There are 10 ways to get from Rome to Macedonia by plane, train, car, bus, or car ferry
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Fly Fiumicino International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, train, drive
best- Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane FCO - SKG
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Rodopolistrain
- Drive from Rodopolis to Macedoniacar
8h 49m$80–224Fly Fiumicino International Airport to Sofia Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane FCO - SOF
- Take the train from Gorna banya spirka to Petrichtrain
10h 18m$35–130Train, bus
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Padovatrain
- Take the bus from Padova to Blagoevgradbus
- Take the train from Blagoevgrad to Petrichtrain Ic / ...
25h 27m$179–250Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Rome to Port Of Anconacar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Ancona to Durrëscarferry
- Drive from Port Of Durres to Macedoniacar
25h 50m$235–379Train, car ferry, bus, drive
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Bari Centraletrain Fr / ...
- Take the car ferry from Port of Bari to Durrëscarferry
- Take the bus from Durrës to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Mandrakitrain Re
- Drive from Mandraki to Macedoniacar
32h 41mFly Roma Ciampino Airport to Sofia Airport, train
- Fly from Roma Ciampino Airport (CIA) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane CIA - SOF
- Take the train from Gorna banya spirka to Petrichtrain
10h 5m$65–235Fly Fiumicino International Airport to Skopje International Airport, bus, drive
- Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Skopje International Airport (SKP)plane FCO - SKP
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Dobrejcibus
- Drive from Dobrejci to Macedoniacar
12h 8mTrain, bus via Trieste
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Venezia Mestretrain
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centraletrain Fr
- Take the bus from Trieste to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Sofia to Petrichtrain Ic
25h 37m$200–307Bus
- Take the bus from Rome Tiburtina Largo Mazzoni to Padua Via Fra' Paolo Sarpibus
- Take the bus from Padova to Blagoevgradbus
- Take the bus from Blagoevgrad Bus Station to Petrich Bus Stationbus
28h 17m$148–182Bus, drive
- Take the bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to RIETI | Via Sassetti Via Salaria # f1075bus
- Take the bus from Rieti Station to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Strumicabus
- Drive from Strumica to Macedoniacar
28h 41m
Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rome to Macedonia is to fly and train which costs $30 - $130 and takes 10h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Rome to Macedonia is to fly and train and drive which takes 8h 49m and costs $75 - $230.
No, there is no direct bus from Rome to Macedonia station. However, there are services departing from Rome Tiburtina Largo Mazzoni and arriving at Petrich Bus Station via Padova and Blagoevgrad Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 17m.
The distance between Rome and Macedonia is 1121 km.
The best way to get from Rome to Macedonia without a car is to train and bus which takes 25h 27m and costs $170 - $250.
It takes approximately 8h 49m to get from Rome to Macedonia, including transfers.
Rome to Macedonia bus services, operated by Itabus S.p.A., depart from Rome Tiburtina Largo Mazzoni station.
Rome to Macedonia bus services, operated by Itabus S.p.A., arrive at Padua Via Fra' Paolo Sarpi station.
Macedonia is 1h ahead of Rome. It is currently 5:39 PM in Rome and 6:39 PM in Macedonia.
There are 379+ hotels available in Macedonia.
What companies run services between Rome, Italy and Macedonia, Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Rome Tiburtina Largo Mazzoni to Macedonia via Padua Via Fra' Paolo Sarpi, Padova, Blagoevgrad Bus Station, and Petrich Bus Station in around 28h 17m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $45–150
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Sofia Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $50–130
Flights from Roma Ciampino Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–190
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $21–95
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Skopje International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $28–150
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–180
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–210
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–140
- 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 Mandraki
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Roma Termini to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $65–140
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Roma Termini to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–150
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21–45
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Blagoevgrad to Petrich
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–4
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $1–3
- 1st Class
- $2–4
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 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
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Roma Termini to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $80–160
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–50
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Roma Termini to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–130
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–40
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- [email protected]
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Padova to Blagoevgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $104
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
Bus from Trieste to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $101
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
Bus from Padova to Blagoevgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $104
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- +355 67 604 2191
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Durrës to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- 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
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Strumica
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/strumicaekspres
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Rome Tiburtina Largo Mazzoni to Padua Via Fra' Paolo Sarpi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- [email protected]
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Blagoevgrad Bus Station to Petrich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- 800 174 471
- Website
- servizi.cotralspa.it
Bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to RIETI | Via Sassetti Via Salaria # f1075
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Schedules at
- servizi.cotralspa.it
- Phone
- +389 75 209 209
- [email protected]
- Website
- hakbus.org
Bus from Rieti Station to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 8m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $128
- Website
- https://www.hakbus.org/
- Phone
- +3907150211621
- [email protected]
- Website
- adriaferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Ancona to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–190
- Schedules at
- adriaferries.com
- Deck
- $110
- Inside cabin 2 beds
- $145
- Inner cabin 2 beds
- $168
- Car
- $151
Car ferry from Port of Bari to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–132
- Schedules at
- adriaferries.com
- Deck
- $76
- Inside cabin 2 beds
- $109
- Outside cabin 2 beds
- $132
- Car
- $116
- Phone
- +30 210 4828001
- [email protected]
- Website
- ventourisferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Bari to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- https://ventourisferries.com/en/
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