No visa needed

Do citizens of Greece need a visa for North Macedonia?

Citizens of Greece don’t need a visa for North Macedonia and can stay up to 90 days. You need a valid passport; border officers may ask for a return ticket and accommodation. For a longer stay you need a visa or an extension.

For citizens of Greece: the passport opens 120 countries visa-free; Athens — Skopje: ≈ 490 km, about 1 hour of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 90 days

Can I travel to North Macedonia without a visa on a Greece passport?

Yes, citizens of Greece don’t need a visa for North Macedonia for up to 90 days. A valid passport is enough.

North Macedonia visa rules at a glance

With a Greece passport you can visit 120 countries visa-free, 28 with a visa on arrival and 36 with an e-visa; 14 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Greece passport ranks 17th of 199.
Greece passport: visa-free access to 120 countries; North Macedonia passport: 80.
Citizens of Greece and North Macedonia can travel together visa-free to 78 countries, for example: Albania, Bulgaria, Kosovo, Montenegro, Romania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Turkey, Malta, Cyprus, Italy, Vatican City, Croatia, Moldova, and Hungary.
Greece and North Macedonia share a border, so you can also travel overland.
Citizens of North Macedonia, in turn, don’t need a visa for Greece. Greece visa for citizens of North Macedonia

Travelling to North Macedonia: good to know

Athens — Skopje: about 490 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 1 hour.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −1 hour.
Local time: Athens 12:00 — Skopje 11:00.
Local currency: Macedonian Denar.
Languages: Macedonian.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ MKD 54.
North Macedonia is the 1st closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Greece.
Greece has an embassy in North Macedonia — contact it if you lose your passport or need consular help during the trip.