 2d 1h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $70–260
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Sofia Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $70–260
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Friday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $75–300
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $100–180
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $100–180
- Website
- Renfe AVE
- Phone
- +389 71 557 111
- [email protected]
- Website
- web.facebook.com
Bus from Bern to Strumica
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
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