Transportation

Flights

Ohrid also has an international airport: "St Paul the Apostle" (IATA: OHD) about 7 km from city center which connects Ohrid with Belgrade, Ljubljana, Zurich, Dusseldorf, Tel Aviv, Vienna, and Amsterdam. The airport is open year round but most airlines only fly during the summer. Flights are operated between Ohrid and the following locations


Bus Service

There is a regular bus service from Bitola and Skopje. The bus from Skopje takes approximately three hours.

The easiest way to get to Ohrid is from Skopje, where buses run every few hours. A bus from Skopje takes about 3 and a half hours and costs 10 euros one-way. From Albania, there is a bus from Tirana to the town of Struga, just north of Ohrid, where there are taxis to Ohrid for about 5 euros. It's a little bit trickier to get to Ohrid from Greece. From Thessaloniki, the easiest way is to take a train to Skopje and then hop on a bus to Ohrid.


Taxi

Taxi is the most popular way to get around in Ohrid. Taxi service is very inexpensive and covers all areas of the city. Taxi drivers may try charge tourists higher rates, so insist on a set price. Please check our taxi section for recommended taxi services.