There are 8 ways to get from Zurich to Macedonia by plane, car, bus, or train
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Fly Zurich Airport to Skopje International Airport, drive
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Skopje International Airport (SKP)plane ZRH - SKP
- Drive from Skopje-Airport-SKP to Macedoniacar
6h 17m$140–345Train to Mulhouse, fly to Skopje International Airport, drive
cheapest- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Mulhouse (MLH) to Skopje International Airport (SKP)plane MLH - SKP
- Drive from Skopje-Airport-SKP to Macedoniacar
7h 47m$107–547Bus, drive
- Take the bus from Zürich Hbf to Luzern, Bahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Neuenkirch, Kirche to Strumicabus
- Drive from Strumica to Macedoniacar
25h 17mDrive 1,720.7 km
- Drive from Zurich to Macedoniacar 1,720.7 km
18h 17m$347–502Fly Zurich Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, train, drive
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane ZRH - SKG
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Rodopolistrain
- Drive from Rodopolis to Macedoniacar
9h 8m$140–292Fly Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane ZRH - SOF
- Take the train from Zaharna Fabrika to Petrichtrain
10h 38m$114–299Bus, drive via Skopje
- Take the bus from Zürich to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Strumicabus
- Drive from Strumica to Macedoniacar
26h 21mBus, train
- Take the bus from Zurich to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Sofia to Petrichtrain Ic
33h 36m$139–178
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Skopje International Airport (SKP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Macedonia is to bus and train which costs $130 - $180 and takes 33h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Macedonia is to fly and drive which takes 6h 17m and costs $140 - $350.
The distance between Zurich and Macedonia is 1370 km. The road distance is 1720.7 km.
The best way to get from Zurich to Macedonia without a car is to bus and train which takes 33h 36m and costs $130 - $180.
It takes approximately 6h 17m to get from Zurich to Macedonia, including transfers.
Macedonia is 1h ahead of Zurich. It is currently 10:27 PM in Zurich and 11:27 PM in Macedonia.
Yes, the driving distance between Zurich to Macedonia is 1721 km. It takes approximately 18h 17m to drive from Zurich to Macedonia.
There are 378+ hotels available in Macedonia.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Macedonia, Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria?
There is no direct connection from Zurich to Macedonia. However, you can take the train to Zürich Flughafen, walk to Zurich Airport (ZRH) airport, fly to Skopje International Airport (SKP), then drive to Macedonia. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Zürich Hbf to Macedonia via Luzern, Bahnhof, Neuenkirch, Kirche, and Strumica in around 25h 17m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Skopje International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–410
Flights from Zurich Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–250
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–360
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–380
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Skopje International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–430
Flights from Zurich Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–410
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–380
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–250
- Website
- comlux.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Skopje International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Zurich Airport to Skopje International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–380
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–280
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–220
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Skopje International Airport via Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–380
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Mulhouse to Skopje International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–340
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–220
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Skopje International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–410
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $35–110
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- 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.
- 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 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
- + 381 31 510 060
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Zürich Hbf to Luzern, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +389 71 557 111
- [email protected]
- Website
- web.facebook.com
Bus from Neuenkirch, Kirche to Strumica
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +389 42 217 370
- [email protected]
- Website
- durmotours.com.mk
Bus from Zürich to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Schedules at
- durmotours.com.mk
- 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
- 02 981 10 40
- [email protected]
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Zurich to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $130–170
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
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