Why go
- Capital and largest city of North Macedonia.
- Served by Skopje International Airport (SKP).
History
Skopje is the capital and largest city of North Macedonia. It lies in the northern part of the country, in the Skopje Valley along the Vardar River, and is the political, economic, and cultural centre of the country. As of the 2021 census, the city had a population of 526,502. Skopje covers 571.46 km2 (220.64 mi2) and includes both urban and rural areas, bordered by several municipalities and close to the borders of Kosovo and Serbia.
Where to stay
Kamnik bb, Skopje 1000, North Macedonia · kamnik.mk
11 Oktomvri 5, Skopje 1000, North Macedonia · macedoniasquare.mk
Nikola Vapcarov 6, Skopje 1000, North Macedonia
Кеј 13-ти Ноември, Skopje 1000, North Macedonia · senigallia.mk
Jordan Mijalkov 31, Skopje 1000, North Macedonia · limakhotels.com
Mihail Cokov 8a, Skopje 1000, North Macedonia · hotelcitypark.com.mk
Josif Josifovski - Sveshtarot 1000, Skopje 1000, North Macedonia · hotel-premier.com.mk
Dame Gruev 7B, Skopje 1000, North Macedonia · ostenarthotel.com
Str, 1732 No.4, Skopje 1000, North Macedonia · nextdoorpark.mk
Boulevard Macedonia, Skopje 1000, North Macedonia · pelisterhotel.com.mk
Phillip II of Macedon 5, Skopje 1000, North Macedonia · holidayinn.com
Bitpazarska 42, Skopje 1000, North Macedonia · hotelpremium.mk
Macedonia St 5, Skopje 1000, North Macedonia · hotelblisspalace.com
ASNOM Blvd 1, Skopje 1000, North Macedonia · hotelrussia.mk
Samoilova 5, Skopje 1000, North Macedonia · bushiresort.com
Nikola Vapcarov Str. no. 10 1000, Skopje 1000, North Macedonia · hotelsolun.com
Boulevard Krste Petkov Misirkov 191, Skopje 1000, North Macedonia · aenhotel.com
Plostad Makedonija 7, Skopje 1000, North Macedonia · marriott.com
Bulevar ASNOM 17, Skopje 1000, North Macedonia · hilton.com
XFX3+G2G, Blvd. Alexander the Great, Skopje 1000, North Macedonia · hotelcontinental.com.mk
Кеј 13-ти Ноември 18, Skopje 1000, North Macedonia
2C2W+5RM, Boulevard Nikola Karev, Skopje 1000, North Macedonia
Nikola Karev Blvd, Skopje 1000, North Macedonia
Nikola Vapcarov 2/6, Skopje 1000, North Macedonia
Stone Bridge, Skopje 1000, North Macedonia
Indoor
Gjuro Strugar 11, Skopje 1000, North Macedonia
St. 163 117, Skopje 1000, North Macedonia
Македонија 10- 5, Skopje 1000, North Macedonia
Vardarska 27, Skopje 1000, North Macedonia
Restaurants & places to go
European, Mediterranean, Fine Dining, Steak House, Restaurant · Modern wine bar and restaurant in central Skopje, focused on Macedonian wines, contemporary… · dropstop.mk
Restaurant · Traditional Macedonian Restaurant. Opening hours: Mo-Th 08:00-00:00; Fr, Sa 08:00-00:30 · 18 Ул, Dame Gruev бр.18, Skopje 1000, North Macedonia · instagram.com
Burger, Sandwich, Fries, Juice, Fast Food · Features: outdoor seating, takeaway, delivery, step-free access, air conditioning · space-burger.com
Chicken, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Su 10:00-23:55 Features: takeaway · 50 Булевар Србија · kfc-mk.com
Regional, International, Barbecue, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 08:00-00:00 Features: outdoor seating, takeaway, air conditioning · Никола Русински,… · buresrna.mk
Italian, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo 08:00-24:00, Tu,We,Fr,Sa 09:00-24:00, Th 09:00-23:00, Su 09:00-01:00 Features: outdoor seating · 205 ГТЦ, Скопје, 1000 · restorangino.mk
Savory Pancakes, German, Chicken, Diner, American, Local, Barbecue, Tea, Fine Dining, Cake, Pasta, International, French, Greek, Seafood, Fish And Chips,… · kafanadebarmaalo.com
Coffee Shop, Ice Cream, Cake, Tea, Juice, Salad, Crepe, Dessert, Pancake, Waffle, Cafe · Opening hours: Su-Th 09:00-00:00; Fr-Sa 09:00-01:00 Features: outdoor… · martinicaffe.mk
Pizza, Italian, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 10:00-00:00 Features: outdoor seating, takeaway, air conditioning · facebook.com
Barbecue, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 09:00-23:00 Features: outdoor seating · Владимир Полежановски, Cкoпje, 1000 · destan.mk
