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# Elšani

Elšani is a village in the municipality of Ohrid, North Macedonia.

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## Every way there

- Ilinden → Elšani 125 km · quickest by road, 3h 37m · $16–23 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/ilinden-to-elsani) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Ilinden&to=El%C5%A1ani)
- Rinas → Elšani 103 km · quickest by road, 2h 57m · $13–18 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/rinas-to-elsani) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Rinas&to=El%C5%A1ani)
- Prishtina → Elšani 185 km · quickest by road, 4h 31m · $20–27 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/prishtina-to-elsani) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Prishtina&to=El%C5%A1ani)

Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.

The field note

What is in and around Elšani, ranked by how widely it is written about, how you reach it, and the nearest places where we have researched how people move.

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What Elšani has

- Y Scheduled flights Ohrid (OHD), 18 km
- N Trains and coaches no timetable feed known for this country
- Y Ferries Охрид, 9 km; sailings estimated
- Y Driving and taxi OpenStreetMap roads; cab fare from the country band
- N Bike and scooter share no share feed known
- N Cruises no open itinerary source anywhere

Y routable now · F found, not yet implemented · N no source known. Nearest place with more: Bitola, 44 km.

41.027°, 20.815°

It is situated 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) south of the City of Ohrid. It is spread across the western slopes of Galičica Mountain, near Lake Ohrid. The village is located at 850 metres (2,790 ft) above sea level.

Get in

## Getting to Elšani

Ohrid's St. Paul the Apostle Airport (OHD IATA) is the nearest airport. It has flights to many locations around Europe and is no more than a 30-minute drive (around 21.5 kilometers) away, via the A2 highway that leads into the A3 and R1208, the latter of which then turns into the P1301 that leads into Elšani. You can also rent a car or catch a taxi from the airport.

See

## Worth seeing

St. Elijah - an old church made in 1408. Lake Ohrid Galičica National Park

Do

## Things to do

Elšani is a base for mountain walks and rock climbing in the Galičica National Park. On the other hand, the wide network of paths, narrow village streets and local low traffic roads are ideal for use as walking, jogging or cycling trails by all levels of ability and age groups. Elšani is also great for fishing, swimming, and other beach activities since it is on Ohrid Lake.

How locals move

## Getting around Elšani the local way

- Get in Of course, with such a large and significant lake at the foot of the town, boats and ferries are abundant.
- Get in At Ohrid, you can also find a ferry from Kalishta in Albania on the northwest coast of the lake.
- Get in These ferries allow you to quickly visit many small but rich places along the lake full of culture, with Elšani being no exception.

From [Wikivoyage: Elšani](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/El%C5%A1ani), CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. That article was last edited 2025-01, so a service it names may have changed or stopped.

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