Skopje Airport to Ohrid transfer
A private, fixed-price transfer from Skopje Airport (SKP) straight to your door in Ohrid. Your driver meets you in arrivals with a name sign, follows your flight and helps with your luggage — no haggling, no airport touts.
What's included
Name sign in arrivals
Your driver waits in the arrivals hall with a name sign and helps with your bags.
Your flight number
Add it when you book: the driver checks your flight himself, so an early or late landing is handled, with no extra charge for waiting caused by a delay.
Fixed price
The fare is agreed when you book — no meter, no detours, no surprises on arrival.
Cash or PayPal
Pay the driver in cash or online via PayPal — whatever suits you.
One price per vehicle
Travelling as a group or family? The fare is for the whole vehicle, not per passenger, and your luggage doesn't change it.
The trip back
Add the Ohrid → Skopje Airport leg to the same request. The price shown when you book is for the one-way trip, so ask us about the return.
From Skopje Airport to Ohrid by private car: fare, road and bus option
A Skopje Airport to Ohrid transfer is a private car for your group alone, from Skopje International Airport (SKP) to your address in Ohrid, at a fixed €145 per vehicle agreed when you book. The route starts at the airport: a pickup in Skopje city for Ohrid can't be booked online. From Skopje Airport the drive is about 200 km and takes roughly 3 hours. There is no direct bus from the airport, so the main alternative is the airport shuttle bus into Skopje and an intercity bus from there. Below: the fare, the road, stops on the way, the bus, drop-off in Ohrid, the trip back, and what changes after a late landing or in winter.
Skopje to Ohrid taxi price: one fixed fare per vehicle
The fare from Skopje Airport to Ohrid is €145 per vehicle, not per person, and it is fixed when you book. It is the same by day and at night, and it doesn't change with traffic, with how long the drive takes or with the amount of luggage you bring. It is all-in, with no booking fee, and the price you confirm is stored with your booking, so a later fare change doesn't affect it.
For comparison, the official taxi rank at Skopje Airport lists Ohrid at 7,800 MKD on its price list valid from February 2024. Our fares are quoted in euros, and nothing is paid when you book. Meeting your driver in the arrivals hall, the driver following your flight and payment work as on every airport booking: see how our Skopje Airport transfers work.
The drive from Skopje to Ohrid: distance, time and route
Plan on about 3 hours for the roughly 200 km from Skopje Airport to Ohrid, before any stops. The airport's own taxi tariff gives the distance as 200 km, and OpenStreetMap routing agrees at about 201 km and a little over 3 hours in free-flowing traffic. Intercity buses are scheduled at 3 hours from central Skopje.
The road leaves the airport on the A1, loops round the Skopje ring road and joins the A2 (E65) west through Tetovo and Gostivar. Beyond Gostivar it changes character, so don't expect motorway all the way yet:
- Skopje Airport to Gostivar: divided motorway on the A1, the Skopje ring road and the A2
- Gostivar to Kičevo: the older road, while the new Gostivar–Bukojčani motorway section is still under construction
- Kičevo to Ohrid: a new motorway, partly open, including the final stretch from Klimeštani into Ohrid since September 2025; its completion deadline is 31 May 2027
Stops on the way to Ohrid
Three hours is a long sit after a flight, and the road passes a few places worth a pause. Tetovo, about 70 km from the airport, has the Šarena Džamija (Painted Mosque) by the Pena River, built in 1438 and rebuilt in 1833. If you would rather take the scenic road through Mavrovo National Park and Debar, it adds about 30 km and well over an hour, and reaches the lake at Struga rather than Ohrid.
Write any stop you want in the booking notes. Notes reach our team and the driver, but the form does not price or guarantee them, so a stop or a detour is agreed with the team rather than promised by the form.
Skopje Airport to Ohrid bus or a private car
There is no direct bus from Skopje Airport to Ohrid. By public transport you first take the official airport shuttle bus into Skopje, then an intercity bus to Ohrid from central Skopje. The intercity timetable lists departures from early morning to early evening, the last at 18:30, each taking about 3 hours, and Ohrid's bus station is about 2 km outside the town centre.
The bus makes sense if you travel light, land in the morning or early afternoon, and don't mind a change in Skopje. A private car makes sense when you land after the last bus, travel with children, older parents or a lot of luggage, or simply want one ride from the terminal to the door. Here is how the options compare:
- Bus: airport shuttle 199 MKD plus intercity bus 950 MKD one way (1,350 MKD return) per person, one change in Skopje
- Private transfer: €145 per vehicle, no change, about 3 hours door to door
- Official airport taxi rank: 7,800 MKD to Ohrid on the 2024 price list
Drop-off in Ohrid: hotels and the old town
The transfer is door to door: the driver takes you to the address you give, whether that is a hotel, an apartment in the old town or a relative's home. Enter the exact address or the hotel's name in the drop-off field, and add anything that helps the driver find it in the notes, such as the nearest street a car can reach.
