Hitchhiking from Skopje
Hitchhiking to Skopje
Recent reviews mentioning Skopje
41.13543, 22.54764
That's the first place after the border that looked good for hitchhiking for me so I just stood here with my thumb up and after around 35 minutes I was going towards Skopje. Maybe I was lucky but that was one of the easiest borders to hitchhike after it in all of balkans
―Autostopeks, October 2026
42.00578, 20.981
I had to wait a little longer but still I think that this is good spot for Skopje. Also if you want to camp near by you can do it in place in which highway connects with this road as there is empty space with some threes in between ramp and highway that's good for sleeping and there is a mall with free toilets and power sockets, ok I think that's all I want to say about this area. Generally good spot
―Autostopeks, September 2026
41.12583, 20.78686
It's really hard to get out from Ohrid in this direction but I still think that this is the best spot for doing so. While waiting I got two offers but both were in different direction than I was going. After over 4 hours I got ride quite far away on my way towards Skopje
―Autostopeks, September 2026
41.10626, 20.81467
Omw to Albania, got a ride with a guy from skopje who is meeting his family in this tiny village. So ended up in Trpejca. BEST TOWN EVER. Small beautiful and the water is amazing. Go for a swim and enjoy.
―Anonymous, September 2026
41.69771, 20.7494
Not a lot of cars going by. But it is ok. If you get lucky an Albanian will be going back home from Skopje.
―Jamez, September 2026
42.00765, 21.32963
Waited for quite sometime but it was on a Sunday when most people went back to Skopje rather than going out
―josefjojo, September 2026
46.16612, 19.95972
The police will order you to move to this gas station from the border eventually. We got ride quickly to Skopje. Stay near the highway . We used a sign saying MKD.
―BezdeV, August 2026
42.23438, 21.70384
Got a ride by some Germans to Skopje. Great spot, cars are going slowly
―josefjojo, August 2026
41.99578, 21.54995
Solo female. I came from Niš and got dropped off by the first ride (truck) here since he had to stay on the highway
I could've asked for a Kumanovo drop-off but thought maybe some cars there would head south and not to Skopje. In hindsight, I should've chosen the Lukoil on the highway just south of Kumanovo because it would have way more cars
In contrast, this gas station doesn't get much traffic. I mostly signed to get the cars on the road behind this gas station, and only ran to the gas station when a car pulled up. Many cars either didn't stop or were full, some local/neighborhood traffic. It was a Sunday FYI
Eventually got picked up by a Macedonian couple and they dropped me off at a mall 30min walk from the center
―GloriaF, August 2026
43.37903, 21.81062
Solo female. Asked around for Skopje but many cars were going to Bulgaria or were full (with kids/pets/grandparents). Maybe because it was a Sunday during the summer
But idk if there's another spot near Niš that could be easier, since there's no gas stations on the southbound highway until almost Vranje
Eventually found a big truck who dropped me off just outside of Skopje because he had to stay on the Ring Road highway
―GloriaF, August 2026
42.19989, 22.32491
Its alright, we hitchiked at the end of the gas station so that we could hitch cars both from the road and gas station lot of locals, but we managed to get a ride directly to Skopje
―Filipnatripu, August 2026
43.37903, 21.81062
HH with cardboard "Skopje". Got ride in 5 min. No shadow at the ramp.
―Magik, August 2026
42.04969, 21.38458
Woman took me all the way in the center of Skopje
―Anonymous, August 2026
41.18387, 20.67253
Not much shade but a water tap to cool off next to the road
Wanted to got to Skopje but joined a truck driver who was going to Belgrad
1male 2pm Friday
―SamuRai, July 2026
41.52334, 20.95407
was walking to the north and turned around when cars passed by. dude took me to great rest station with restaurant on the way to skopje, where it's super easy to find a ride. called "Mekicite od Strazha"
―AleksP, July 2026
42.01116, 22.58777
we walked along the road in makedonska kamenica and just tried different spots with place for cars to stop. around 10 minutes after we left the city a guy who was going to Stip took us.
there is a good gas station on the way if you are headed to skopje
―AleksP, June 2026
42.22123, 22.45684
We just said hi to a Turk truck driver at border control. And he found us after border and took to Skopje. Gave us some beers too
―ptulish, June 2026
42.65089, 23.21785
We got around 4 cars which stopped to take us (to Skopje to Parnik), but we were three people so got a car to Kustendil
―ptulish, June 2026
41.98994, 21.07704
first car stopped towards skopje... super easy to hitch at toll booths anywhere in this country
―disposessed, June 2026
42.19989, 22.32491
Traffic is very local most of the time, probably better luck at early times of the day, at least you are in town but you cannot walk further up the road (signs forbidding pedestrian traffic 100m up the road towards Skopje), people are pretty friendly and interested in you so makes it easier to get rides.
―deimo, June 2026