(Former Yugoslav) Republic of Macedonia
Area: 25,713 sq km
Population: 2,061,315
Population density: 81 per sq km
Capital: Skopje
Area: 25,713 sq km
Population: 2,061,315
Population density: 81 per sq km
Capital: Skopje
Macedonia country information
Passport & visa | Getting there | Cycling & maps | Cost of living | Accommodation | Food | Bike shops | Climate | Distances
Passport & Visa
| Passport Required? | |
|---|---|
| British | Yes |
| Australian | Yes |
| Canadian | Yes |
| USA | Yes |
| Other EU | Yes |
| Visa Required? | |
| British | No |
| Australian | Yes |
| Canadian | Yes |
| USA | No |
| Other EU | No |
Passports
Valid passport required by
all nationals referred to in the chart above;
nationals requiring a visa will need between
three and six months validity following departure;
nationals are advised to contact the embassy
for further information.
Passport Note
Nationals
staying in a hotel are required to register within
24 hours of arrival; this is normally carried
out by the hotel at check-in. Nationals staying
in a private residence are required to register
within three days of arrival.
Visas
Not required
by all nationals referred to in the chart above
for tourist and business stays of up to three
months except:
(a) nationals of Australia and Canada.
Nationals of Australia and Canada will need a return ticket, invitation letter or hotel booking to obtain a visa.
Note: Nationals not referred to in the chart above are advised to contact the embassy to check visa requirements.
(a) nationals of Australia and Canada.
Nationals of Australia and Canada will need a return ticket, invitation letter or hotel booking to obtain a visa.
Note: Nationals not referred to in the chart above are advised to contact the embassy to check visa requirements.
Visa Note
Single-entry: US$29;
Double-entry: US$37; Multiple-entry:
US$50.
Validity
Valid for up to three months.
Transit visas valid for up to five days.
Applications to:
Nearest diplomatic or consular
mission.
Working Days Required
Usually one to three. The
embassy in the UK can process within the same
day.
Getting there
Getting There by Air
The national airline is Macedonian
Airlines (MAT) (IN) (website:
www.mat.com.mk
).
Approximate Flight Times
From London
to Skopje is approximately 5 hours,
but there are no direct flights.
Main Airports
Skopje (SKP)
(website:
www.airports.com.mk
) is 17km (10.2 miles) from the city. To/from
the airport: Taxis are available to
the city centre (journey time - 25 to 30 minutes).
There is no airport shuttle bus. Facilities:
Include duty-free shop, bar and restaurant,
bank/bureau de change, baggage facilities, post
office and car hire.
There is also an airport at Ohrid.
There is also an airport at Ohrid.
Departure Tax
None.
Getting There by Rail
Intercity
trains operate between Skopje and Llubljana (Slovenia)
and Belgrade (Serbia) via Nis. Trains also
run between Skopje and Thessaloniki (Greece).
An east to west railway is being constructed that
will connect Macedonia with Bulgaria.
Rail Passes
InterRail:
offers unlimited first- or second-class travel
in up to 30 European countries for European residents
of over six months with two pass options. The
Global Pass allows travel for
22 days, one month, five days in 10 days or 10
days in 22 days across all countries. The One-Country
Pass offers travel for three, four, six or
eight days in one month in any of the countries
except Bosnia-Herzegovina and Montenegro. Travel
is not allowed in the passenger's country of residence.
Travellers under 26 years receive a reduction.
Children's tickets are reduced by about 50%. Supplements
are required for some high-speed services, seat
reservations and couchettes. Discounts are offered
on Eurostar and some ferry routes. Available
from Rail Europe (website:
www.raileurope.co.uk/inter-rail
).
Getting There by Road
Car:
The international highway E-75 runs north
to south from Serbia to Greece. There are also
good road links to Bulgaria and Albania.
Bus: The international bus station in Skopje serves buses destined for Tirana (Albania), Sofia (Bulgaria), Belgrade (Serbia) and Istanbul (Turkey), and buses to Germany. A number of bus lines that are frequent and relatively inexpensive connect Macedonia with its neighbouring countries and other European cities.
Bus: The international bus station in Skopje serves buses destined for Tirana (Albania), Sofia (Bulgaria), Belgrade (Serbia) and Istanbul (Turkey), and buses to Germany. A number of bus lines that are frequent and relatively inexpensive connect Macedonia with its neighbouring countries and other European cities.
Cost of living
Macedonia:
all prices in Macedonia Denars (MKD)
| drinks and snacks | food: local markets; restaurants; and stores |
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| water (mineral) |
1 litre 1 litre 300ml 1 litre |
20 45 tba 50 |
bread loaf-white |
600g 750g |
30 60 |
| local market food cheap restaurant meal pizza-takeaway |
one serving one serving one serving med |
tba 180 tba tba |
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| beer-local wine |
330ml 750ml |
30 175 |
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| tea coffee (cafe / bar) Nescafe instant coffee-ground |
25 bags per cup 125g 500g |
55 90 170 150 |
rice (white) pasta eggs tinned tomatoes |
kg |
90 25 90 45 |
| milk yoghurt / curd cheese Magnum icecream |
1 litre 200g kg each |
45 |
potatoes onions tomatoes green beans |
kg kg kg kg |
35 25 107 140 |
| chips salted peanuts dried apricots |
200g pack kg kg |
tba tba tba |
apples oranges bananas |
kg kg kg |
50 60 70 |
| cornflakes chocolate biscuits-plain biscuits-chocolate |
375g pack 100g block 200g pack 200g pack |
135 25 50 90+ |
pineapple (can) oil (olive) |
500g can 500ml |
70 90 |
| peanut paste jam |
500g jar 400g jar |
tba 70 |
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| accommodation | personal | ||||
| budget city hostel budget guesthouse |
750-1000+ per dorm bed 1250+ double share bathroom 2,650 double with bath |
deodorant - roll-on |
50ml 150g bar 200ml each 100ml 5 pack each |
144 45 150 tba 90 140 tba |
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| camping |
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| internet | 50 -120 per hour | ||||
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tba = price to be announced * January 2009: at time of writing 1.00 USD = 47.33 MKD all prices have been taken from internet resources such as wikitravel, hostel world, leading supermarket chains, travel blogs, forums and of course our own travel experiences and purchases of everyday products in food markets, bazaars and local shopping facilities. They are only an indication and designed to give you a general impression of the cost of living in Macedonia. Items are geared towards the budget conscious traveller with an occasional craving for a bit of luxury. |
