Cheap Flights from Manchester to Skopje

Demand follows the calendar more than the weather: school breaks and Christmas push fares up, while January is the cheapest month on this route. The price calendar covers October through March, then June to July, so you can see how the shoulder weeks differ from the holiday peaks. Midweek departures usually leave you more choice of connections, and booking outside school holidays is the simplest way to trim the fare.

What the fare includes is where carriers differ most. Jet2 and Easyjet sell seats cheaply and charge separately for bags and seat selection, so price the extras before comparing. Pegasus and Sun Express work the same way on their routes via Istanbul and Izmir. Air France, Brussels Airlines, Lufthansa, Turkish Airlines and Vueling Airlines are full-service options whose fares include checked baggage, and Iberia connects through Madrid. With no direct flights, check the layover length on every combination.

Before you land, sort out how you will cover the distance from Skopje airport to the centre, which is a drive rather than a walk. Buses meet scheduled arrivals and run into town, and taxis and hire cars are available at the terminal. Change a small amount of money or have a card that works abroad, since you will need it for the transfer. Allow extra margin on the return, because a missed connection on a separate ticket is your problem to solve.

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+01 (Europe/Skopje)

Country facts: Wikidata

• Check the entry rules for Macedonia and the documents you need before you commit to a fare.
• Confirm which terminal your connection uses and how much time the layover leaves you.
• Price baggage separately when booking Jet2, Easyjet, Pegasus or Sun Express.
• Remember both cities have a single airport, so the departure point is fixed but the connection is not.
• Compare January against the holiday months on the price calendar before you pick a date.
• Decide whether one ticket or two separate ones covers your connection, and what happens if a leg is late.