There are 10 ways to get from Rome to Macedonia by plane, train, car, bus, car ferry, or busferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
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$78–253Fly 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 Zaharna Fabrika to Petrichtrain
10h 39m$45–198Train, bus via Padova
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Padovatrain
- Take the bus from Padova to Blagoevgradbus
- Take the train from Blagoevgrad to Petrichtrain Ic / ...
25h 32m$172–242Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Rome to Port Of Anconacar
- Take the carferry from Port of Ancona to Durrëscarferry
- Drive from Durrës to Macedoniacar
26h 10m$225–369Fly Fiumicino International Airport to Skopje International Airport, drive
- Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Skopje International Airport (SKP)plane FCO - SKP
- Drive from Skopje-Airport-SKP to Macedoniacar
6h 18m$84–216Fly Roma Ciampino Airport to Sofia Airport, train
- Fly from Roma Ciampino Airport (CIA) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane CIA - SOF
- Take the train from Zaharna Fabrika to Petrichtrain
10h 27m$103–314Train, bus
- Take the train from Roma Tiburtina to Trieste C.letrain
- Take the bus from Trieste to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Sofia to Petrichtrain Ic
25h 57m$199–286Train, bus, drive
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Ternitrain
- Take the bus from Terni - Bus Terminal to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Strumicabus
- Drive from Strumica to Macedoniacar
27h 21mBus
- 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$146–172Bus and ferry, bus, train, drive
- Take the busferry from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Elbasanbusferry
- Take the bus from Elbasan to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Mandrakitrain Re
- Drive from Mandraki to Macedoniacar
33h 16m
Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Rome to Macedonia is to fly and train which costs $45 - $200 and takes 10h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Rome to Macedonia is to fly and drive which takes 6h 18m and costs $80 - $220.
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 via Padova which takes 25h 32m 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 4:07 PM in Rome and 5:07 PM in Macedonia.
There are 381+ 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 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $35–190
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Sofia Airport via Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70–240
Flights from Roma Ciampino Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–260
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–200
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–240
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Skopje International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $50–170
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $21–160
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–220
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–180
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Train from Thessaloniki to Rodopolis
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $7–12
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Train from Thessaloniki to Mandraki
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $8–13
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Roma Termini to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–110
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Roma Tiburtina to Trieste C.le
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $85–140
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Roma Termini to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–130
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Roma Tiburtina to Trieste C.le
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–170
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Roma Termini to Terni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–25
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Roma Termini to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Roma Termini to Terni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–21
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Train from Blagoevgrad to Petrich
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $1–3
- 1st Class
- $2–3
Train from Zaharna Fabrika to Petrich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $3–5
- 1st Class
- $4–6
Train from Zaharna Fabrika to Petrich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $3–5
- 1st Class
- $4–6
Train from Sofia to Petrich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $3–5
- 1st Class
- $4–6
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Roma Termini to Terni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–18
- Website
- Trenitalia
- 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
- $101
- 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
- $98
- 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
- $101
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- +389 75 209 209
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hak Bus
Bus from Terni - Bus Terminal to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 36m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $123
- Website
- Hak Bus
- Phone
- +389 34 346 030
- Website
- Strumica Ekspres
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Strumica
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Strumica Ekspres
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
Bus from Rome Tiburtina Largo Mazzoni to Padua Via Fra' Paolo Sarpi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $28–50
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- [email protected]
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
Bus from Blagoevgrad Bus Station to Petrich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
- Phone
- +393293958604
- [email protected]
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Elbasan
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 6m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +355 67 604 2191
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Elbasan to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- +3907150211621
- [email protected]
- Website
- adriaferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Ancona to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $107–180
- Schedules at
- adriaferries.com
- Deck
- $107
- Inside cabin 2 beds
- $140
- Inner cabin 2 beds
- $162
- Car
- $146
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