Ohrid: Getting there & around

Four airlines serve Ohrid Airport (information tel: 252 820, www.airports.com.mk), which is 10km (6mi) north of Ohrid. JAT flies to Belgrade via Skopje on Mondays and Fridays.

About 10 buses per day run between Ohrid and Skopje (3hr), via Kičevo. Another four or five go via Bitola. The first route is shorter, faster, more scenic and cheaper, so try to take it. The last bus to Skopje leaves around 18:30 . During the summer rush, it pays to book a seat the day before.

There are 10 buses per day travelling to Bitola (1.25hr). Buses to Struga (14km/7.5mi) leave about every 15min ( 05:30 to 20:30 ) from stand 1 at the bus station (tel: 262 490; ul Dimitar Vlahov). Enter through the back doors and pay the conductor. There are three buses per day to Belgrade (about 12hr). To go to Albania, catch a bus or boat to Sveti Naum Monastery, which is very near the border crossing. In summer, there are six buses every day from Ohrid to Sveti Naum (29km/18mi), in winter, three daily. The bus continues on to the border post. From Albanian customs it's 6km (3.5mi) to Pogradeci; taxis are waiting and don't charge too steeply for the ride.

The Old Town of Ohrid is easy to get around on foot.