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General discussion => Travel plans, routes and timetables => Topic started by: filu on July 20, 2012, 11:54:32 am

Title: Macedonia to Greece reconnected ??
Post by: filu on July 20, 2012, 11:54:32 am

After seat61.com ....

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Greece reconnected?  But only once a week, July until September!

Greece cancelled all its international passenger trains in February 2011, cutting itself off from the rest of Europe other than by ferry.  However, there's now a glimmer of hope, as they have just reinstated a weekly train between Skopje and Thessaloniki, at least until September.  It departs Skopje at 05:05 every Saturday from 14 July to 30 September, arriving Thessaloniki 10:24.  Northbound, it departs Thessaloniki every Sunday at 20:11 arriving Skopje at 23:11.  For trains between London/Paris/Munich and Skopje, see the Serbia & Macedonia page.  You will need to stay overnight in Skopje.  The fare is 756 dinars one-way, about €10.

I cannot find this train in both ose.gr and mzi.mk

As I'm planning to travel there soon, I'd love to know the intermediate stops details...

Title: Re: Macedonia to Greece reconnected ??
Post by: tUt on July 20, 2012, 12:22:43 pm

Quote from: filu on July 20, 2012, 11:54:32 am

I cannot find this train in both ose.gr and mzi.mk...I'd love to know the intermediate stops details...

According to press-release:
from 14/07 to 30/09
Skopje 05.05                               Thessaloniki 20.11 (CET+1)
Veles 06.01                                 Gevgelija 20:46(CET)   
Negotino 06.46                            Negotino 21.46
Gevgelija 07.34 (CET)                   Veles. 22.25
Thessaloniki 10.24 (CET+1)           Skopje. 23.11

Tickets: oдносно Солун - Скопје за втора класа ќе изнесува 756,00 денари, а повратниот Скопје – Солун – Скопје и обратно ќе чини 1238,00 денари