Igoumenitsa to Kačanik by train
Travel from Igoumenitsa (Greece) to Kačanik (Kosovo) by train (315km): schedule and information to the train connection. Compare fares and buy your ticket.
To travel by train from Igoumenitsa in Greece to Kačanik in Kosovo, the main route leads via Macedonia. Please read the following information and blog posts.
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315 km
How to use the following information: we show you the best routes and where to buy tickets. On longer routes you may need more than one ticket. Book your tickets step by step as explained. If you have questions about the route from Igoumenitsa to Kačanik, please ask in our forum. Of course, sometimes there are as well other travel routes possible.
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train connections : popular connections travelled by other users
Kačanik - Igoumenitsa / Thessaloniki - Pristina / Alexandroupoli - Pristina / Larissa - Pristina / Patras - Pristina / Piraeus - Pristina1 Igoumenitsa (Greece) - Thessaloniki (Greece) - Skopje (Macedonia) - Kačanik (Kosovo)
The route consist of more than one step. You have to buy several train tickets.
1a Travelling from Igoumenitsa (Greece) to Thessaloniki (Greece)
Travel from Igoumenitsa to Thessaloniki by bus. There is no train connection available.
The bus journey time from Igoumenitsa to Thessaloniki is 4 hours with a stop half the way. Buy your bus ticket from 38 EUR. There are normally 3 buses per day. The KTEL bus network in Greece offers comfortable, air-conditioned buses.
From the ferry terminal you have to walk 10 minutes to the south to get to the KTEL bus terminal. There are many cafes, restaurants and shops nearby so make sure that you buy a few snacks and drinks before leaving since there is no catering on board of the bus.
Once the bus arrives you just give your luggage to the driver who puts it in the designated luggage compartment. You then show your ticket to the driver and board the bus. Your seat number is printed on your bus ticket.
Thessaloniki Macedonia Intercity bus station is one of the biggest and most impressive bus stations in Greece. To get from the bus station to the train station of Thessaloniki you have to use the urban bus lines 45, 45A or 45B. The departure is in front of the terminal. The journey time is 10 minutes with a ticket price of 1 EUR. The bus runs every hour. If you want to walk, it is a way of 30 minutes (2,5 kilometres).
From Thessaloniki bus station you have three bus connections daily to Istanbul. The journey time is 10 hours and ticket fares start at 45 EUR.
Find the exact bus schedules and buy your tickets via the given booking links. Or use this website: www.ktel-thesprotias.gr
Where to buy a ticket from Igoumenitsa to Thessaloniki?
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Thessaloniki - Igoumenitsa
1b Travelling from Thessaloniki (Greece) to Skopje (Macedonia)
Travel from Greece to North Macedonia by train. The only available train connection is by the night train from Thessaloniki (Greece) to Skopje (North Macedonia) and on to Belgrade.
2021: This train runs only in the summer months. Between Thessaloniki and the Greek-Macedonian border the train is replaced by buses.
The journey time from Thessaloniki to Skopje is four hours. The departure time in Thessaloniki is 18:50. The arrival time in Skopje is 21:55. The train ticket fare is 13 EUR.
An alternative travel route is by train from Thessaloniki to Florina (Greece). There you cross the border by taxi to Bitola (North Macedonia), from where you continue by train to Skopje.
1) Thessaloniki to Florina: the journey time is 2:40 hours. One train connection daily with departure time in Thessaloniki at 13:20. And the arrival time in Florina is 16:00. The ticket fare is 10 EUR.
2) Florina to Bitola: by taxi. The journey time is one hour plus border control. The distance is 35 kilometres. The taxi fare is 28 EUR.
3) Bitola to Skopje: the journey time is 3:20 hours. Three daily train connections with departure times in Bitola at 03:15 / 12:50 / 18:30. And arrival times in Skopje at 06:40 / 16:15 / 21:50. The ticket fare is 6 EUR.
Where to buy a ticket from Thessaloniki to Skopje?
Buy the train ticket at a railway station. Note: in some countries you have to pay a service fee at the ticket counter. The ticket can be purchased at a station in the country of departure, also sometimes in other countries.
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train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
Tréno (T)
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
B 334 Thessaloniki - Belgrade
train company:
OSE TRAINOSE / MŽ Македонски Железници
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Skopje - Thessaloniki / Athens - Skopje / Athens - Ohrid / Thessaloniki - Ohrid
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
rail.cc Deutsche Bahn / Serbian Railways
1c Travelling from Skopje (Macedonia) to Kačanik (Kosovo)
Travel from Macedonia to Kosovo by train. There is one daily direct train connection from Skopje to Pristina.
The journey time from Skopje to Pristina is three hours. The train ticket price is 5 EUR. Buy the ticket at a railway station.
The departure time in Skopje is 16:10. The arrival time in Pristina is 19:10.
Where to buy a ticket from Skopje to Kačanik?
Buy the train ticket at a railway station. Note: in some countries you have to pay a service fee at the ticket counter. The ticket can be purchased at a station in the country of departure, also sometimes in other countries.
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train company:
MŽ Македонски Железници / TRAINKOS Trainkos
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Kačanik - Skopje / Skopje - Pristina
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