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The cheapest way in. Nothing listed is quicker.
Boards at. The taxi rank outside arrivals exit B
1,500 denars a car to Skopje on the airport's price list, the same day and night; the list also shows it as €25.
Boards at. Driver meets you at the arrivals gate with a name board
Charged in euros: €29 for the sedan, €47 for the minivan. Converted at the National Bank of North Macedonia's official rate of 4 October 2026 only to compare it with the local fares; your card's rate will differ a little.
Luggage. Stated when booking; choose the vehicle by luggage as well as seats.
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Prices are whole-party totals; group fares are included. Ride times are recorded journey durations — no waiting or onward travel has been added — and road times vary with traffic. Confirm prices and availability with the operator.
For one traveler the Airport Taxi to Skopje at MKD 1,500, 25 min, is both the cheapest way in and the fastest. From 5 travelers the Welcome Pickups transfer to Skopje works out cheaper, because its fare is per vehicle rather than per person. Every option below is priced as a total for your party and says where it leaves you.
Hire a car for Ohrid, Matka Canyon or anywhere beyond the city: Ohrid is almost three hours away. The airport taxi charges a fixed 1,500 denars to the centre of Skopje. Discover Cars shows the full price before you book.
Compare car hireAn eSIM for North Macedonia, installed before you fly, works in the arrivals hall: tickets, maps, the driver's messages.
Choose an eSIMBounce keeps bags in shops and hotels around Skopje: 4 places by its own count, booked by the day for the hours before check-in.
Find a bag dropA flight three or more hours late, or cancelled at short notice, can be owed up to €600 a passenger under EU and UK rules, depending on the flight. AirHelp charges only if the claim succeeds.
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Stated when booking; choose the vehicle by luggage as well as seats.
The shuttle bus to the city stops outside arrivals exit A, on the left as you leave the terminal.
Shuttle tickets, 199 denars one way, are sold at the airport counter from 08:00 to 20:00 and on the bus from 20:00 to 08:00, in cash (denars only) or by card, or online.
The rank is outside arrivals exit B, with taxis waiting 24 hours a day. Only Airport Taxi may pick up here: white cars numbered 1 to 65, at 1,500 denars to Skopje on the price list at the exit.
1,500 denars a car to Skopje on the airport's price list, the same day and night; the list also shows it as €25.
Only the white Airport Taxi cars numbered 1 to 65 may pick up at the airport. For larger groups, book with the company by e-mail or phone.
Airport Taxi to Skopje: what it costs for one to eight travelers
Charged in euros: €29 for the sedan, €47 for the minivan. Converted at the National Bank of North Macedonia's official rate of 4 October 2026 only to compare it with the local fares; your card's rate will differ a little.
The price is fixed and paid when you book, so traffic does not change it.
Welcome Pickups transfer to Skopje: what it costs for one to eight travelers
Book transfer through Welcome PickupsPartner link
7,800 denars a car to Ohrid on the airport's price list, the same day and night; the list also shows it as €130.
Struga, next to Ohrid, is the same 7,800 denars on the price list.
Airport Taxi to Ohrid: what it costs for one to eight travelers
Charged in euros: €156 for the business car, €168 for the minibus. Converted at the National Bank of North Macedonia's official rate of 4 October 2026 only to compare it with the local fares; your card's rate will differ a little.
Book at least 16 hours ahead; nearer the day a car is offered only when one is free.
Private transfer to Ohrid: what it costs for one to eight travelers
Book transfer through KiwitaxiPartner link
For one traveler, the Airport Taxi to Skopje at MKD 1,500, 25 min. The cheapest way in. Nothing listed is quicker. The same holds for a group of up to eight. How we weigh price against time is set out on the fares page, in numbers.
For one traveler, the Airport Taxi to Skopje at MKD 1,500. From 5 travelers the cheapest option changes to the welcome pickups transfer to skopje, because per-person fares multiply with the size of your party and per-vehicle fares do not.
For one traveler the cheapest taxi is the Airport Taxi to Skopje at MKD 1,500, 25 min, and it is also the fastest. For one traveler that is the cheapest way into Skopje by any means. See every option by taxi
Airport Taxi to Skopje: 25 min. Welcome Pickups transfer to Skopje: 25 min. Skopje Airport is 23 km from Skopje.
23 km to Skopje. The fastest way in takes 25 min.
MKD 1,500. Journey time 25 min.
The taxi rank outside arrivals exit B. Follow the signs from arrivals. It leaves you at Any address in Skopje.
This goes to Ohrid, 200 km away on the lake, not Skopje.
This goes to Ohrid on the lake, not Skopje: the driver takes you to any address there.
Erak Transporter's shuttle bus costs 199 denars and stops at Hotel Continental, the Central Bus Station and Holiday Inn. It publishes no journey time, so it is not ranked here.
The shuttle leaves the airport 8 to 10 times a day between midnight and 23:00, timed to flights, with a gap of four to eight hours after the night runs. Times differ every day and change with the season.
Airport Taxi is the only company allowed to pick up at the airport: white cars numbered 1 to 65. Its price list hangs at the exit and in every car.
The same price list covers the whole country and beyond: Ohrid 7,800 denars, Pristina 4,900, Sofia 11,000, Thessaloniki 11,000.
No train serves the airport.