Grill, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Th 08:00-24:00; Sa 08:00-01:00 Features: outdoor seating, takeaway · 7 Даме Груев, Cкoпje, 1000 · 7.mk
Mexican, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Th 08:00-24:00, Fr,Sa 08:00-01:00, Su 10:00-24:00 Features: outdoor seating, takeaway, step-free access · 11… · amigos.com.mk
Healthy, Sandwich, Juice, Chia, Mediterranean, Salad, Smoothies, Restaurant · Opening hours: Monday - Friday 08:00 - 17:00 · 142 Орце Николов, Cкoпje, 1000 · bidizdrav.com.mk
Waffle, Fast Food · Opening hours: 10:00-21:00 Features: takeaway · 2 Димитрие Чуповски, Скопје, 1000 · facebook.com
International, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 06:30-21:00; Sa 06:30-17:00; Su 06:30-16:00 Features: takeaway, step-free access · 66 Булевар Климент… · pastel.mk
Sandwich, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-19:00; Sa 11:00-19:00 · 27 Дане Крапчев, Cкoпje, 1000 · subzy.mk
Chinese, Thai, Japanese, Sushi, Restaurant · Opening hours: Su-Th 12:00-23:00; Fr-Sa 10:00-00:00 Features: outdoor seating · 29 Аминта Трети, Cкoпje, 1000 · sushico.mk
Ice Cream, Cafe · Opening hours: 08:00-00:00; Fr-Sa 08:00-01:00 Features: outdoor seating · caffetrend.mk
Pasta, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 08:00-18:00; Sa 08:00-14:00 · instagram.com
Salad, Steak House, Chicken, Kebab, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 08:00-00:00 · Јордан Хаџиконстантинов Џинот, Skopje · restaurantguru.com
Seafood, Turkish, Restaurant · Features: step-free access · mezzestanica33.com
Juice, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 07:30-15:30 Features: vegetarian options
Balkan, Cafe · Opening hours: Mo-Su 06:00-02:00 · Џон Кенеди, 1000
Fish, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 11:00-00:00 · Ljubanci
Macedonian, Restaurant · Macedonian restaurant · 5 Улица 20, Скопје, 1000 · oreovlad.com.mk
Cafe · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-17:00; Sa-Su 09:00-17:00 · 11 Пандил Шишков, Cкoпje, 1000 · duplo.mk
German, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 09:00-24:00
French, Mexican, Fast Food · Opening hours: 10:00-23:00 · 19 Булевар Партизански одреди, Cкoпje, 1000
Kebab, Restaurant · Opening hours: 08:00-23:00 Features: outdoor seating, step-free access · 11 Октомври, Скопје, 1000
Crepe, Coffee Shop, Cake, Ice Cream, Cafe · Opening hours: Mo-Su 10:00-22:00
Turkish, Restaurant · Opening hours: Su-Sa 08:00-22:00
Coffee, Tea, Cold Drinks, Cafe · Opening hours: Mo-Su 08:00-23:00 · Cкoпje, 1000
Donut, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 16:00-01:00; Su off, Sa 16:00-01:00
Asian, Fast Food · Features: takeaway
Local, Barbecue, Restaurant · Features: outdoor seating · Казанџиска, Cкoпje, 1000
Latin American, Restaurant · Features: outdoor seating · Кеј 13 Ноември, Cкoпje, 1000
Greek, Restaurant · Greek restaurant
Cafeteria, Cafe · Cafeteria cafe
Sushi, Restaurant · Sushi restaurant
Biergarten · Opening hours: 10:00-18:00
Fast Food · Features: takeaway, delivery · pizzapempele.mk
Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Th 09:00-00:00; Fr-Sa 09:00-01:00; Su off · 105 Орце Николов, Cкoпje, 1000 · gostilnicanadzak.com
Burger, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Th 08:00-23:00; Fr,Sa 08:00-24:00 · 5 Борка Талески, 1000 · 7.mk
Chicken, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Su,PH 11:00-24:00 Features: outdoor seating, takeaway, step-free access, air conditioning
Regional, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 08:00-00:00; Sa 12:00-00:00; Su 12:00-22:00 Features: outdoor seating, step-free access · 14 Пајко Маало, Cкoпje,… · starakuka.com.mk
352 more places in the Ultimate edition. See the Ultimate edition →
Airports
Skopje International Airport (SKP) 14 km to the centre
Ilinden, 008, MK — You board from the indoor waiting area — no need to plan for the weather. ✈ 12 airlines (Wizz Air, Adria Airways, Air Serbia, Alitalia…) · direct flights to 23 destinations incl. Zurich, Belgrade, Bergamo, Berlin, Charleroi… (OpenFlights route data).
