Cheap flights from London to Skopje

June is the cheapest month on this route, so if your dates move at all, that is the one to aim for. Prices are shown for every month from September through August, which means you can scan the whole year before committing. Summer and the Christmas and New Year weeks are the busiest, when seats to Skopje go to people visiting family, so book those earlier. Spring and autumn sit in the middle: milder weather, fewer crowds, more choice of departure. Midweek departures are usually quieter than Friday and Sunday, and which London airport you leave from can shift the fare as much as the date does.

Low-cost carriers do most of the work here: Wizz Air, Wizz Air UK and Wizz Air Malta, easyJet, Vueling Airlines, Pegasus, Jet2, Sun Express and Ajet all appear on the route. Air Serbia is the network carrier in the mix and generally routes you through its Belgrade hub rather than straight in. The practical difference is what the fare covers. Low-cost tickets are unbundled, so a cabin bag, a checked bag and a seat choice are add-ons you buy separately, while a full-service fare tends to bundle more. Always read the baggage rules on the exact fare you pick, because they differ from carrier to carrier even on the same day.

Skopje has a single airport, so there is no second terminal city to worry about: every flight on this route lands at Skopje. It sits outside the city, and the last stretch into the centre is a taxi ride or the airport bus, both easy to pick up on arrival. Allow extra time if you land late in the evening, when buses run less often and taxi ranks thin out. Agree the fare or use a metered cab rather than accepting a price shouted at you in the hall. Have your passport or ID card to hand for the border, and keep the address of where you are staying written down in case you are asked for it.

Currency

MKD (ден)

Power sockets

Type C, F · 230 V

Language

Macedonian, Albanian

Emergency number

112, 192, 193

Driving side

right

Calling code

+389

Internet domain

.mk

Population of Skopje

423 k (2021)

Time zone

UTC+02 (Europe/Skopje)

Country facts: Wikidata

• Decide which London airport you are leaving from, because Gatwick, Heathrow, Luton, Stansted and London City are not interchangeable on the day.
• Check the baggage allowance on a low-cost fare before you add a cabin bag or a checked bag.
• If your trip connects on separate tickets, leave generous room, since a missed onward leg is not protected.
• Carry a valid passport or ID card for Macedonia and confirm the entry rules for your nationality before you fly.
• Scan the price calendar across the year instead of one date, because June is the cheapest month on this route.
• Book early for summer and the Christmas and New Year weeks, when seats go first.