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A view of Ohrid and the lake

Skopje ↔ Ohrid

Across the country to the lake in about three hours. Straight to your hotel, or with Struga, Sveti Naum and a lunch stop on the way.

Skopje – Ohrid

Skopje

City or airport (SKP)

Ohrid

Hotel, Struga or Ohrid Airport (OHD)

drive
3 h
distance
170 km
via the pass
Kičevo

One way from€160

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From November to April we send a car on winter tyres for the pass.

Ohrid Airport (OHD)
Flying instead?
Photo · Деан Лазаревски · CC BY-SA 4.0
FromTo
OHDSkopje
Ohrid Airport (OHD)Any address in the city
drive
3 h
distance
175 km
border crossing
No border
  • Flight tracking
  • Meet & greet
  • 60 min waiting

Around the lake

  • Ohrid old townSamuel's Fortress, the amphitheatre and the lanes down to the water.
  • KaneoThe church on the cliff, best at sunset.
  • Sveti NaumThe monastery and the springs at the southern end of the lake.
  • StrugaWhere the Black Drin leaves the lake. Fifteen minutes from Ohrid.
  • GaličicaThe mountain road with a view of two lakes at once.
  • Bay of BonesThe reconstructed stilt village on the eastern shore.

Ohrid questions

  • Yes. The driver meets you at arrivals and you are at the lake about three hours later.

  • Yes — Tetovo's Painted Mosque, Mavrovo or a lunch stop are easy to add. We price the stops in before you go.

  • Yes. Ohrid has its own airport (OHD); we meet flights there and drive to Ohrid, Struga or back to Skopje.