Thessaloniki to Skopje by train
Travel from Thessaloniki (Greece) to Skopje (Macedonia) by train (196km): schedule and information to the train connection. Compare fares and buy your ticket.
To travel by train from Thessaloniki in Greece to Skopje in Macedonia, please read the following information and blog posts.
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196 km
How to use the following information: we show you the best routes and where to buy tickets. On longer routes you may need more than one ticket. Book your tickets step by step as explained. If you have questions about the route from Thessaloniki to Skopje, please ask in our forum. Of course, sometimes there are as well other travel routes possible.
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1a Travelling from Thessaloniki (Greece) to Skopje (Macedonia)
Travel from Greece to North Macedonia by train. The only available train connection is by the night train from Thessaloniki (Greece) to Skopje (North Macedonia) and on to Belgrade.
2021: This train runs only in the summer months. Between Thessaloniki and the Greek-Macedonian border the train is replaced by buses.
The journey time from Thessaloniki to Skopje is four hours. The departure time in Thessaloniki is 18:50. The arrival time in Skopje is 21:55. The train ticket fare is 13 EUR.
An alternative travel route is by train from Thessaloniki to Florina (Greece). There you cross the border by taxi to Bitola (North Macedonia), from where you continue by train to Skopje.
1) Thessaloniki to Florina: the journey time is 2:40 hours. One train connection daily with departure time in Thessaloniki at 13:20. And the arrival time in Florina is 16:00. The ticket fare is 10 EUR.
2) Florina to Bitola: by taxi. The journey time is one hour plus border control. The distance is 35 kilometres. The taxi fare is 28 EUR.
3) Bitola to Skopje: the journey time is 3:20 hours. Three daily train connections with departure times in Bitola at 03:15 / 12:50 / 18:30. And arrival times in Skopje at 06:40 / 16:15 / 21:50. The ticket fare is 6 EUR.
Where to buy a ticket from Thessaloniki to Skopje?
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Buy the train ticket at a railway station. Note: in some countries you have to pay a service fee at the ticket counter. The ticket can be purchased at a station in the country of departure, also sometimes in other countries.
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train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
Tréno (T)
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
B 334 Thessaloniki - Belgrade
train company:
OSE TRAINOSE / MŽ Македонски Железници
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Skopje - Thessaloniki / Athens - Skopje / Athens - Ohrid / Thessaloniki - Ohrid
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
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Do you have questions about the connection between Thessaloniki and Skopje? Does something not work as it should? Just ask in our forum and get competent answers from our rail travel experts.
Eurail: if you want to travel this route by Eurail instead of train tickets, have a look here for reservation fees and further information.
