There are 8 ways to get from Kiel to Macedonia by train, plane, car, car train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, fly to Skopje International Airport, drive
best- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Skopje International Airport (SKP)plane HAM - SKP
- Drive from Skopje-Airport-SKP to Macedoniacar
8h 22m$108–444Drive, car train
- Drive from Kiel to Hamburg Hbfcar
- Take the cartrain from Hamburg Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Macedoniacar
26h 1m$346–493Train, bus
- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain Re7
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain 27
- Take the bus from Dresden to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Sofia to Petrichtrain Ic
31h 57m$190–421Drive 2,083.5 km
- Drive from Kiel to Macedoniacar 2,083.5 km
21h 16m$344–496Train, fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, drive
- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane HAM - SKG
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Rodopolistrain
- Drive from Rodopolis to Macedoniacar
10h 57m$137–361Train, fly to Sofia Airport
- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane HAM - SOF
- Take the train from Zaharna Fabrika to Petrichtrain
12h 33m$139–426Bus
- Take the bus from Kiel central bus station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus N74 / ...
- Take the bus from Hamburg Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Petrich Bus Stationbus
34h 55m$149–321Bus, train
- Take the bus from Kiel central bus station to Bremen Fernbusterminalbus N74
- Take the bus from Bremen Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Sofia to Petrichtrain Ic
40h 56m$165–230
Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Skopje International Airport (SKP) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Kiel to Macedonia is to bus which costs $140 - $330 and takes 34h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Kiel to Macedonia is to train and fly and drive which takes 8h 22m and costs $100 - $450.
No, there is no direct bus from Kiel station to Macedonia station. However, there are services departing from Kiel central bus station and arriving at Petrich Bus Station via Hamburg Central Bus Station and Sofia Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 34h 55m.
The distance between Kiel and Macedonia is 1839 km. The road distance is 2083.5 km.
The best way to get from Kiel to Macedonia without a car is to train and bus which takes 31h 57m and costs $190 - $430.
It takes approximately 8h 22m to get from Kiel to Macedonia, including transfers.
Kiel to Macedonia bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Kiel central bus station.
Kiel to Macedonia bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof station.
Macedonia is 1h ahead of Kiel. It is currently 21:56 in Kiel and 22:56 in Macedonia.
Yes, the driving distance between Kiel to Macedonia is 2083 km. It takes approximately 21h 16m to drive from Kiel to Macedonia.
What companies run services between Kiel, Germany and Macedonia, Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Kiel central bus station to Macedonia via Hamburg Central Bus Station, Sofia Serdica Bus Station, Sofia Central Bus Station, and Petrich Bus Station in around 34h 55m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Skopje International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–480
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–460
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–420
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Skopje International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–320
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–300
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–280
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–450
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–420
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $85–240
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–240
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Skopje International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–240
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–300
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Skopje International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $85–240
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Skopje International Airport via Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–470
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $20–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $20–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $20–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $20–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $22–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $22–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $95–200
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $22–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $22–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Hamburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $110–140
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@bdz.bg
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
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
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
- 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
- +359 88 949 0000
- office@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
Bus from Dresden to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 3m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $60–110
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Kiel central bus station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $8–14
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Kiel central bus station to Bremen Fernbusterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–30
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- Arda Tur
Bus from Hamburg Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $280
- Website
- Arda Tur
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Hamburg Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $120–160
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Bremen Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $130–180
- Website
- Citylines
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