Struga, St. Naum Monastery (Sveti Naum) and the lake villages are separate destinations with their own prices, not part of the Ohrid fare. From Skopje Airport, Struga costs €225 and St. Naum €260 by car, and those trips must be booked at least 24 hours ahead; see transfers to Struga and the St. Naum route. If your hotel is on the lake shore outside Ohrid town, ask us before you book which fare applies.
Ohrid to Skopje Airport: the trip back
Add the trip back to the same request: tick 'I also need a return transfer' and enter the date and time you want to be collected in Ohrid. There is no stand-alone Ohrid to Skopje Airport booking online, and an account can hold only one active transfer at a time, so the return belongs on the same booking as your arrival. The fare shown here is for the one-way trip, so confirm the price of the return with our team when you book.
Work back from your flight: allow about 3 hours for the drive, more in winter, plus the time you need at the terminal; our guide to Skopje Airport departures covers how early to arrive. If you reached Ohrid another way and only need the ride to the airport, contact us, because the online form doesn't offer that trip on its own.
Landing late or travelling in winter
Many flights reach Skopje late: in winter 2026/27 a bank of arrivals lands between about 22:00 and 02:00. The last evening intercity bus to Ohrid leaves central Skopje at 18:30, so after a late landing the choice is a night in Skopje, the airport taxi rank or a car booked in advance. Transfers can be booked for any hour with no night surcharge, and this route accepts bookings up to 30 minutes before pickup. Book well ahead all the same: an Ohrid request is offered to drivers only after our team has set the job up, and you get an email as soon as a driver is confirmed. If your flight is delayed, see what happens when a flight is delayed.
Between 15 November and 15 March, North Macedonian law requires winter equipment on every vehicle; for an ordinary car that means winter tyres with at least 4 mm of tread on all four wheels, or summer tyres with at least 4 mm plus snow chains. Part of the route between Gostivar and Kičevo is still the older road, so allow extra time in winter, especially on the way back to a flight.
Frequently asked questions
What does the Skopje Airport to Ohrid transfer cost?
€145 per vehicle, fixed when you book. It is all-in, with no booking fee and no night surcharge, and it does not change with traffic or luggage. The price you confirm stays with your booking even if the fare changes later. For comparison, the official taxi rank at the airport lists Ohrid at 7,800 MKD on its 2024 price list.
How long is the drive from Skopje to Ohrid?
About 3 hours for roughly 200 km from Skopje Airport, without stops. The motorway runs as far as Gostivar; between Gostivar and Kičevo you are on the older road while the new motorway is built, and the Kičevo–Ohrid motorway is only partly open, with completion due by 31 May 2027. Allow more time in winter or if you stop on the way.
Can I get from Skopje Airport to Ohrid by bus?
Not directly. Take the airport shuttle bus into Skopje (199 MKD), then an intercity bus from central Skopje (950 MKD one way, about 3 hours). The last evening departure is at 18:30, so the bus suits daytime landings. After that, or with children, a group or heavy luggage, a pre-booked private car is the simpler option.
Will the driver take me to my hotel in Ohrid?
Yes. The transfer is door to door, so the driver drops you at the address you enter, whether a hotel, an apartment in the old town or a family home. Add directions in the notes if the street is hard to find. Struga, St. Naum and the lake villages are separate destinations with their own prices, so ask us first if you're staying outside Ohrid town.
Can I book the return from Ohrid to Skopje Airport?
Yes, in the same request: tick 'I also need a return transfer' and enter the pickup date and time in Ohrid. The trip back can't be booked on its own online, and an account holds one active transfer at a time. The fare quoted on this page is one way, so confirm the price of the return with our team when you book.
Can we stop on the way to Ohrid?
Ask for it in the booking notes, for example a break in Tetovo to see the Painted Mosque. Notes go to our team and the driver, but the form does not price or guarantee stops, so the team agrees them with you. The longer road through Mavrovo National Park and Debar adds about 30 km and well over an hour, and reaches the lake at Struga.
My flight lands late at night. Can I still get to Ohrid?
Yes. Transfers can be booked for any hour, there is no night surcharge, and the driver follows your flight number, so a delay is handled. The last evening intercity bus from central Skopje leaves at 18:30, which makes a pre-booked car the practical way to reach Ohrid the same night. Book ahead rather than at the last minute.
What is the road to Ohrid like in winter?
Slower, and winter equipment is compulsory. From 15 November to 15 March a car must have winter tyres with at least 4 mm of tread, or summer tyres plus snow chains. Part of the route between Gostivar and Kičevo is still the older road, so allow extra time, especially when you are heading back to Skopje Airport for a flight.
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