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How to get fromMelbourne to Skopjeby plane, bus, shuttle, train, or night train

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There are 8 ways to get from Melbourne to Skopje by plane, bus, shuttle, train, or night train

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  1. Fly to Skopje International Airport

    best
    1. Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Skopje International Airport (SKP)plane plane MEL - SKP
    25h
    $774–989

  2. Fly to Pristina, bus

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Pristina (PRN)plane plane MEL - PRN
    2. Take the bus from Pristina to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus bus
    29h 39m
    $531–1,436

  3. Fly to Tivat Airport, bus

    1. Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Tivat Airport (TIV)plane plane MEL - TIV
    2. Take the bus from Tivat, Autobuska stanica to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus bus
    30h 37m
    $920–1,470

  4. Fly to Sofia Airport, bus

    1. Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane MEL - SOF
    2. Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Skopje Nikola Karevbus bus
    33h 18m
    $685–1,241

  5. Fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus

    1. Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane plane MEL - SKG
    2. Take the bus from Thessaloniki to Skopje Central Bus Stationbus bus
    31h 48m
    $750–1,162

  6. Fly to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, bus, shuttle

    1. Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)plane plane MEL - TIA
    2. Take the bus from Tirana Airport to Prizren,Autobuska Stanicabus bus
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Skopjeshuttle bus
    29h 32m
    $751–1,151

  7. Fly to Athens International Airport, train, bus

    1. Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane MEL - ATH
    2. Take the train from Athens to Thessalonikitrain train
    3. Take the bus from Thessaloniki to Skopje Central Bus Stationbus bus
    35h 13m
    $584–1,230

  8. Fly to Bucharest Otopeni, night train, train, bus

    1. Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane plane MEL - OTP
    2. Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Gorna Oryahovitsanighttrain night train
    3. Take the train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofiatrain train
    4. Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Skopje Nikola Karevbus bus
    39h 39m
    $612–1,177

Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Skopje International Airport (SKP) flights

Calendar18Weekly Planes
Duration25h 17mAverage Duration
Ticket$393Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 15,273.6 km
  • Duration: 25h

What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Skopje, North Macedonia?

Emirates, Turkish Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Skopje International Airport (SKP) 3 times a day.

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