How To Get From Skopje To Pristina (And From Pristina To Skopje)

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One of the great benefits of traveling around the Balkans is that you can visit several countries in one trip. The easiest way is city hopping between capital cities, which usually have the best transportation connections. A trip between Skopje and Pristina, for example, lets you explore and discover one of the Balkans’ most underrated countries—North Macedonia and Kosovo.

This capital-to-capital journey brings you from one of Europe’s oldest capitals to the main city in Europe’s youngest country (although there’s some dispute about that latter statement).

Skopje has one of the oldest stone bridges in Europe, a bustling Old Bazaar, a historic fortress and easy access to spectacular nature. It’s a beautiful place to spend a few days before heading to what’s arguably Southern Europe’s least-known capital: Pristina.

Also written as Prishtina, Pristina is the largest and capital city of…