Crossing the Border
Land Macedonia shares land borders with Greece, Albania, Bulgaria, Serbia and the UN-monitored territory of Kosovo. Access to/from all neighboring states is generally trouble-free and unrestricted.
Border crossing points of Macedonia
Land boundaries: total: 748 km
border countries: Albania 151 km, Bulgaria 148 km, Greece 228 km, Serbia 221 km
The official border crossings in the Republic of Macedonia are located as follows:
Airport border crossings (2)
1 near Skopje airport: Alexander the Great
1 near Ohrid airport: Saint Paul the Apostle
1 near Ohrid airport: Saint Paul the Apostle
Railway border crossings (3)
1 with Greece (Gevgelija Gevgelija)
1 with Serbia (Tabanovce near Kumanovo)
1 with Kosovo (Volkovo near Skopje)
1 with Serbia (Tabanovce near Kumanovo)
1 with Kosovo (Volkovo near Skopje)
Road border crossings (15)
3 with Bulgaria (Deve Bair near Kriva Palanka, Novo Selo near Strumica, and Delcevo)
3 with Greece (Bogorodica near Gevgelija, Medzitlija near Bitola, and Star Dojran near Dojran)
3 with Serbia (Tabanovce, Sopot and Pelince near Kumanovo)
2 with Kosovo (Jazince near Tetovo, and Blace near Skopje)
4 with Albania (Stenje near Resen, Saint Naum near Ohrid, Kjafasan near Struga, and Blato near Debar).
3 with Greece (Bogorodica near Gevgelija, Medzitlija near Bitola, and Star Dojran near Dojran)
3 with Serbia (Tabanovce, Sopot and Pelince near Kumanovo)
2 with Kosovo (Jazince near Tetovo, and Blace near Skopje)
4 with Albania (Stenje near Resen, Saint Naum near Ohrid, Kjafasan near Struga, and Blato near Debar).
Land Macedonia shares land borders with Greece, Albania, Bulgaria, Serbia and the UN-monitored territory of Kosovo. Access to/from all neighbouring states is generally trouble-free and unrestricted.
Bus From Skopje buses travel to Belgrade (1350MKD, six hours, 431km, 16 daily), Prishtina (300MKD, 1¾ hours, 87km, six daily), Sofia (640MKD, six hours, 222km, six daily) and further-flung Eastern European centres such as Sarajevo, Zagreb and Ljubljana. Many of these routes pass through smaller centres, including Ohrid and Bitola. To/from Albania you can travel from Tetovo via Struga to Tirana by bus (900MKD, six to seven hours, two daily on Monday, Wednesday and Friday). From Ohrid you can catch a Sveti Naum bus to the border (80MKD, 50 minutes, 29km, four daily) and cross on foot.
Car & motorcycle
None of the border crossings should pose any particular problems. You will need a Green Card endorsed for Macedonia to bring a car into the country.Train
Trains from Skopje head to Belgrade via Niš (1209MKD, nine hours, two daily), Prishtina (€4, 2½ hours, two daily), Podgorica via Niš (2000MKD, 17½ hours, daily), Zagreb (2050MKD, 18 hours, daily) and Ljubljana (2690MKD, 20½ hours, daily). Sleepers are available. You can find timetables for international routes on the website of Macedonian Railways (www.mz.com.mk/timetable.pdf).
We just wish you a happy surfing time and please do keep checking back, because our Guide Macedonia website has more informations from day to day.