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 12 airlines, 23 direct destinations
- Wizz Air W6 (A320) · 13 routes: Bergamo, Charleroi, Cologne, Dortmund, Eindhoven, Gothenborg, Hahn, London, Malmoe, Memmingen, MLH, Stockholm, Treviso
- Adria Airways JP (CRJ-200, CRJ-900) · 1 route: Ljubljana
- Air Serbia JU (A319, A320) · 1 route: Belgrade
- Alitalia AZ (Embraer 175) · 1 route: Rome
- Austrian Airlines OS (Fokker 100, A320, F70) · 1 route: Vienna*
- Belair Airlines 4T (A320) · 1 route: Zurich
- Croatia Airlines OU (A319, Dash 8-400) · 1 route: Zagreb
- Fly Dubai FZ (737-800) · 1 route: Dubai
- Germania ST (737-700) · 1 route: Berlin
- Pegasus Airlines PC (A320, 737-800) · 1 route: Istanbul
- Swiss International Air Lines LX (A320) · 1 route: Zurich*
- Turkish Airlines TK (A319) · 1 route: Istanbul
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Stenkovec Brazda Airfield 8.5 km to the centre
Brazda, Čučer-Sandevo, 008, MK
Kumanovo Airfield 25 km to the centre
Kumanovo, 007, MK
Regional airports
Further out, but often the cheapest way in — the airports the low-cost carriers use. Each links to its own town's guide for getting from there into the city.
Priština Adem Jashari International Airport (PRN) 72 km to the centre
Prishtina, 01, XK — You board from the indoor waiting area — no need to plan for the weather. ✈ 12 airlines (Germanwings, Adria Airways, easyJet, Lufthansa Cargo…) · direct flights to 17 destinations incl. Frankfurt, Geneva, Munich, Zurich, Berlin… (OpenFlights route data).
✈ Feeder airport · 72 km from Skopje · Germanwings, Adria Airways, easyJet · Getting around Priština (Prishtina), Kosovo →
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 12 airlines, 17 direct destinations
- Germanwings 4U (A319) · 5 routes: Berlin, Duesseldorf, Hamburg, Hannover, Stuttgart
- Adria Airways JP (A319, CRJ-900, CRJ-200) · 3 routes: Frankfurt, Ljubljana, Munich
- easyJet U2 (A319, A320) · 2 routes: Geneva, Mulhouse
- Lufthansa Cargo LH (A319) · 2 routes: Frankfurt*, Munich*
- Swiss International Air Lines LX (A320) · 2 routes: Geneva, Zurich*
- Austrian Airlines OS (Fokker 100, A319) · 1 route: Vienna*
- Belair Airlines 4T (A320) · 1 route: Zurich
- Croatia Airlines OU (Dash 8-400) · 1 route: Zagreb
- Germania ST (737-700) · 1 route: London
- Pegasus Airlines PC (737-800) · 1 route: Istanbul
- Scandinavian Airlines System SK (A320, CRJ-900) · 1 route: Copenhagen
- Turkish Airlines TK (A319, A320, 737-800, 737-700) · 1 route: Istanbul
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Getting there by ferry
Ferry terminal
Ferry terminal · 16 km from the centre
Ferry terminal
Ferry terminal · 16 km from the centre
Where things are
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Photographs
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When to go
Tourist season
May – September
The warmer, longer-day half of the year is the safest bet for a first visit.
Shoulder season
April, October
Cooler and quieter, with fewer visitors and better value.
Worth avoiding
Deep winter
Short days and the coldest weather — check local conditions before travelling.
Getting there & around
Getting there. The nearest airport on record is Skopje International Airport (SKP); 2 other airports serve the wider area. Check rail and road links from the tourism sources below. By air: SKP has direct flights to 23 destinations on 12 airlines (incl. Zurich, Belgrade, Bergamo, Berlin, Charleroi…). By water: 2 ferry terminals within 20 km.
Getting around. Use the map above to orient yourself; nearby hotels, attractions and places to eat are listed from the live Ultimate data for Skopje, Macedonia. Local transit details will be added as the guide is expanded.
Trains & rail
Rail operator
Private aviation
On-demand charter, jet cards and the semi-private scheduled carriers that serve this city.
Broker · Any aircraft via operators worldwide · Global charter broker with 30+ offices; private jets, group charters and cargo.
FBO, charter, management · Managed fleet · FBO network and management across Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia-Pacific.
Fractional, jet card · Embraer Praetor, Bombardier Challenger & Global, Gulfstream · Fractional ownership and jet cards in North America and Europe.
Charter, management · Large-cabin & VIP airliners · Geneva-based operator known for large-cabin and VIP airliner charters.
Charter, management, FBO, MRO · Managed fleet worldwide · General Dynamics company: charter, completions and FBOs in Europe, the Middle East, Asia and the US.
Tours & experiences
Adventure
Food & Wine