Thessaloniki-Skopje-Beograd cancelled!

Flo
Traveller
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I've already updated the blog [u]https://rail.cc/blog/belgrade-skopje-thessaloniki-train/[/u] accordingly.

There are certainly several buses on the route which of course do not accept rail tickets. By rail you currently have to go via Sofia to get to Greece.

Coryza
Traveller
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Update from TrainOSE:

Train 334: service will be suspended from 18 April, 2016 to 17 June, 2016 and from 04 September, 2016 to the end of year 2016.
Train 335: service will be suspended from 18 April, 2016 to 16 June, 2016 and from 04 September, 2016 to the end of year 2016.

* Until further notice, the line section Thessaloniki to Gevgelija and Gevgelija to Thessaloniki will be operated by bus, and the accompanied cars service will not be offered

Flo
Traveller
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Mmh...ok...so we will probably see the train running to Gevgelija in summer with replacement bus from there to Thessaloniki, depending on the situation on the border. And no service at all until then and in autumn.

Coryza
Traveller
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But from Gevgelija to Skopje there are regular trains, right? And then from Skopje to Beograd one can also travel via Kosovo (not included in interrail) or not?

Flo
Traveller
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Yeah, Gevgelija - Skopje (- Tabanovici) traffic should run as normal. However, I dont think that MZ will run replacement services for the international services so there are probably just the regular stopping trains operating.
Transfer through Kosovo should run as usual - are you travelling with passport or ID card? There can be problems if you travel from Kosovo to Serbia as you do not get your passport stamped > if you leave Serbia to another country this can cause problems.