There are 7 ways to get from Melbourne to Macedonia by plane, train, car, bus, shuttle, or night train
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Fly to Sofia Airport, train
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane MEL - SOF
- Take the train from Zaharna Fabrika to Petrichtrain
29h 22m$729–1,634Fly to Istanbul, bus, train
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Istanbul (IST)plane MEL - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Blagoevgradbus
- Take the train from Blagoevgrad to Petrichtrain
36h 57m$609–1,179Fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, train, drive
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane MEL - SKG
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Rodopolistrain
- Drive from Rodopolis to Macedoniacar
29h 16m$795–2,457Fly to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, bus, shuttle, drive
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)plane MEL - TIA
- Take the bus from Tirana Airport to Prizren,Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take a shuttle bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Skopje
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Dobrejcibus
- Drive from Dobrejci to Macedoniacar
34h 53mFly to Skopje International Airport, bus, drive
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Skopje International Airport (SKP)plane MEL - SKP
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Dobrejcibus
- Drive from Dobrejci to Macedoniacar
35h 5mFly to Bucharest Otopeni, night train, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane MEL - OTP
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Gorna Oryahovitsanighttrain
- Take the train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofiatrain
- Take the train from Sofia to Petrichtrain
38h 40m$708–1,173Fly to Kavala International Airport, bus, train, drive
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Kavala International Airport (KVA)plane MEL - KVA
- Take the bus from Xanthi to Serresbus
- Take the train from Serres to Omalo Kerkinistrain
- Drive from Omalo Kerkinis to Macedoniacar
34h 4m$647–1,662
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Macedonia is to fly and bus and train which costs $600 - $1,200 and takes 36h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Macedonia is to fly and train and drive which takes 29h 16m and costs $750 - $2,500.
The distance between Melbourne and Macedonia is 15361 km.
It takes approximately 29h 22m to get from Melbourne to Macedonia, including transfers.
Macedonia is 7h behind Melbourne. It is currently 1:06 AM in Melbourne and 6:06 PM in Macedonia.
There are 377+ hotels available in Macedonia.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Macedonia, Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria?
There is no direct connection from Melbourne to Macedonia. However, you can take the bus to Melbourne Airport T3 Skybus/Arrival Dr, walk to Melbourne Airport (MEL) airport, fly to Sofia Airport (SOF), walk to Sofia Airport, take the subway to Vardar Station, walk to Zaharna Fabrika, take the train to Petrich, then take the taxi to Macedonia. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Melbourne Airport T3 Skybus/Arrival Dr, walk to Melbourne Airport (MEL) airport, fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG), walk to Thessaloniki Airport, take the bus to Thessaloniki Neos Sidirodromikos Stathmos, walk to Thessaloniki, take the train to Rodopolis, then drive to Macedonia.
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sofia Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Istanbul via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sofia Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Istanbul via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Dubai, Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Doha, Larnaca
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Abu Dhabi, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kavala International Airport via Dubai, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kavala International Airport via Doha, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kavala International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,600
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Istanbul via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sofia Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Istanbul via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Istanbul via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–900
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Abu Dhabi, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Istanbul via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,000
- Website
- rj.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Dubai, Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Doha, Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,300
- Website
- arkia.co.il
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Dubai, Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 42m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
- Website
- israir.co.il
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Abu Dhabi, Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,100
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Skopje International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,200
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Istanbul via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,500
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Skopje International Airport via Doha, Larnaca
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kavala International Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,400
- 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 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
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
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Train from Thessaloniki to Rodopolis
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Train from Serres to Omalo Kerkinis
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $26–29
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +383 44 115 097
- [email protected]
- Website
- arbenitours.com
Bus from Tirana Airport to Prizren,Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21
- Schedules at
- arbenitours.com
- Phone
- +381 69 756756
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Shuttle from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Skopje
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $12
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +389 34 346 030
- Website
- Strumica Ekspres
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Dobrejci
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Strumica Ekspres
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Dobrejci
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Strumica Ekspres
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- [email protected]
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
Bus from Istanbul to Blagoevgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
- Phone
- +30 23210-22822
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktelserron.gr
Bus from Xanthi to Serres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $12–17
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
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