There are 8 ways to get from Slovenia to Macedonia by plane, car, bus, shuttle, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Ljubljana to Skopje International Airport, drive
best- Fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Skopje International Airport (SKP)plane LJU - SKP
- Drive from Skopje-Airport-SKP to Macedoniacar
5h 44m$107–360Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Maribor bus station to Sofiabus N981
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Petrich Bus Stationbus Union Ivkoni
19h 10m$103–152Drive 1,074.8 km
- Drive from Maribor to Macedoniacar 1,074.8 km
10h 18m$170–245Bus to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, fly to Skopje International Airport, drive
- Take the bus from Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postaja to Zagreb Airportbus
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Skopje International Airport (SKP)plane ZAG - SKP
- Drive from Skopje-Airport-SKP to Macedoniacar
6h 46m$120–491Shuttle to Vienna International Airport, fly to Skopje International Airport, drive
- Take a shuttle bus from Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja to Flughafen Wien
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Skopje International Airport (SKP)plane VIE - SKP
- Drive from Skopje-Airport-SKP to Macedoniacar
8h 16m$140–335Bus to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, train, drive
- Take the bus from Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postaja to Zagreb Airportbus
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane ZAG - SKG
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Rodopolistrain
- Drive from Rodopolis to Macedoniacar
9h 37m$109–478Train, bus
- Take the train from Maribor to Ljubljanatrain Re
- Take the bus from Ljubljana to Blagoevgradbus
- Take the train from Blagoevgrad to Petrichtrain Ic / ...
20h 6m$119–126Bus, train
- Take the bus from Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja to Zagrebbus
- Take the bus from Zagreb - Motel Plitvice to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Sofia to Petrichtrain Ic
21h 42m$190–454
Ljubljana (LJU) to Skopje International Airport (SKP) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Slovenia to Macedonia is to bus which costs $100 - $160 and takes 19h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Slovenia to Macedonia is to fly and drive which takes 5h 44m and costs $100 - $360.
No, there is no direct bus from Slovenia station to Macedonia station. However, there are services departing from Maribor bus station and arriving at Petrich Bus Station via Sofia Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 10m.
The distance between Slovenia and Macedonia is 915 km. The road distance is 1074.8 km.
The best way to get from Slovenia to Macedonia without a car is to bus which takes 19h 10m and costs $100 - $160.
It takes approximately 5h 44m to get from Slovenia to Macedonia, including transfers.
Slovenia to Macedonia bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Maribor bus station.
Slovenia to Macedonia bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Sofia station.
Macedonia is 1h ahead of Slovenia. It is currently 11:40 PM in Slovenia and 12:40 AM in Macedonia.
Yes, the driving distance between Slovenia to Macedonia is 1075 km. It takes approximately 10h 18m to drive from Slovenia to Macedonia.
What companies run services between Slovenia and Macedonia, Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Maribor bus station to Macedonia via Sofia, Sofia Central Bus Station, and Petrich Bus Station in around 19h 10m.
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Skopje International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–230
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Skopje International Airport via Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $90–290
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Skopje International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–340
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–370
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Skopje International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–260
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–200
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Train from Thessaloniki to Rodopolis
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–12
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
- Phone
- +386 1 29 13 331
- [email protected]
- Website
- Slovenske železnice (SŽ)
Train from Maribor to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $14
- Website
- Slovenske železnice (SŽ)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Maribor to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Maribor to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $8–10
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Train from Blagoevgrad to Petrich
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $1–3
- 1st Class
- $2–3
Train from Sofia to Petrich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $3–5
- 1st Class
- $4–6
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Maribor bus station to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80–130
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- [email protected]
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Petrich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–13
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- [email protected]
- Website
- GoOpti
Bus from Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postaja to Zagreb Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $25–220
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- $25
- Private
- $103
Bus from Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postaja to Zagreb Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $25–220
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- $25
- Private
- $103
Bus from Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $50–270
- Website
- GoOpti
- Private
- $145
- Shared
- $50–75
- Phone
- +386 070740450
- [email protected]
- Website
- easydrive.si
Shuttle from Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja to Flughafen Wien
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $46
- Schedules at
- easydrive.si
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- [email protected]
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Ljubljana to Blagoevgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $98
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- [email protected]
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Zagreb - Motel Plitvice to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $120–160
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
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