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Transport from Skopje Airport: My Tips
Regular public transport does not go to the airport; only a special bus service runs from the centre of Skopje.
You can also use taxis or car hire services.
Bus to Skopje
The bus service between the airport and Skopje city centre is operated by Erak Transporter.
The timetable is aligned with flight schedules, although the number of bus services is lower than the number of arrivals or departures. You can find a detailed timetable on the website: eraktransporter.com.
Tickets can be purchased online, for example via flibco.com.
The bus makes only 3 stops:
- At the Capitol Mall shopping centre – approx. 20-minute journey
- The main bus and train station – approx. 30-minute journey
- The Holiday Inn hotel in the city centre – approx. 35 to 45 minutes’ journey, depending on traffic
The fare is 200 MKD and tickets can be purchased from the driver or at the kiosk in the airport’s arrivals hall (the ticket office is open only from 8.00 to 20.00).
You can pay by card at the ticket booth, but the driver only accepts cash. As well as Macedonian dinars, you can also pay in euros. In that case, the price will be slightly higher after conversion, and the fare to the city centre will be 4 eur.
The fare is the same for all stops.
You can find detailed information on the website: eraktransporter.com.
Taxis and mobile apps
Only one officially approved company provides a taxi service at the airport.
The fare to Skopje is a flat rate of 1 500 mkd or 25 eur. You can pay in either currency without any problems, but only in cash.
You can find more destinations and prices in the price list on the airport’s website: skp.airports.com.mk/taxi.
Uber and Bolt do not operate in Skopje.
However, you can use the local taxi apps Wizi or BeeRide, where the fare is around 1 200 mkd.
- Wizi – Google Play / App Store
- BeeRide – Google Play / App Store
A good alternative is to book a taxi in advance, so that the driver will be waiting for you in the arrivals hall. Prices via Booking.com range from 1 300 mkd to 1 500 mkd depending on the specific date.
Car hire
Given the poor quality of regional and long-distance transport, hiring a car is the best option for exploring the Macedonian countryside and towns other than Skopje.
There are numerous counters in the arrivals hall for most major international car hire companies.
Prices for a week’s hire start at 215 eur.
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6 comments
dejvidek_cz
Translated from cestee.cz
When travelling to the airport by bus I recommend getting on in front of the Holiday Inn hotel, it's the starting stop, only a minibus for about 20 people arrived and picked up people only there, at the other stops it didn't pick up anyone and people then wait there (probably) for the next connection or this one turns around for them. You only pay when you get off the bus. At the Holiday Inn, the bus stops directly across the road from the hotel entrance, don't look for any signage or stop. There is currently a metal fence there due to construction, so right by it. Otherwise, the taxi apps are virtually non-functional as just registering is impossible. You'd better order a taxi from the hotel, it will be about 5€ more expensive but more reliable.
Lucie _40
Translated from cestee.cz
Does anyone have any fresh experience if there are enough official airport taxis available at the airport, even at night (we arrive at 1:20am)? We had a bit of a problem with night transport in Ohrid in the summer, so I'd quite like to know in advance how things work in Skopje.
J0x
Translated from cestee.cz
At worst, you'll be on a bus at 2:00 in the morning.
J0x
Translated from cestee.cz
There are 24 car rental offices, one bus company counter and one official taxi counter in the terminal. You can get to the airport from the centre via the taxi app Wizi for about MKD 1,000. You might also be able to get back from the road somewhere, but I haven't tried.
J0x
Translated from cestee.cz
I don't know. I wrote about taxi apps here 10 months ago, someone famously discovered one here a month ago, but the text still hasn't been updated. Traffic in Skopje, anyway. I see it as a human resources problem. ☹️
J0x
Translated from cestee.cz
Otherwise, Wtransporter has apparently been renamed Eraktransporter.
dolphi
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If you don't get a bus to the airport at a reasonable time, you can use a taxi app called "Wizi ex Cammeo" from the centre of Skopje for 990 MKDR (402 CZK). It works on the Bolt/Uber principle. Payment by Revolut card directly in the taxi without any problem. Attention taxi is available only in the center of Skopje, at the airport it is not possible to order, there was no car available.
Although taxi services such as Uber or Bolt, which we are familiar with, still do not operate to the airport, you can book Wizi or BeeRide via the app. The fare today was 1,200 MKD with Wizi. The driver said that it is a fixed price from the city.
Thanks for the info, I’ll add it to the text.
It’s been nearly two years since I mentioned Wizi here, so it’s great that there’s finally been an update. 😊