Travel to Ohrid
Flights to Ohrid airport
Ohrid airport has several direct airlines connections several times a week to, London (UK), Mulhouse (FR), Basel (CH) and Zürich (CH). Some of the flights are season-based (summer season only).
Flights to other nearby airports
Skopje Airport
Skopje airport has daily direct flights to and from Vienna, Zurich, Istanbul, Ljubljana, Zagreb and Belgrade. Daily one-hop connections are available to all major towns in Europe. As well several direct airlines connections exist 1 to 2 times a week to, Brussels, Rome, Düsseldorf, including low cost (Wizz Air) connections to Barcelona, Basel, Brussels, Cologne, Dortmund, Dusseldorf, Eindhoven, Frankfurt Hahn, Friedershafen, Geneva, Gothenburg, Istanbul, London, Malmo, Milan, Munich, Nuremberg, Oslo, Paris, Rome, Split, Stockholm, Treviso, Wien, Zurich. Updated list of current destinations and timetable can be found on the following link: http://skp.airports.com.mk/
Thessaloniki Airport in Greece
Well connected to other European destinations, but unfortunately there are no direct connections to Ohrid. It is possible to get from Thessaloniki to Skopje, by bus or train, bus being recommended as it is much faster (3,5-4 hours in contrast to train that takes 7 hours).
Skopje-Ohrid Connections
Bus transfer
The bus transfer from Skopje to Ohrid is most recommended. There are several bus operators with almost one-hour lines from Skopje to Ohrid. The journey lasts about 3 hours, while the tickets price is 8,5 EUR (one direction ticket) and 12 EUR (return ticket). The timetable can be found on Skopje Bus Station.
Taxi transfer
There are taxi services that operate from Skopje to Ohrid. One can take taxi from the Skopje Airport directly to the city of Ohrid for the price of 95 EUR (in one direction).