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Country info: FYR Macedonia (Македонија) Rail companies: MZ (Македонски Железници)
Currency: 1 euro = app. 62 Macedonian denar (MKD) Train travel in Macedonia: train types, tickets, fares, discounts & other info
National Train Service:Train types in Macedonia: Regio (pегионален), InterRegio (интер регионален), InterRegio Express (интер регионален еспрес) & International (мегународен) trains 
At the moment there are only 3 regular international trains originating in FYR Macedonia:
Rail connection from FYR Macedonia to Greece (Thessaloniki) in the schedule 2011/2012 included seasonal (during summer only) train from Skopje to Thessalonki & back, for the summer 2013 there is no information on whether train from Skopje to Thessaloniki or Thessaloniki to Skopje will run or not (maybe closer to June situation will be more or less clear)
International Train Service:a) Regular discountsSET tariff (valid for rail journeys between the members of South-East Europe Railways Group (SERG), which are the railway companies of Albania, Bulgaria, FYR of Macedonia, Greece, Romania, Turkey, Serbia, Montenegro & Republika Srpska (ZRS) 
Passengers can also take advantage of special Multilateral Agreement between a number of Central European railway companies. It allows to get 30% (or 40% for youth<26 years old and 50% for groups more than 6 passengers) discount from regular SCIC-NRT(TCV) tariff fare on any return ticket purchased for connections between countries participants of the tariff Agreement (Czech Republic (CD), Hungary (MAV), Romania (CFR), Poland (PKP), Slovakia (ZSSK), Bulgaria (BDZ), Serbia (ZS) and FYR Macedonia (MZ) Though at the same time potential passengers need to be careful and also consider possible bilateral agreements between Macedonian Railways (MZ) & rail companies in other countries (those might be cheaper at the end). In case of Macedonia it's cheaper to purchase tickets to Serbia, Bulgaria & Romania with a help of other discount (SET tariff) and bilateral agreement for tickets to Hungaryb) Special offers (Sparchiene) 'Serbia Special' - return ticket from Skopje to Belgrade (32,6 euro) or from Skopje to Niš (15,7 euro) c) CityStars No info available
One of the major deals for domestic and international train travels in the region is Balkan Flexi Pass (special pass offer for journeys in the area of south-east Europe). Balkan Flexi Pass (validity period of one month) allows unlimited number of rail journeys during of 5, 7, 10 or 15 days on rail networks of Bulgaria, FYR of Macedonia, Greece, Romania, Turkey, Serbia & Montenegro Balkan Flexi Pass prices (2nd class):
 How to Buy Train Tickets in Macedonia:Macedonian Railways (MZ) currently does not offer a possibility to purchase national (domestic) or international tickets online via MZ website, so potential passengers will have to visit MZ ticket counter 
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